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William J. Kauffman — 39 Patents

NVIDIA: 19 patents #333 of 7,811Top 5%
ALAwi Licensing: 16 patents #13 of 237Top 6%
ALAfi Licensing: 1 patents #16 of 32Top 50%
Manheim, PA: #3 of 80 inventorsTop 4%
Pennsylvania: #1,169 of 74,527 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #81,245 of 4,157,543Top 2%
39 Patents All Time
William J. Kauffman has been granted 39 US patents while listed as an inventor at NVIDIA. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in March 2021. William J. Kauffman ranks #81,245 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.0%). Patent records list William J. Kauffman in Manheim, PA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2005.peak 61980: 3 patents19801981: 1 patents1983: 1 patents1984: 1 patents19841985: 2 patents1986: 3 patents1987: 1 patents19871990: 1 patents1992: 2 patents1993: 2 patents19931998: 1 patents2003: 4 patents2004: 1 patents20042005: 6 patents2006: 2 patents2007: 2 patents20072008: 1 patents2009: 1 patents2016: 1 patents20162017: 1 patents2020: 1 patents2021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 39 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10947406 Materials based on drying oils Walter J. Lewicki, Jr. 2021-03-16
10875971 Materials based on drying oils Walter J. Lewicki, Jr. 2020-12-29
9546126 Natural based branched compositions 2017-01-17
9518198 Materials based on drying oils Walter J. Lewicki, Jr. 2016-12-13
7527852 Surface covering having gloss-in-register Gary A. Sigel, Donald Barshinger 2009-05-05
7390554 Moisture-sink layer, composition and multi-layered article Kean M. Anspach 2008-06-24
7276265 Method of making a surface covering having gloss-in-register Gary A. Sigel, Donald Barshinger 2007-10-02
7195812 Surface covering having gloss-in-register Gary A. Sigel, Donald Barshinger 2007-03-27
7101606 Mechanical embossing texture differentiation between chemically restricted areas and non-restricted areas W. Brossman, Steven F. Hynicka, Lisa Moyer 2006-09-05
7022272 Mechanical embossing texture differentiation between chemically restricted areas and non-restricted areas W. Brossman, Steven F. Hynicka, Lisa Moyer 2006-04-04
6946185 Use of collapsible microspheres to create texture in surface coverings Malcolm John Selby, Rajmeet Kaur Jagdev 2005-09-20
6911263 PET wear layer/sol gel top coat layer composites Gary A. Sigel 2005-06-28
6908663 Pigmented radiation cured wear layer Ralph W. Wright, Jr., Gary A. Sigel, Jennifer Sager 2005-06-21
6908585 Pigmented radiation cured wear layer Ralph W. Wright, Jr., Gary A. Sigel, Jennifer Sager 2005-06-21
6902823 Moisture-sink layer for decorative surface coverings Kean M. Anspach 2005-06-07
6890625 Surface covering having gloss in-register and method of making Gary A. Sigel, Donald Barshinger 2005-05-10
6673177 Method of installing a floor covering underlayment composite over a subfloor Michael E. Buckwalter 2004-01-06
6613256 Mechanical embossing texture differentiation between chemically restricted areas and non-restricted areas W. Brossman, Steven F. Hynicka, Lisa Moyer 2003-09-02
6599599 Underlayment composite and associated flooring installation system Michael E. Buckwater 2003-07-29
6586066 Preglued underlayment composite and associated flooring installation system Michael E. Buckwalter 2003-07-01
6511926 Sheets flooring product and method Peter A. Christie, William B. Saporetti, Steven F. Hynicka, Ralph W. Wright, Jr. 2003-01-28
5773127 Tension floor covering having enhanced embossing and durability Pamela H. Martin, Bruce F. Dietrich 1998-06-30 $11,993,000
5256465 Tension floor covering having enhanced embossing and durability Pamela H. Martin, Bruce F. Dietrich 1993-10-26 $11,588,000
5188874 Hybrid floor covering George L. Lilley, David Ruch 1993-02-23 $4,131,000
5082708 Tension floor covering with reinforcing layer George L. Lilley, David Ruch 1992-01-21 $9,260,000