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Albert E. Colato — 14 Patents

PLPlastibec: 14 patents #3 of 130Top 3%
Windom, MN: #221 of 2,819 inventorsTop 8%
Minnesota: #5,382 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Albert E. Colato has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Plastibec. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in December 1989. Albert E. Colato ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Albert E. Colato in Windom, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 1989Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 1980.peak 41980: 4 patents19801981: 1 patents19811982: 3 patents19821985: 1 patents19851986: 1 patents19861987: 1 patents19871988: 2 patents19881989: 1 patents1989

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
4886948 Portable turntable with shielded drive motor for microwave ovens James F. Pomroy 1989-12-12
4754111 Portable turntable for ovens James F. Pomeroy, Allen M. Danley, John E. Gerling 1988-06-28
4717802 Microwave oven rotisserie assembly 1988-01-05
4713513 Microwave oven turntable shelf structure 1987-12-15
4593171 Microwave oven turntable shelf structure and method 1986-06-03
4539455 Adjustable shelf for microwave ovens James F. Pomroy 1985-09-03
4330696 Portable turntable for ovens James F. Pomeroy, Allen M. Danley, John E. Gerling 1982-05-18
4330697 Drive motor assembly for use in a microwave oven Allen M. Danley 1982-05-18
D264036 Roasting rack for food James F. Pomroy 1982-04-27
D257938 Rotating turntable for use in a microwave oven Allen N. Danley 1981-01-20
D256211 Roasting rack James F. Pomroy 1980-08-05
D256082 Rack for roasting food items James F. Pomroy 1980-07-29
D255309 Covered dish for food items James F. Pomroy 1980-06-10
4194015 Method of cooking a frozen food item with a heat probe 1980-03-18