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Charles D. Hoyle — 29 Patents

3M: 29 patents #377 of 11,543Top 4%
Stillwater, MN: #38 of 719 inventorsTop 6%
Minnesota: #2,087 of 52,454 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #127,851 of 4,157,543Top 4%
29 Patents All Time
Charles D. Hoyle has been granted 29 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in October 2024. Charles D. Hoyle ranks #127,851 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.1%). Patent records list Charles D. Hoyle in Stillwater, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1989 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1999.peak 31989: 1 patents19891992: 2 patents1993: 1 patents19931999: 3 patents2006: 2 patents20062009: 3 patents2011: 2 patents20112013: 2 patents2015: 2 patents20152016: 1 patents2017: 3 patents20172018: 1 patents2019: 1 patents20192020: 2 patents2022: 1 patents20222024: 2 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 29 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12133327 Patterned article including electrically conductive elements Raymond P. Johnston, John J. Sullivan, Matthew C. Messina, Jaewon Kim, Haiyan Zhang +7 more 2024-10-29 $61,514,000
12001036 Multilayer optical films and articles comprising the same Timothy J. Hebrink, Stephen P. Maki, Joel D. Oxman, Matthew T. Scholz, Justin M. Mazzoni +2 more 2024-06-04 $24,855,000
11435616 Optical construction and display system incorporating same Encai Hao, Fei Lu, William Blake Kolb, Brian W. Ostlie, Adam D. Haag +10 more 2022-09-06 $31,148,000
10649274 Optical construction and display system incorporating same Encai Hao, Fei Lu, William Blake Kolb, Brian W. Ostlie, Adam D. Haag +10 more 2020-05-12 $40,265,000
10539722 Optical film Encai Hao, William Blake Kolb, Brant U. Kolb, Brian W. Ostlie, Naiyong Jing +7 more 2020-01-21 $79,910,000
10422941 Optical film including collimating reflective polarizer and structured layer Gilles J. Benoit, Timothy J. Nevitt 2019-09-24 $54,112,000
10037850 Multilayer film capacitor Timothy J. Nevitt, Onur S. Yordem, David T. Yust 2018-07-31 $28,617,000
9778407 Light guide Timothy J. Nevitt, Michael F. Weber, Andrew John Ouderkirk 2017-10-03 $23,759,000
9690038 Systems and methods for controlling backlight output characteristics Gary T. Boyd, Ji Young Choi, John T. Cowher, Yasuyuki Daigo, Kenneth A. Epstein +19 more 2017-06-27 $26,407,000
9599766 Laminated display unit Andrew John Ouderkirk, Michael F. Weber, Robert R. Kieschke, Timothy J. Nevitt 2017-03-21 $25,600,000
9329326 Process for making light guides with extraction structures and light guides produced thereby Charles A. Marttila, David A. Ender, Jaime B. Willoughby, Robert J. DeVoe 2016-05-03 $36,064,000
9091408 Recycling backlights with semi-specular components Michael F. Weber, Timothy J. Nevitt, John A. Wheatley, Rolf W. Biernath, David G. Freier +3 more 2015-07-28 $32,391,000
8926159 Thin hollow backlights with beneficial design characteristics Timothy J. Nevitt, Timothy J. Hebrink, Michael F. Weber, Rolf W. Biernath, David G. Freier +3 more 2015-01-06 $39,870,000
8608363 Recycling backlights with semi-specular components Michael F. Weber, Timothy J. Nevitt, John A. Wheatley, Rolf W. Biernath, David G. Freier +3 more 2013-12-17 $17,242,000
8523419 Thin hollow backlights with beneficial design characteristics Timothy J. Nevitt, Timothy J. Hebrink, Michael F. Weber, Rolf W. Biernath, David G. Freier +3 more 2013-09-03 $20,472,000
7941013 Process for making light guides with extraction structures and light guides produced thereby Charles A. Marttila, David A. Ender, Jaime B. Willoughby, Robert J. DeVoe 2011-05-10 $13,900,000
7936956 Process for making light guides with extraction structures and light guides produced thereby Charles A. Marttila, David A. Ender, Jaime B. Willoughby, Robert J. DeVoe 2011-05-03 $41,457,000
7611271 Efficient light injector Michael A. Meis, David J. Lundin, Scott D. Gullicks 2009-11-03 $40,176,000
7608323 Protective articles Timothy J. Clemens 2009-10-27 $50,181,000
7498534 Keypad light guide 2009-03-03 $14,801,000
7141303 Protective articles Timothy J. Clemens, Timothy M. Dietz, Daniel R. Fronek, Joseph H. Verkinderen, Mark D. Weigel 2006-11-28 $9,230,000
7052168 Illumination device Kenneth A. Epstein, Leland R. Whitney, Wade D. Kretman 2006-05-30 $23,904,000
5993940 Composite used for light control of privacy Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Olester Benson, Jr., Wayne K. Darvell, Douglas S. Dunn, Tanya M. Laine +4 more 1999-11-30 $37,954,000
5925455 Electromagnetic-power-absorbing composite comprising a crystalline ferromagnetic layer and a dielectric layer, each having a specific thickness Charles L. Bruzzone 1999-07-20 $34,269,000
5858139 Composite used for light control or privacy Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Olester Benson, Jr., Wayne K. Darvell, Douglas S. Dunn, Tanya M. Laine +4 more 1999-01-12 $20,242,000