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Ross A. McLaughlin — 8 Patents

Nike: 10 patents #667 of 2,652Top 30%
Lake Oswego, OR: #174 of 769 inventorsTop 25%
Oregon: #5,193 of 28,073 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #600,572 of 4,157,543Top 15%
8 Patents All Time
Ross A. McLaughlin has been granted 8 US patents while listed as an inventor at Nike. The first was granted in 1998 and the most recent in November 1999. Ross A. McLaughlin ranks #600,572 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 14.4%). Patent records list Ross A. McLaughlin in Lake Oswego, OR, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–8 of 8 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5979078 Cushioning device for a footwear sole and method for making the same 1999-11-09 $88,249,000
5906872 Chemical bonding of rubber to plastic in articles of footwear Robert M. Lyden, Henry T. Chriss, Calvin M. Buck, IV, Daniel R. Potter, Steven M. Vincent 1999-05-25 $118,191,000
5843268 Chemical bonding of rubber to plastic in articles of footwear Robert M. Lyden, Henry T. Chriss, Calvin M. Buck, IV, Daniel R. Potter, Steven M. Vincent 1998-12-01 $64,136,000
5813146 Article of footwear having adjustable width, footform and cushioning Larry J. Gutkowski, Kaia Michele Histand, Robert M. Lyden, Daniel R. Potter, John R. Robinson +1 more 1998-09-29 $64,324,000
5785909 Method of making footwear with a pourable foam Dong Fong Chang, Jeffrey L. Johnson, Toren Orzeck, Donald M. Remlinger, David L. Vattes 1998-07-28 $30,252,000
5786057 Chemical bonding of rubber to plastic in articles of footwear Robert M. Lyden, Henry T. Chriss, Calvin M. Buck, IV, Daniel R. Potter, Steven M. Vincent 1998-07-28 $30,252,000
5729912 Article of footwear having adjustable width, footform and cushioning Lawrence J. Gutkowski, Kaia Michele Histand, Robert M. Lyden, Daniel R. Potter, John R. Robinson +1 more 1998-03-24 $35,143,000
5709954 Chemical bonding of rubber to plastic in articles of footwear Robert M. Lyden, Henry T. Chriss, Calvin M. Buck, IV, Daniel R. Potter, Steven M. Vincent 1998-01-20 $62,879,000