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Thomas E. Gaffney — 21 Patents

KOKohler: 10 patents #164 of 998Top 20%
TLThe Vollrath Company, L.L.C.: 6 patents #16 of 90Top 20%
DEDeepflex: 1 patents #3 of 11Top 30%
PFPentair Filtration: 1 patents #5 of 14Top 40%
Comcast: 1 patents #2,448 of 4,447Top 60%
Kenosha, WI: #35 of 686 inventorsTop 6%
Wisconsin: #1,809 of 40,088 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #201,324 of 4,157,543Top 5%
21 Patents All Time
Thomas E. Gaffney has been granted 21 US patents while listed as an inventor at Kohler. The first was granted in 1986 and the most recent in February 2010. Thomas E. Gaffney ranks #201,324 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.8%). Patent records list Thomas E. Gaffney in Kenosha, WI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1986 to 2010Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1990.peak 31986: 1 patents19861988: 1 patents1989: 2 patents19891990: 3 patents1991: 3 patents19911992: 1 patents1995: 1 patents19951998: 2 patents2000: 1 patents20002001: 3 patents2004: 1 patents20042010: 2 patents2010

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–21 of 21 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7665685 Modular carousel assembly and method Marbert G. Moore, III 2010-02-23
7662283 Modular drinking water filtration system with locking arrangement to assure filter cartridge compatibility Paul W. Eserkaln, Michael D. Steinhardt, Terry P. Zerger 2010-02-16 $18,206,000
6698313 Dual motor gear drive unit Edward J. Gaffney 2004-03-02
D446622 Frame member for cart Stephen R. Straus 2001-08-14
6213483 Utility cart — 2001-04-10
D435994 Coffee urn — 2001-01-09
D423177 Frame member for cart Stephen R. Straus 2000-04-18
5769261 Food serving pan with removable cover Alan J. Schommer, William C. Heimerl, Michael L. Carpenter 1998-06-23
5758572 Sunken receptacle unit with resilient receptacle retaining surface Joseph J. Hennessy 1998-06-02
5400835 Method and associated tools for joining wires under tension Frederick W. Badenoch, Edward J. Gaffney 1995-03-28
D323021 Faucet handle or the like Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., Mary J. Reid, Alan D. Bengtson 1992-01-07
D322472 Spout Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., Alan D. Bengtson, Mary J. Reid 1991-12-17
D319685 Spout Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., Alan D. Bengtson, Mary J. Reid 1991-09-03
4998321 Handle assembly Clarence E. Klessig, Alan Weir, Stanley M. Grycan 1991-03-12
D312866 Spout Thomas W. Hillebrand 1990-12-11
D312681 Spout Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., Alan D. Bengtson, Mary J. Reid 1990-12-04
4961443 Handle assembly Dana F. Buccicone, Clarence E. Klessig, Alan Weir 1990-10-09
4886210 Sheet flow spout Patrick S. Wahlen 1989-12-12
4823409 Sheet flow spout Patrick S. Wahlen 1989-04-25
4766642 Handle assembly Alan Weir, Brent Lillesand, Jeffery E. Collins 1988-08-30
4589629 Non-rise faucet assembly Scott C. Baker 1986-05-20 $326,000

Frequent Collaborators

Mary J. Reid4 shared
Alan D. Bengtson4 shared
Herbert V. Kohler, Jr.4 shared
Alan Weir3 shared
Patrick S. Wahlen2 shared
Stephen R. Straus2 shared

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