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Robert E. Sands — 16 Patents

MUMueller: 16 patents #2 of 25Top 8%
Shelbyville, IL: #3 of 38 inventorsTop 8%
Illinois: #5,176 of 84,256 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #284,196 of 4,157,543Top 7%
16 Patents All Time
Robert E. Sands has been granted 16 US patents while listed as an inventor at Mueller. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in September 1995. Robert E. Sands ranks #284,196 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.8%). Patent records list Robert E. Sands in Shelbyville, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–16 of 16 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5447340 Electrically insulated piped coupling employing a radial insulating barrier Gary L. Bouc 1995-09-05 $2,713,000
5435179 Three piece handwheel having expansion mechanism for meter box or meter yoke Donald F. Mack, Jr. 1995-07-25 $2,580,000
D359102 Valve Gary L. Bouc, M. Dale Stanley, John R. Rice 1995-06-06
D359103 Valve Gary L. Bouc, M. Dale Stanley, John R. Rice 1995-06-06
5082246 Gas ball valve M. Dale Stanley, Robert D. Brownlow, John R. Rice 1992-01-21 $768,000
4984362 Method for forming a ball valve connection Carl E. Floren 1991-01-15
4964614 Method for forming a ball valve connection and structure Carl E. Floren 1990-10-23
4953588 Dual check valve 1990-09-04
4614113 Water meter service installation Joseph L. Daghe 1986-09-30
4553563 Relief valve assembly for use with backflow preventers Joseph L. Daghe 1985-11-19 $1,412,000
4523607 Backflow preventer apparatus Joseph L. Daghe, Dennis W. Humes 1985-06-18
4506694 Relief valve assembly for use with backflow preventers Joseph L. Daghe 1985-03-26
4489746 Backflow preventer apparatus Joseph L. Daghe, Dennis W. Humes 1984-12-25
4453561 Check valve assembly for use in backflow preventers or the like 1984-06-12
4407482 Coupling joint for telescoping tubular members Joseph L. Daghe 1983-10-04 $4,947,000
4258941 Service clamp for plastic pipe or the like 1981-03-31 $7,641,000