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James D. McLean — 13 Patents

The Boeing: 10 patents #1,049 of 15,756Top 7%
EAE.I. Du Pont De Nemours And: 2 patents #4,530 of 12,129Top 40%
UFUS Air Force: 1 patents #6,232 of 16,312Top 40%
Seattle, WA: #2,220 of 21,776 inventorsTop 15%
Washington: #7,874 of 76,902 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
James D. McLean has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at The Boeing. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in May 2021. James D. McLean ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list James D. McLean in Seattle, WA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1982 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1982.peak 21982: 2 patents19821984: 1 patents19841992: 1 patents19922001: 1 patents20012005: 1 patents20052006: 2 patents20062013: 2 patents20132014: 1 patents20142018: 1 patents20182021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11007765 Edge delamination methods and systems Jason W. Drexler, Joseph James Dickson 2021-05-18 $67,454,000
9970913 Multi-component sensing coating for pressure and temperature measurements Sergey G. Ponomarev 2018-05-15 $60,283,000
8876052 Structurally designed aerodynamic riblets Diane C. Rawlings, Mary J. Mathews 2014-11-04 $14,484,000
RE44313 Airplane with unswept slotted cruise wing airfoil Robert H. Kelley-Wickemeyer, Gerhard E. Seidel, Peter Z. Anast 2013-06-25
8413928 Structurally designed aerodynamic riblets Diane C. Rawlings, Mary J. Mathews 2013-04-09 $14,247,000
7048235 Slotted aircraft wing David P. Witkowski, Richard Campbell 2006-05-23 $27,527,000
7048228 Slotted aircraft wing John C. Vassberg, Lie-Mine Gea, David P. Witkowski, Steven E. Krist, Richard Campbell 2006-05-23 $27,527,000
6886778 Efficient wing tip devices and methods for incorporating such devices into existing wing designs 2005-05-03 $17,769,000
6293497 Airplane with unswept slotted cruise wing airfoil Robert H. Kelley-Wickemeyer, Gerhard E. Seidel, Peter Z. Anast 2001-09-25 $84,960,000
5099685 Boundary layer control diffuser for a wind tunnel or the like Peter P. Sullivan 1992-03-31 $11,111,000
4440603 Apparatus and method for measuring dissolved halogens Richard M. VanEffen, Dalton L. Decker 1984-04-03 $8,382,000
4343767 Chromatography apparatus with electrochemical detector having carbon-black containing working electrode Merton W. Long, David N. Armentrout, Harold Gill 1982-08-10 $3,108,000
4315609 Target locating and missile guidance system Frederick C. Alpers, George R. Lanning, Fred H. Camphausen 1982-02-16