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John A. Wheatley — 10 Patents in 2016

3M: 10 patents #7 of 1,260Top 1%
Stillwater, MN: #2 of 107 inventorsTop 2%
Minnesota: #76 of 6,786 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (2016): #6,732 of 481,213Top 2%
10 Patents 2016

Issued Patents 2016

Showing 1–10 of 10 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9494817 Display with nonwoven diffuser Kazuhiko Toyooka, Hiroki Matsuda, Masaki Yamamuro, James A. Thielen, Jayant Chakravarty +1 more 2016-11-15
9482807 Optical constructions incorporating a light guide and low refractive index films Tao Liu, Encai Hao 2016-11-01
9441809 Illumination systems with sloped transmission spectrum front reflector Timothy J. Nevitt, Michael F. Weber, Matthew E. Sousa, Tao Liu 2016-09-13
9417376 Dual-sided film with compound prisms Michael J. Sykora 2016-08-16
9410677 Light source and display system incorporating same Tao Liu, Encai Hao, William Blake Kolb, Michael Benton Free 2016-08-09
9403300 Patterned gradient polymer film and method William Blake Kolb, Michael Benton Free, Brant U. Kolb, Fei Lu 2016-08-02
9322967 Apodized broadband partial reflectors Michael F. Weber, Timothy J. Nevitt 2016-04-26
9314961 Processes and apparatus for making transversely drawn films with substantially uniaxial character William W. Merrill, Jeffery N. Jackson, Andrew T. Ruff, Dennis L. Krueger 2016-04-19
9261641 Dual-sided film with compound prisms Michael J. Sykora 2016-02-16
9229149 Optical constructions incorporating a light guide and low refractive index films Tao Liu, Encai Hao 2016-01-05