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Carol-Lynn Spawn — 6 Patents

3M: 6 patents #2,542 of 11,543Top 25%
Stillwater, MN: #201 of 719 inventorsTop 30%
Minnesota: #11,902 of 52,454 inventorsTop 25%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
Carol-Lynn Spawn has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1998 and the most recent in August 2025. Carol-Lynn Spawn ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list Carol-Lynn Spawn in Stillwater, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1998 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1999.peak 21998: 1 patents19981999: 2 patents19992003: 1 patents20032023: 1 patents20232025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12378340 Crosslinkers and curable compositions including the same Wayne S. Mahoney, Michael A. Kropp, Anthony J. Ostlund, Nelson T. Rotto, Kristine Klimovica +1 more 2025-08-05
11739172 Composition including monomer with a carboxylic acid group, monomer with a hydroxyl group, and crosslinker and related articles and methods Nelson T. Rotto, Wayne S. Mahoney, Michael A. Kropp, Anthony J. Ostlund, Kristine Klimovica 2023-08-29 $34,489,000
6649727 Aqueous colloidal dispersions of sulfonated polyurethane ureas and products Jeffrey T. Anderson, Steven T. Hedrick, Howard S. Creel, Steven S. Kantner 2003-11-18 $21,539,000
5882771 Conformable embossable retroreflective sheeting Deana A. Klein 1999-03-16 $11,562,000
5874502 Carboxylic acid functional polyurethane polymers and blends thereof used in magnetic recording media James G. Carlson, Nelson T. Rotto, Jeffrey T. Anderson, Albena V. Blagev 1999-02-23 $25,471,000
5759666 Carboxylic acid functional polyurethane polymers and blends thereof used in magnetic recording media James G. Carlson, Nelson T. Rotto, Jeffrey T. Anderson, Albena V. Blagev 1998-06-02 $14,491,000