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2016
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3M
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Matthew T. Scholz
MS
Matthew T. Scholz
— 8 Patents in 2016
3M
:
7
patents
#27
of
1,260
Top 3%
Woodbury, MN
:
#9
of
301
inventors
Top 3%
Minnesota
:
#134
of
6,786
inventors
Top 2%
Overall
(2016):
#10,299
of
481,213
Top 3%
8
Patents 2016
Issued Patents
2016
Showing
1–8
of
8
patents
Patent #
Title
Co-Inventors
Date
Approx Value ⓘ
9487893
Dimensionally stable nonwoven fibrous webs and methods of making and using the same
Eric M. Moore
,
John D. Stelter
,
Michael R. Berrigan
,
Francis E. Porbeni
,
Kevin D. Landgrebe
+3 more
2016-11-08
$32,489,000
9480760
Light-activated antimicrobial article and method of use
Maria A. Appeaning
,
Audrey A. Sherman
,
Michael A. Meis
,
Marie A. Boulos
,
Kevin D. Landgrebe
+4 more
2016-11-01
$42,737,000
9468614
Oral care method and kit
Katie F. Wlaschin
,
Alan R. Dombrowski
,
Ranjani V. Parthasarathy
2016-10-18
$30,708,000
9416485
Process of making dimensionally stable nonwoven fibrous webs
Eric M. Moore
,
John D. Stelter
,
Michael R. Berrigan
,
Francis E. Porbeni
,
Kevin D. Landgrebe
+3 more
2016-08-16
$17,991,000
9381127
Patient support systems and methods for transferring patients and controlling patient temperature
Hatim M. Carim
,
Brent R. Hansen
2016-07-05
9320834
Hardenable antimicrobial composition
Ranjani V. Parthasarathy
,
John Marvin Heapy
,
Vinod P. Menon
2016-04-26
$27,640,000
9277750
Antiseptic compositions and methods
Danli Wang
,
Triet M. Lu
,
Dong-Wei Zhu
2016-03-08
$23,953,000
9247736
Antimicrobial adhesive films
Caroline M. Ylitalo
,
Mahfuza B. Ali
,
Christopher B. Walker, Jr.
,
Gerald R.A. Hofmann
,
Alphonsus V. Pocius
+1 more
2016-02-02
$57,642,000
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