Patents by Inventor John W. Van Bogart

John W. Van Bogart has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods of monitoring items or material from manufacturing processes
    Patent number: 7411500
    Abstract: Methods of monitoring items and/or materials from a manufacturing process. One embodiment of the invention provides a method of monitoring items and/or materials from a manufacturing process using a plurality of RFID tagged containers, and a plurality of stations associated with different portions of the manufacturing process, where each station includes an RFID reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael E. Hamerly, Barry W. Kostyk, Robert D. Lorentz, Robert A. Sainati, James P. McGee, Subhalakshmi M. Ananthanarayanan, John W. Van Bogart, Ronald D. Jesme