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John R. Corfield — 3 Patents

Eli Lilly: 3 patents #1,027 of 2,858Top 40%
Runcorn, GB: #44 of 119 inventorsTop 40%
Overall (All Time): #1,328,092 of 4,157,543Top 35%
3 Patents All Time
John R. Corfield has been granted 3 US patents while listed as an inventor at Eli Lilly. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in February 1987. John R. Corfield ranks #1,328,092 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 31.9%). Patent records list John R. Corfield in Runcorn, GB.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1981 to 1987Bar chart with a peak of 1 patents in 1981.peak 11981: 1 patents19811985: 1 patents19851987: 1 patents1987

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–3 of 3 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
4640798 Intermediates for the preparation of penicillin and cephalosporin compounds Andrew S. Miller 1987-02-03 $1,101,000
4558124 Preparation of cephalosporin intermediate compounds Andrew S. Miller 1985-12-10 $1,025,000
4301280 Preparation of 3-substituted cephalosporins Derek C. Johnson, Clifford G. Taylor 1981-11-17 $342,000