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John A. Backman — 6 Patents

MAMagnetek: 5 patents #6 of 105Top 6%
Cedarburg, WI: #67 of 291 inventorsTop 25%
Wisconsin: #7,934 of 40,088 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
John A. Backman has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at Magnetek. The first was granted in 2014 and the most recent in September 2025. John A. Backman ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list John A. Backman in Cedarburg, WI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2014 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2025.peak 22014: 1 patents20142015: 1 patents20152018: 1 patents20182024: 1 patents20242025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12404147 System and method of detecting a dragging brake in an elevator application Bryan Radke, Marcus D. Adams 2025-09-02
12278575 System and method of increasing resolution of position feedback for motor control Bryan Radke 2025-04-15
11888430 System and method of increasing resolution of position feedback for motor control Bryan Radke 2024-01-30
9973114 Method and apparatus for controlling motion in a counterbalancing system Garry Anderson, Mark Kobiske, Edward G. Butte 2018-05-15
9093937 Method and apparatus for determining position for a permanent magnet elevator motor Garry Anderson 2015-07-28 $2,748,000
8708835 Golf putter apparatus Clark Tatum, Craig Dye, Michael W. Slota 2014-04-29