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Keith E. Olson — 86 Patents

EUEcolab Usa: 82 patents #11 of 1,826Top 1%
ELEconomics Laboratory: 1 patents #21 of 48Top 45%
General Motors: 1 patents #9,441 of 18,328Top 55%
Apple Valley, MN: #2 of 500 inventorsTop 1%
Minnesota: #292 of 52,454 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #19,585 of 4,157,543Top 1%
86 Patents All Time
Keith E. Olson has been granted 86 US patents. The first was granted in 1986 and the most recent in July 2024. Keith E. Olson ranks #19,585 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.47%). Patent records list Keith E. Olson in Apple Valley, MN, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 86 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12024451 Methods and apparatus for controlling water hardness Lee J. Monsrud, Xin Sun, Kristen Mills, Douglas J. Prideaux, Beth E. Benson +1 more 2024-07-02 $273,387,000
11959046 Methods of forming protective coatings for detersive agents Kim R. Smith, Mark Peterson 2024-04-16 $55,056,000
11015145 In situ cleaning system Kim R. Solomon, Erik C. Olson, Michael S. Rischmiller 2021-05-25 $41,982,000
10392242 Chemical product dispensing independent of drive fluid flow rate Paul R. Kraus, Sherri L. Tischler 2019-08-27 $38,312,000
10246666 In situ cleaning system Kim R. Solomon, Erik C. Olson, Michael S. Rischmiller 2019-04-02 $32,266,000
10184097 Protective coatings for detersive agents and methods of forming and detecting the same Kim R. Smith, Mark Peterson 2019-01-22 $33,231,000
9920281 Soil resistant surface treatment Kim R. Smith, Erik C. Olson, Steven E. Lentsch, Minyu Li, Catherine Hanson +1 more 2018-03-20 $16,426,000
9896364 Synergistic interaction of weak cation exchange resin and magnesium oxide Kim R. Smith, Lee J. Monsrud, Kristen Mills, Erik C. Olson, Erin Jane Dahlquist Howlett 2018-02-20 $17,817,000
9725297 Chemical product dispensing independent of drive fluid flow rate Paul R. Kraus, Sherri L. Tischler 2017-08-08 $28,341,000
9700854 Chemical dilution system Paul R. Kraus, Sherri L. Tischler, Brandon Schirmer 2017-07-11 $21,749,000
9421586 In situ cleaning system Kim R. Smith, Erik C. Olson, Michael S. Rischmiller 2016-08-23 $139,213,000
9193610 Synergistic interaction of weak cation exchange resin and magnesium oxide Kim R. Smith, Lee J. Monsrud, Kristen Mills, Erik C. Olson, Erin Jane Dahlquist 2015-11-24 $59,032,000
8946140 Compositions, systems and method for in situ generation of alkalinity Kim R. Smith, Thomas R. Mohs, Erik C. Olson, Gregory G. Griese, Eric R. Balz +2 more 2015-02-03 $11,438,000
8946141 Compositions, systems and method for in situ generation of alkalinity Kim R. Smith, Thomas R. Mohs, Erik C. Olson, Anthony W. Erickson, Gregory G. Griese +2 more 2015-02-03 $11,438,000
8940682 Peroxygen catalyst-containing fabric and use for in situ generation of alkalinity Kim R. Smith, Sherri L. Tischler, Thomas R. Mohs, Erik C. Olson 2015-01-27 $44,164,000
8906839 Alkaline detergent containing mixing organic and inorganic sequestrants resulting in improved soil removal Steven E. Lentsch 2014-12-09 $31,929,000
8459275 In-situ cleaning system Kim R. Smith, Erik C. Olson, Michael S. Rischmiller 2013-06-11 $40,191,000
8222196 Composition and methods for removal of polymerized non-trans fats Kim R. Smith, Yvonne Marie Killeen, Victor Fuk-Pong Man 2012-07-17 $73,279,000
8071528 Cleaning compositions with water insoluble conversion agents and methods of making and using them Kim R. Smith, Kristen Mills, Lee J. Monsrud, Michael S. Rischmiller 2011-12-06 $19,341,000
8021493 Method of reducing corrosion using a warewashing composition Kim R. Smith, Michael E. Besse, Michael Bartelme 2011-09-20 $13,856,000
7964544 Cleaning composition and method for preparing a cleaning composition Kim R. Smith, Tami Jo Tadrowski 2011-06-21 $11,496,000
7922828 Cleaning compositions containing water soluble magnesium compounds and methods of using them Kim R. Smith, Brenda L. Tjelta, Lisa M. Sanders 2011-04-12 $10,838,000
7922827 Cleaning compositions containing water soluble magnesium compounds and methods of using them Kim R. Smith, Michael E. Besse, Brenda L. Tjelta, Lisa M. Sanders 2011-04-12 $10,838,000
7879785 Method for foaming a cleaning composition Kim R. Smith 2011-02-01 $40,503,000
7858574 Method for using warewashing composition comprising AI and Ca or Mg IONS in automatic dishwashing machines Kim R. Smith, Michael Bartelme 2010-12-28 $21,349,000