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Caleb T. Nelson — 30 Patents

3M: 30 patents #351 of 11,543Top 4%
McKinney, TX: #36 of 1,180 inventorsTop 4%
Texas: #3,931 of 125,132 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #121,623 of 4,157,543Top 3%
30 Patents All Time
Caleb T. Nelson has been granted 30 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2016 and the most recent in December 2025. Caleb T. Nelson ranks #121,623 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.9%). Patent records list Caleb T. Nelson in McKinney, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2016 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 14 patents in 2025.peak 142016: 1 patents20162019: 1 patents20192021: 2 patents20212022: 1 patents20222023: 3 patents20232024: 8 patents20242025: 14 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 30 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12510478 Fluorescence enhancement films for luminescent imaging Xuexue Guo, Henrik B. van Lengerich, Joshua M. Fishman, Karl K. Stensvad, Cedric Bedoya +4 more 2025-12-30
12504567 Structured film and optical article including structured film Martin B. Wolk, Robert L. Brott, Kevin W. Gotrik, Christopher S. Lyons, Vadim N. Savvateev +4 more 2025-12-23
12493208 High transmission light control film Daniel J. Schmidt, Kevin W. Gotrik, Nicholas A. Johnson, Raymond J. Kenney, Kenneth A. Epstein 2025-12-09
12386103 Optical film and method of making Tao Liu, Tri D. Pham, Gary T. Boyd, Daniel J. Schmidt, Owen M. Anderson 2025-08-12
12372693 High transmission light control film Daniel J. Schmidt, Kevin W. Gotrik, Raymond J. Kenney, John A. Wheatley, Kenneth A. Epstein +2 more 2025-07-29
12343953 Nanostructured optical films and intermediates Martin B. Wolk, James M. Nelson, Karl K. Stensvad, Henrik B. van Lengerich, Christopher S. Lyons +3 more 2025-07-01
12320993 High transmission light control films with asymmetric light output Raymond J. Kenney, Owen M. Anderson, Kevin W. Gotrik, Nicholas A. Johnson, Kenneth A. P. Meyer +1 more 2025-06-03
12313864 High transmission light control film comprising alternating transmissive and absorptive regions Tao Liu, Nicholas A. Johnson, Raymond J. Kenney, Daniel J. Schmidt 2025-05-27
12306419 Optical film Tao Liu, Gary T. Boyd, Daniel J. Schmidt, Owen M. Anderson, Tri D. Pham 2025-05-20
12309939 Methods of making metal patterns on flexible substrate Henrik B. van Lengerich, Matthew S. Stay, David J. Tarnowski, David J. Rowe, Edwin L. Kusilek 2025-05-20
12287502 Coated substrate comprising electrically conductive particles and dried aqueous dispersion of organic polymer Daniel J. Schmidt, Kevin W. Gotrik, James E. Lockridge, Bradley L. Givot, Morgan A. Priolo +1 more 2025-04-29
12263656 Materials and methods for forming nano-structures on substrates Henrik B. van Lengerich, Karl K. Stensvad, Edwin L. Kusilek, Matthew S. Stay, Christopher S. Lyons +6 more 2025-04-01
12235577 Arrayed structured replication articles and methods Lucas J. Hunt, Ashley R. Sonnier, James Zhu, Edwin L. Kusilek, Paul B. Armstrong +6 more 2025-02-25
12201005 Optical system including light control film and Fresnel lens Tao Liu, Gary T. Boyd, Daniel J. Schmidt, Owen M. Anderson, Tri D. Pham +2 more 2025-01-14
12174407 Light control film Daniel J. Schmidt, Kevin W. Gotrik, Raymond J. Kenney, Kenneth A. Epstein, Gary T. Boyd +4 more 2024-12-24 $78,103,000
12097498 Nanopatterned films with patterned surface chemistry Henrik B. van Lengerich, Kayla C. Niccum, Jeffrey L. Solomon, Paul B. Armstrong, Joshua M. Fishman +3 more 2024-09-24 $54,198,000
12043785 Abrasive articles including conformable coatings and polishing system therefrom Chi-Fan Chen, Moses M. David 2024-07-23 $89,180,000
12004410 Optical system including light control film and fresnel lens Tao Liu, Gary T. Boyd, Daniel J. Schmidt, Owen M. Anderson, Tri D. Pham +2 more 2024-06-04 $24,855,000
11947135 High transmission light control film Daniel J. Schmidt, Kevin W. Gotrik, Raymond J. Kenney, John A. Wheatley, Kenneth A. Epstein +2 more 2024-04-02 $27,990,000
11950372 Methods of making metal patterns on flexible substrate Henrik B. van Lengerich, Matthew S. Stay, David J. Tarnowski, David J. Rowe, Edwin L. Kusilek 2024-04-02 $27,990,000
11940689 High transmission light control film Daniel J. Schmidt, Kevin W. Gotrik, Nicholas A. Johnson, Raymond J. Kenney, Kenneth A. Epstein 2024-03-26 $87,442,000
11885989 High transmission light control film Daniel J. Schmidt, Kevin W. Gotrik, Raymond J. Kenney, John A. Wheatley, Kenneth A. Epstein +2 more 2024-01-30 $25,418,000
11828972 Optical layers, films and systems Tao Liu, Gary T. Boyd, David A. Rosen, Bharat R. Acharya, Kevin W. Gotrik +1 more 2023-11-28 $26,592,000
11654664 Composite cooling film comprising a reflective nonporous organic polymeric layer and a UV-protective layer Timothy J. Hebrink, Milind B. Sabade, Laura R. Nereng, James P. Burke, Vivian W. Jones 2023-05-23 $87,537,000
11550183 High transmission light control film Daniel J. Schmidt, Kevin W. Gotrik, Nicholas A. Johnson, Raymond J. Kenney, Kenneth A. Epstein 2023-01-10 $64,569,000