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Brian K. Nelson — 26 Patents

3M: 22 patents #581 of 11,543Top 6%
Shoreview, MN: #60 of 657 inventorsTop 10%
Minnesota: #2,446 of 52,454 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #150,017 of 4,157,543Top 4%
26 Patents All Time
Brian K. Nelson has been granted 26 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in February 2020. Brian K. Nelson ranks #150,017 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.6%). Patent records list Brian K. Nelson in Shoreview, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1994 to 2020Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2003.peak 41994: 1 patents19941995: 2 patents1996: 1 patents19962003: 4 patents2004: 2 patents20042006: 1 patents2008: 1 patents20082009: 1 patents2011: 2 patents20112012: 1 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 2 patents2015: 1 patents20152016: 4 patents2018: 1 patents20182020: 1 patents2020

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 26 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10550627 Vacuum glazing pillars for insulated glass units and insulated glass units therefrom Margaret M. Vogel-Martin, Lyudmila A. Pekurovsky, Gordon A. Kuhnley 2020-02-04 $43,132,000
10133174 Liquid photoreactive composition and method of fabricating structures Tzu-Chen Lee, Robert J. DeVoe, Brian J. Gates 2018-11-20 $37,175,000
9465304 Roll-to-roll digital photolithography Michael A. Haase, Jeffrey H. Tokie, Daniel J. Theis 2016-10-11 $37,054,000
9440812 Web longitudinal position sensor Daniel H. Carlson, John T. Strand, Daniel S. Wertz, Levent Biyikli 2016-09-13 $26,559,000
9296583 Phase-locked web position signal using web fiducials Daniel T. Theis, Daniel H. Carlson 2016-03-29 $25,015,000
9244008 Surface plasmon resonance sensor element and sensor including the same Myungchan Kang, Bing Hao 2016-01-26 $24,100,000
8992104 Apparatus and method for making fiducials on a substrate Daniel H. Carlson, Daniel J. Theis 2015-03-31 $18,846,000
8847185 Phase-locked web position signal using web fiducials Daniel J. Theis, Daniel H. Carlson 2014-09-30 $15,765,000
8720052 Method for continuous sintering on indefinite length webs Daniel J. Theis, James N. Dobbs, Samuel Kidane, Ronald P. Swanson, Daniel H. Carlson +2 more 2014-05-13 $24,963,000
8486593 Roll-to-roll digital photolithography Michael A. Haase, Jeffrey H. Tokie, Daniel J. Theis 2013-07-16 $14,442,000
8249409 Light extraction film with nanoparticle coatings Jun-Ying Zhang, Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Terry L. Smith, William J. Schultz, William Blake Kolb +4 more 2012-08-21 $32,422,000
7957621 Light extraction film with nanoparticle coatings Jun-Ying Zhang, Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Terry L. Smith, William J. Schultz, William Blake Kolb +4 more 2011-06-07 $28,796,000
7879688 Methods for making electronic devices with a solution deposited gate dielectric James C. Novack, Dennis E. Vogel 2011-02-01 $37,136,000
7514710 Bottom gate thin film transistors Dennis E. Vogel 2009-04-07 $24,863,000
7466892 Optical and optoelectronic articles Dwayne L. LaBrake, Brian J. Gates, Bryon J. Cronk, Moses M. David, Michael Nevin Miller +1 more 2008-12-16 $43,507,000
7106939 Optical and optoelectronic articles Dwayne L. LaBrake, Brian J. Gates, Bryon J. Cronk, Moses M. David, Michael Nevin Miller +1 more 2006-09-12 $25,405,000
6795636 Radiation-transmissive films on glass articles Bryon J. Cronk, Trevor MacDougall, Moses M. David, Brian J. Gates, James F. Brennan, III 2004-09-21 $25,607,000
6696157 Diamond-like glass thin films Moses M. David, Brian J. Gates, Louis C. Haddad, Joel R. Dufresne 2004-02-24 $22,742,000
6643440 Temperature range adjusted coated optical fibers Thomas M. Lynch, James C. Novack, James Onstott 2003-11-04 $13,474,000
6630209 Method of manufacturing temperature range adjusted coated optical fibers Thomas M. Lynch, James C. Novack, James Onstott 2003-10-07 $15,223,000
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
6503327 Filament recoating apparatus and method 2003-01-07 $40,448,000
5549149 Door with membrane attached to tambour slats guided by a track Arthur A. Sills, Frederick A. Kilbourn, Donald J. Henderson 1996-08-27
5446929 Bath tub having side access Arthur A. Sills, Frederick A. Kilbourn, Donald J. Henderson 1995-09-05
D355245 Bathtub Arthur A. Sills, Frederick A. Kilbourn, Donald J. Henderson 1995-02-07