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William Scott Ballantine — 5 Patents

Microsoft: 4 patents #10,758 of 40,388Top 30%
The Boeing: 1 patents #8,630 of 15,756Top 55%
Redmond, WA: #2,509 of 8,547 inventorsTop 30%
Washington: #19,692 of 76,902 inventorsTop 30%
Overall (All Time): #907,971 of 4,157,543Top 25%
5 Patents All Time
William Scott Ballantine has been granted 5 US patents while listed as an inventor at Microsoft. The first was granted in 2004 and the most recent in December 2022. William Scott Ballantine ranks #907,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 21.8%). Patent records list William Scott Ballantine in Redmond, WA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2004 to 2022Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2007.peak 22004: 1 patents20042006: 1 patents20062007: 2 patents20072022: 1 patents2022

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–5 of 5 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11535399 Method and system for aircraft assembly and maintenance Matthew L. Prendergast, Nicholas J. Brimlow, Arthur E. Whitson, Jr., Charles M. Richards, James T. Johnstone 2022-12-27 $46,067,000
7308982 Disc sleeve with retention feature 2007-12-18 $79,265,000
7286291 Show-through security packaging system for digital media Mark Benedikt 2007-10-23 $25,268,000
D514365 Portion of a diskette sleeve 2006-02-07
D485112 Portion of a diskette sleeve William R. Miller 2004-01-13