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Brian J. Gates — 24 Patents

3M: 24 patents #514 of 11,543Top 5%
Osceola, WI: #4 of 56 inventorsTop 8%
Wisconsin: #1,473 of 40,088 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #168,038 of 4,157,543Top 5%
24 Patents All Time
Brian J. Gates has been granted 24 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in November 2025. Brian J. Gates ranks #168,038 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.0%). Patent records list Brian J. Gates in Osceola, WI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2001 to 2019Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2004.peak 42001: 1 patents20012002: 1 patents2003: 1 patents20032004: 4 patents2005: 1 patents20052006: 1 patents2007: 1 patents20072008: 2 patents2009: 1 patents20092010: 1 patents2013: 4 patents20132014: 2 patents2018: 2 patents20182019: 1 patents2019

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–24 of 24 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12468138 Multiphoton imaging methods in a scattering and/or absorbing medium, and articles Alexander J. Huffman, Jeremy K. Larsen, David A. Ender, Gary Hughes, James D. Hansen 2025-11-11
10228617 Semi-submersible microscope objective with protective element and use of the same in multiphoton imaging method Robert J. DeVoe, Tzu-Chen Lee, Bradford B. Wright 2019-03-12 $38,105,000
10133174 Liquid photoreactive composition and method of fabricating structures Tzu-Chen Lee, Robert J. DeVoe, Brian K. Nelson 2018-11-20 $37,175,000
9927702 Semi-submersible microscope objective with protective element and use of the same in multiphoton imaging method Robert J. DeVoe, Tzu-Chen Lee, Bradford B. Wright 2018-03-27 $32,535,000
8885146 Multi-photon exposure system Robert J. DeVoe, Dean Faklis, Robert T. Krasa, Przemyslaw P. Markowicz, Craig R. Sykora 2014-11-11 $24,040,000
8857028 Processes for producing optical elements showing virtual images Charles A. Marttila, Travis L. Potts, Serge Wetzels 2014-10-14 $22,252,000
8605256 Multi-photon exposure system Robert J. DeVoe, Dean Faklis, Robert T. Krasa, Przemyslaw P. Markowicz, Craig R. Sykora 2013-12-10 $26,710,000
8586285 Methods for forming sheeting with a composite image that floats and a master tooling Robert T. Krasa, Travis L. Potts, Serge Wetzels 2013-11-19 $13,279,000
8455846 Method for making structures with improved edge definition Robert T. Krasa, Przemyslaw P. Markowicz, Craig R. Sykora, Robert J. DeVoe, Dean Faklis 2013-06-04 $16,147,000
8451457 Chromatic confocal sensor Craig R. Sykora, Dean Faklis, Andrew Murnan, Nestor O. Farmiga 2013-05-28 $17,466,000
7858976 Method of making an organic light emitting device Raghunath Padiyath, Jon E. Ottman, David A. Engler, Fred B. McCormick, Donald J. McClure 2010-12-28 $19,358,000
7496255 Radiation-transmissive films on glass articles Bryon J. Cronk, Trevor MacDougall, Moses M. David, James F. Brennan, III 2009-02-24 $19,869,000
7466892 Optical and optoelectronic articles Dwayne L. LaBrake, Bryon J. Cronk, Moses M. David, Brian K. Nelson, Michael Nevin Miller +1 more 2008-12-16 $43,507,000
7432124 Method of making an organic light emitting device Raghunath Padiyath, Jon E. Ottman, David A. Engler, Fred B. McCormick, Donald J. McClure 2008-10-07 $55,464,000
7189436 Flash evaporation-plasma coating deposition method Gunter A. Kohler, William H. Esswein, Seth M. Kirk 2007-03-13 $14,970,000
7106939 Optical and optoelectronic articles Dwayne L. LaBrake, Bryon J. Cronk, Moses M. David, Brian K. Nelson, Michael Nevin Miller +1 more 2006-09-12 $25,405,000
6946238 Process for fabrication of optical waveguides Jun-Ying Zhang, Jeremy K. Larsen, Barry J. Koch, Terry L. Smith 2005-09-20 $42,639,000
6795636 Radiation-transmissive films on glass articles Bryon J. Cronk, Trevor MacDougall, Moses M. David, Brian K. Nelson, James F. Brennan, III 2004-09-21 $25,607,000
6783597 Filament recoating apparatus and method Bryon J. Cronk, David L. Kordecki, Christopher B. Walker, Jr. 2004-08-31 $23,495,000
6749813 Fluid handling devices with diamond-like films Moses M. David, Louis C. Haddad, Nicholas A. Lee 2004-06-15 $24,149,000
6696157 Diamond-like glass thin films Moses M. David, Brian K. Nelson, Louis C. Haddad, Joel R. Dufresne 2004-02-24 $22,742,000
6532327 Refractive index grating manufacturing process Anthony William Gatica, Bryon J. Cronk, William V. Dower, John T. Cowher, Stephen Paul LeBlanc +4 more 2003-03-11 $17,999,000
6348237 Jet plasma process for deposition of coatings Gunter A. Kohler, William H. Esswein, Seth M. Kirk 2002-02-19 $41,348,000
6203898 Article comprising a substrate having a silicone coating Gunter A. Kohler, William H. Esswein, Seth M. Kirk 2001-03-20 $30,663,000