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James M. Nelson — 5 Patents in 2021

3M: 5 patents #32 of 1,276Top 3%
Lino Lakes, MN: #2 of 66 inventorsTop 4%
Minnesota: #290 of 7,038 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (2021): #32,282 of 548,734Top 6%
5 Patents 2021

Issued Patents 2021

Showing 1–5 of 5 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11163122 Optical ferrule Michael A. Haase, Terry L. Smith 2021-11-02 $54,104,000
11150416 Dust mitigating optical connector Michael A. Haase, Terry L. Smith 2021-10-19 $83,094,000
11086083 Optical connector with dust ingress mitigating cover Alexander R. Mathews, Terry L. Smith, Michael A. Haase, Lars A. Smeenk 2021-08-10 $85,592,000
11015040 Curable resin including nanoparticles including surface-bonded hydrophobically-modifying alkyl groups Steven C. Hackett, Wendy L. Thompson, Kristin L. Thunhorst 2021-05-25 $57,434,000
10890724 Optical assembly with cable retainer Michael A. Haase, Terry L. Smith, Alexander R. Mathews 2021-01-12 $54,231,000