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Kenneth E. Hughes — 22 Patents

RARanpak: 9 patents #19 of 151Top 15%
TTTendon Technology: 5 patents #1 of 15Top 7%
BDBattelle Development: 2 patents #21 of 169Top 15%
Boston Scientific Scimed: 2 patents #2,535 of 4,174Top 65%
BIBattelle Memorial Institute: 1 patents #1,360 of 2,462Top 60%
BABiopath Automation: 1 patents #13 of 18Top 75%
Gahanna, OH: #13 of 257 inventorsTop 6%
Ohio: #2,915 of 73,341 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #189,202 of 4,157,543Top 5%
22 Patents All Time
Kenneth E. Hughes has been granted 22 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ranpak. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in February 2012. Kenneth E. Hughes ranks #189,202 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.6%). Patent records list Kenneth E. Hughes in Gahanna, OH, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 2012Bar chart with a peak of 8 patents in 1998.peak 81980: 1 patents19801984: 1 patents1985: 1 patents19851997: 3 patents1998: 8 patents19981999: 1 patents2000: 2 patents20002006: 1 patents2009: 1 patents20092010: 2 patents2012: 1 patents2012

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–22 of 22 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8114129 Apparatus and methods for tendon or ligament repair Lawrence M. Lubbers, Carl R. Coleman, Warren P. Williamson, IV, Craig B. Berky, Thomas J. Ward +9 more 2012-02-14
7722810 Apparatus and methods for automated handling and embedding of tissue samples Douglas P. Allen, Dominic P. DiNovo, Matthew J. Huddleston, George A. Keller, Keith A. Kuisick +6 more 2010-05-25
7708759 Apparatus and methods for securing tendons or ligaments to bone Lawrence M. Lubbers, Carl R. Coleman, Warren P. Williamson, IV, Craig B. Berky, Thomas J. Ward 2010-05-04
7611521 Apparatus and methods for tendon or ligament repair Lawrence M. Lubbers, Carl R. Coleman, Warren P. Williamson, IV, Craig B. Berky, Thomas J. Ward +9 more 2009-11-03
6984241 Apparatus and methods for tendon or ligament repair Lawrence M. Lubbers, Carl R. Coleman, Warren P. Williamson, IV, Craig B. Berky, Matthew J. Huddleston +4 more 2006-01-10
6083244 Apparatus and method for tendon or ligament repair Lawrence M. Lubbers, Carl R. Coleman 2000-07-04
6053877 Movable sample tube multiple biopsy sampling device Michael S. Banik, Joseph E. Young, Scott E. Swaffar, Michael B. Mosholder, Jan B. Yates +3 more 2000-04-25 $76,244,000
5871453 Moveable sample tube multiple biopsy sampling device Michael S. Banik, Joseph E. Young, Scott E. Swaffar, Michael B. Mosholder, Jan B. Yates +3 more 1999-02-16 $62,216,000
5846216 Mucous membrane infusor and method of use for dispensing medications Gilbert R. Gonzales, David A. Easter, Douglas E. Boyd 1998-12-08
5830186 Method of dispensing medications by use of mucous membrane infusor Gilbert R. Gonzales, David A. Easter, Douglas E. Boyd 1998-11-03
5810970 Paper strengthened with solubilized collagen and method David Chris Masterson, David J. Fink, Barbara A. Metz, Gordon E. Pickett, Paul M. Gemmer 1998-09-22
5744002 Paper strengthened with solubilized collagen and method David Chris Masterson, David J. Fink, Barbara A. Metz, Gordon E. Pickett, Paul M. Gemmer +1 more 1998-04-28
5736010 Paper strengthened with solubilized collagen and method David Chris Masterson, David J. Fink, Barbara A. Metz, Gordon E. Pickett, Paul M. Gemmer +1 more 1998-04-07
5714042 Paper strengthened with solubilized collagen and method David Chris Masterson, David J. Fink, Barbara A. Metz, Gordon E. Pickett, Paul M. Gemmer +1 more 1998-02-03
5711853 Paper strengthened with solubilized collagen and method Kevin M. Virnelson, David Chris Masterson, David J. Fink, Barbara A. Metz, Gordon E. Pickett +2 more 1998-01-27
5707491 Paper strengthened with solubilized collagen and method David Chris Masterson, David J. Fink, Barbara A. Metz, Gordon E. Pickett, Paul M. Gemmer +1 more 1998-01-13
5700353 Paper strengthened with solubilized collagen and method David Chris Masterson, David J. Fink, Barbara A. Metz, Gordon E. Pickett, Paul M. Gemmer +1 more 1997-12-23
5700354 Paper strengthened with solubilized collagen and method Kevin M. Virnelson, David Chris Masterson, David J. Fink, Barbara A. Metz, Gordon E. Pickett +2 more 1997-12-23
5647957 Method of preparing paper strengthened with solubilized collagen David Chris Masterson, David J. Fink, Barbara A. Metz, Gordon E. Pickett, Paul M. Gemmer +1 more 1997-07-15
4544516 Collagen orientation Timothy B. Hutson, David J. Fink 1985-10-01
4469101 Suture device Carl R. Coleman 1984-09-04
4242291 Collagen reconstitution Dale P. DeVore 1980-12-30