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Bruce E. Tait — 23 Patents

3M: 22 patents #581 of 11,543Top 6%
EUEcolab Usa: 1 patents #1,277 of 1,826Top 70%
Woodbury, MN: #192 of 1,562 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #2,936 of 52,454 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #178,160 of 4,157,543Top 5%
23 Patents All Time
Bruce E. Tait has been granted 23 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in October 2021. Bruce E. Tait ranks #178,160 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.3%). Patent records list Bruce E. Tait in Woodbury, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–23 of 23 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11136246 Recycling automotive phosphate rinse water stream Daniel M. Williams, Tony Veljan Mackovski, Joseph P. Miknevich, Alex Michael Bogda, Aarthi Narayanan +1 more 2021-10-05 $54,485,000
10486932 Web conveyance apparatus Kevin B. Newhouse, John C. Clark 2019-11-26 $46,037,000
10455675 Articles for eliminating static electricity and methods for their use Joshua M. Retterath, Chris J. Tanley, Fred J. Roska, Terence A. Lee, Kevin B. Newhouse 2019-10-22 $35,017,000
10286489 Apparatus and method for laser cutting using a support member having a gold facing layer Pingfan Wu, Moses M. David, Schoen A. Schuknecht, Steven D. Theiss, Charles J. Studiner, IV +1 more 2019-05-14 $25,585,000
10124975 Method for conveying adhesive-sided articles and apparatus for doing so Joshua M. Retterath, Kevin B. Newhouse 2018-11-13 $57,812,000
10035339 Laser cut articles Pingfan Wu, Edward J. Woo, Ian R. Owen, Frederick P. LaPlant, Patrick R. Fleming 2018-07-31 $28,617,000
10029882 Looped pile film roll core Kevin B. Newhouse, Terence A. Lee, Michael L. Smith, Kyle Taggart, Stanley T. Mann +5 more 2018-07-24 $40,320,000
10011449 Open gap film roll core Kevin B. Newhouse, Terence A. Lee, Christopher Michael Eastman, Arlie J. Cecil, Andrew F. Neitzel 2018-07-03 $41,757,000
9908733 Static reduction roller and method for reducing static on a web Fred J. Roska, Chris J. Tanley, Kevin B. Newhouse 2018-03-06 $27,700,000
9878530 Laser cutting method and articles produced therewith Pingfan Wu, Edward J. Woo, Ian R. Owen, Frederick P. LaPlant, Patrick R. Fleming 2018-01-30 $32,106,000
9850082 Storage container Kevin B. Newhouse, Schoen A. Schuknecht 2017-12-26 $34,723,000
9845216 Web conveyance method and apparatus using same Kevin B. Newhouse, John C. Clark 2017-12-19 $43,847,000
9751710 Adaptable web spreading device Kevin B. Newhouse, Onyinye Chiejina 2017-09-05 $27,884,000
9725270 Corrugated edge nip Kevin B. Newhouse, Terence A. Lee 2017-08-08 $21,556,000
9290351 Contact nip roll Kevin B. Newhouse, Waldo L. Lopez 2016-03-22 $15,749,000
9290348 Open gap film roll core Kevin B. Newhouse, Terence A. Lee, Christopher Michael Eastman, Arlie J. Cecil, Andrew F. Neitzel 2016-03-22 $15,749,000
9038879 Corrugated edge nip Kevin B. Newhouse, Terence A. Lee 2015-05-26 $19,565,000
8784940 Method for making engagement cover for rollers for web conveyance apparatus Kevin B. Newhouse, John C. Clark 2014-07-22 $31,254,000
7396493 Multilayer optical film with melt zone to control delamination Steven J. Dobrzynski, David K. Mortenson, John A. Wheatley 2008-07-08 $20,412,000
7189447 Laminates Thomas J. Conway, Janet R. Kirkman, Brian L. Koster, Heather K. Kranz, Einar Vaage 2007-03-13 $14,970,000
6991695 Method for subdividing multilayer optical film cleanly and rapidly John A. Wheatley, Steven J. Dobrzynski, David K. Mortenson 2006-01-31 $18,311,000
5533690 Strand alignment devices for high speed winding of magnetic tape Robert J. Kline, Thomas E. Larsen, Mark A. Schiesl 1996-07-09 $13,296,000
5375791 Hub aligning rotary chuck Robert J. Kline, Thomas E. Larsen, Mark A. Schiesl 1994-12-27 $9,099,000