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Wayne M. Hector — 9 Patents

IMImation: 4 patents #79 of 622Top 15%
Medtronic: 3 patents #2,795 of 6,367Top 45%
3M: 1 patents #7,251 of 11,543Top 65%
Shoreview, MN: #154 of 657 inventorsTop 25%
Minnesota: #8,400 of 52,454 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #535,341 of 4,157,543Top 15%
9 Patents All Time
Wayne M. Hector has been granted 9 US patents while listed as an inventor at Imation. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in December 2013. Wayne M. Hector ranks #535,341 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 12.9%). Patent records list Wayne M. Hector in Shoreview, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–9 of 9 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8600508 Lead insertion visibility Thomas Majewski, David W. Scott, Mike R. Klardie, Amy K. Kessler, David G. Schaenzer 2013-12-03 $16,706,000
7983754 Lead insertion visibility Amy K. Kessler, David G. Schaenzer, Thomas Majewski, David W. Scott, Mike R. Klardie 2011-07-19 $28,459,000
7305267 Connector module having reduced insertion force 2007-12-04 $66,199,000
6490242 Disk cartridge with dual housing structure Brian Bonn, Warren L. Dalziel, Michael A. Maiers, Scot C. Fairchild, Douglas R. Plourde +3 more 2002-12-03
6332942 Method for assembling a hub to an optical disk Harold J. DeBlieck, Joseph Fuller, Robert J. Hanowski 2001-12-25
5993930 Dual layer optical medium having multilayered spacer layer between reflecting layers Michael B. Hintz 1999-11-30 $6,310,000
5942302 Polymer layer for optical media Chau Ha, Cynthia J. Kwiecien 1999-08-24 $5,828,000
5804017 Method and apparatus for making an optical information record 1998-09-08 $6,574,000
5315579 Recording disk hub bond Cathleen M. Arsenault 1994-05-24 $6,450,000