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James E. Curran — 5 Patents

U.S. Philips: 3 patents #1,751 of 8,851Top 20%
GE: 2 patents #13,632 of 36,430Top 40%
Overall (All Time): #907,971 of 4,157,543Top 25%
5 Patents All Time
James E. Curran has been granted 5 US patents while listed as an inventor at U.S. Philips. The first was granted in 1984 and the most recent in September 2001. James E. Curran ranks #907,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 21.8%). Patent records list James E. Curran in Warwick, VA, GB.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1984 to 2001Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2001.peak 21984: 1 patents19841995: 1 patents19951999: 1 patents19992001: 2 patents2001

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–5 of 5 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6294898 Method and apparatus for modifying limit and protection software in a synchronous generator exciter to match the capability of the turbine-generator Rodney A. Lawson, William Robert Pearson 2001-09-25 $157,266,000
6204642 Method and apparatus for modifying limit and protection software in a synchronous generator exciter to match the capability of the turbine-generator Rodney A. Lawson, William Robert Pearson 2001-03-20 $148,736,000
5970326 Thin film transistor films made with anodized film and reverse-anodized etching technique Christopher A. Lawley 1999-10-19
5476810 Manufacture of electronic devices comprising thin-film circuits using a metal foil as a temporary support 1995-12-19
4472652 Electrode piezoelectric devices including surface wave devices John C. Brice 1984-09-18 $493,000