Inventor

Christopher Herman

Inventor

White Bear Lake, MN, US

Overview

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Patents

1997–2017

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 14 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis11%

B05BSpraying apparatus11%

B01FMixing, e.g. dissolving, emulsifying or dispersing9%

B44DPainting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for9%

B65DContainers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers9%

B67DDispensing, delivering or transferring liquids, not otherwise provided for9%

F16KValves9%

H01FMagnets9%

LOC249%

B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables3%

PatentTitleYear

9,700,862'Storage, mixing, dispensing and tracking system'2017 9,649,608'Paint dispensing system'2017 9,623,390'Canister'2017 9,365,384'Hand held masking sheet material dispenser'2016 9,140,046'Hanger bracket used in overhead sliding door installation'2015 7,891,588'Quick disconnect for wetted parts in a paint spray gun'2011 7,211,091'Fingertip-actuated surgical clip applier and related methods'2007 6,746,396'Self-seating surgical access device and method of use'2004 D0490188'Finger tip clip applier'2004 6,488,620'Self-seating surgical access device'2002 D0465025'Soft tissue compression shield'2002 6,312,377'Soft tissue compression shield and method of retracting tissue'2001 D0401334'Medical device handle'1998 D0387863'Medical device delivery handle'1997

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1997–1998Patents assigned to MICROVENA CORP (2)· patent assignee history

1997Based in Brooklyn Center, MN, US· patent location history

1998Based in Eagan, MN, US· patent location history

2001–2004Patents assigned to VIAMEDICS LLC (4)· patent assignee history

2001–2017Based in White Bear Lake, MN, US· patent location history

2004–2007Patents assigned to PILLING WECK INC (2)· patent assignee history

2016Patents assigned to 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO (1)· patent assignee history

2017Patents assigned to X-PERT PAINT MIXING SYSTEMS INC (3)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
VIAMEDICS LLC	4	2001–2004
X-PERT PAINT MIXING SYSTEMS INC	3	2017
MICROVENA CORP	2	1997–1998
PILLING WECK INC	2	2004–2007
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO	1	2016

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
White Bear Lake, Minnesota, US	12	2001–2017
Eagan, Minnesota, US	1	1998
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, US	1	1997