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Bimal V. Thakkar — 22 Patents

3M: 21 patents #629 of 11,543Top 6%
Woodbury, MN: #203 of 1,562 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #3,126 of 52,454 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #189,202 of 4,157,543Top 5%
22 Patents All Time
Bimal V. Thakkar has been granted 22 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in January 2023. Bimal V. Thakkar ranks #189,202 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.6%). Patent records list Bimal V. Thakkar in Woodbury, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1999 to 2023Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2017.peak 41999: 1 patents19992004: 1 patents2005: 1 patents20052009: 1 patents2011: 1 patents20112012: 1 patents2016: 1 patents20162017: 4 patents2018: 3 patents20182019: 1 patents2020: 4 patents20202021: 1 patents2022: 1 patents20222023: 1 patents2023

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–22 of 22 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11567239 Polyurethane layer for a light directing article Jay M. Jennen, Robert D. Hamann, Ryan M. Braun, Robert F. Watkins, Joseph D. Rule +2 more 2023-01-31 $73,272,000
11397286 Acrylic polyvinyl acetal film for a light directing article Todd D. Jones, Duane D. Fansler, Anthony F. Schultz, Jonathan E. Janoski, David C. Lueneburg +3 more 2022-07-26 $64,643,000
10884163 Polyurethane layer for a light directing article Jay M. Jennen, Robert D. Hamann, Ryan M. Braun, Robert F. Watkins, Joseph D. Rule +2 more 2021-01-05 $50,204,000
10859738 Retroreflective articles including optically active areas and optically inactive areas Michael Benton Free, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Kenneth L. Smith, Suman K. Patel, William D. Coggio +2 more 2020-12-08 $57,310,000
10690819 Multi-layer sealing films Jeffrey O. Emslander, Bryan C. Feisel 2020-06-23 $30,983,000
10598823 Films including triazine-based ultraviolet absorbers David W. Meitz, David M. Burns, David B. Olson, Lee A. Pavelka 2020-03-24 $44,186,000
10557976 Retroreflective articles including optically active areas and optically inactive areas Kenneth L. Smith, Michael Benton Free, Raymond C. Chiu 2020-02-11 $39,244,000
10379271 Retroreflective articles including optically active areas and optically inactive areas Michael Benton Free, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Kenneth L. Smith, Suman K. Patel, William D. Coggio +1 more 2019-08-13 $32,475,000
10132969 Retroreflective articles including optically active areas and optically inactive areas Kenneth L. Smith, Michael Benton Free, Raymond C. Chiu 2018-11-20 $37,175,000
9971074 Retroreflective sheeting including a substantially amorphous polymeric layer Reema Chatterjee, Stephen A. Johnson, Robert F. Watkins 2018-05-15 $44,436,000
9910194 Retroreflective articles including optically active areas and optically inactive areas Michael Benton Free, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Kenneth L. Smith, Suman K. Patel, William D. Coggio +1 more 2018-03-06 $27,700,000
9791604 Retroreflective articles including optically active areas and optically inactive areas Michael Benton Free, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Kenneth L. Smith, Suman K. Patel, William D. Coggio +2 more 2017-10-17 $23,529,000
9746592 Multi-layer sealing films Jeffrey O. Emslander, Bryan C. Feisel 2017-08-29 $26,023,000
9658363 Films including triazine-based ultraviolet absorbers David W. Meitz, David M. Burns, David B. Olson, Lee A. Pavelka 2017-05-23 $26,121,000
9618663 Retroreflective articles including optically active areas and optically inactive areas Kenneth L. Smith, Michael Benton Free, Raymond C. Chiu 2017-04-11 $29,318,000
9366789 Multi-layer sealing films Jeffrey O. Emslander, Bryan C. Feisel 2016-06-14 $52,090,000
8297761 Retroreflective articles comprising olefinic seal films Jeffrey O. Emslander, Steven M. Nielsen, Douglas J. Hall, David G. Schueler 2012-10-30
7862187 Microstructured articles comprising nitrogen containing ingredient David B. Olson 2011-01-04 $14,820,000
7611251 Retroreflective articles comprising olefinic seal films Jeffrey O. Emslander, Steven M. Nielsen, Douglas J. Hall, David G. Schueler 2009-11-03 $40,176,000
6861141 Pavement marking article and raised pavement marker that uses pressure sensitive adhesive Gina M. Buccellato, Cristina U. Thomas, Greggory S. Bennett, Sithya S. Khieu, Gary R. Miron 2005-03-01
6677030 Retroreflective articles having tackified acrylic adhesives for adhesion to curved low surface energy substrates Albert I. Everaerts 2004-01-13 $16,496,000
5861211 Articles incorporating pressure-sensitive adhesives having improved adhesion to plasticized polyvinyl chloride Albert I. Everaerts 1999-01-19 $61,039,000