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Dean Schumacher — 15 Patents

UNUnknown: 1 patents #29,356 of 83,584Top 40%
Wellington, MI: #2 of 9 inventorsTop 25%
Michigan: #5,942 of 86,293 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
Dean Schumacher has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at Unknown. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in December 2025. Dean Schumacher ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list Dean Schumacher in Wellington, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2025.peak 31991: 1 patents19911994: 1 patents2002: 1 patents20022014: 1 patents2016: 1 patents20162017: 1 patents2018: 1 patents20182020: 2 patents2022: 2 patents20222023: 1 patents2025: 3 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12485194 System and apparatus for sanitizing a point of contact 2025-12-02
12397074 Door handle sanitizing device 2025-08-26
12296061 System and apparatus for sanitizing a door opening device or other point of contact 2025-05-13
11813373 System and apparatus for sanitizing a point of contact 2023-11-14
11524085 Door handle sanitizing device 2022-12-13
11400174 System and apparatus for sanitizing a point of contact 2022-08-02
10792380 System and apparatus for sanitizing a point of contact 2020-10-06
10744405 Video game incorporating safe live-action combat 2020-08-18
10080959 Video game incorporating safe live-action combat 2018-09-25
9833525 System and apparatus for sanitizing a door opening device or other point of contact 2017-12-05
9486700 Video game incorporating safe live-action combat 2016-11-08
8698100 System and apparatus for sanitizing a door opening device or other point of contact 2014-04-15
RE37616 Projectile discharge apparatus 2002-04-02
5359985 Projectile discharge apparatus 1994-11-01
5004245 Method and apparatus for playing a game William F. Blume, John C. Bonds 1991-04-02