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Chris A. Minick — 20 Patents

3M: 19 patents #723 of 11,543Top 7%
UNUnknown: 1 patents #29,356 of 83,584Top 40%
Stillwater, MN: #72 of 719 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #3,552 of 52,454 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #214,803 of 4,157,543Top 6%
20 Patents All Time
Chris A. Minick has been granted 20 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1986 and the most recent in December 2015. Chris A. Minick ranks #214,803 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.2%). Patent records list Chris A. Minick in Stillwater, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1986 to 2015Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1993.peak 31986: 1 patents19861993: 3 patents1994: 1 patents19941995: 1 patents1998: 1 patents19982000: 1 patents2001: 2 patents20012002: 2 patents2003: 1 patents20032007: 3 patents2008: 1 patents20082009: 1 patents2011: 1 patents20112015: 1 patents2015

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–20 of 20 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9221152 Laminated flexible resilient abrasive article John G. Petersen, Ian R. Owen 2015-12-29 $24,003,000
8061307 Lick deterrent tubing Brian Dingman, James F. Pitzen 2011-11-22
7497768 Flexible abrasive article and method of making Ian R. Owen, Steven John Tarnowski 2009-03-03 $14,801,000
7320634 Sanding tool and dust collection system therefor 2008-01-22 $18,826,000
7294048 Abrasive article Eric W. Nelson 2007-11-13 $12,289,000
7235114 Flexible abrasive article Ian R. Owen 2007-06-26 $16,226,000
7169029 Resilient structured sanding article John G. Petersen, Jonathan M. Lise, James F. Pitzen 2007-01-30 $10,108,000
6613113 Abrasive product and method of making the same Michael J. Annen, Eric W. Nelson 2003-09-02 $8,525,000
6419573 Sanding sponge with high tear strength backing layer Jonathan M. Lise 2002-07-16 $15,623,000
6406504 Resilient abrasive article with hard anti-loading size coating Jonathan M. Lise 2002-06-18 $13,155,000
6261164 Multiple abrasive assembly and method Allen J. Rivard, Galen A. Fitzel 2001-07-17 $33,558,000
6234886 Multiple abrasive assembly and method Allen J. Rivard, Galen A. Fitzel 2001-05-22 $33,790,000
6059850 Resilient abrasive article with hard anti-loading size coating Jonathan M. Lise 2000-05-09 $41,044,000
5849051 Abrasive foam article and method of making same Kris A. Beardsley, Jonathan M. Lise, Richard B. Muir, Brent D. Niccum, Rufus C. Sanders, Jr. +1 more 1998-12-15 $14,533,000
5446270 Microwave heatable composites Craig S. Chamberlain, Glen Connell, Pierre H. LePere, Charlotte M. Palmgren, William C. Tait +2 more 1995-08-29 $11,246,000
5294763 Microwave heatable composites Craig S. Chamberlain, Glen Connell, Pierre H. LePere, Charlotte M. Palmgren, William C. Tait +2 more 1994-03-15 $8,577,000
5246503 Aqueous based composition containing organic solvents for removing coatings 1993-09-21 $9,853,000
5238975 Microwave radiation absorbing adhesive Eric Joseph Johnson, Charles E. Boyer, III, Edmond J. Nielson 1993-08-24 $6,117,000
5189078 Microwave radiation absorbing adhesive Eric Joseph Johnson, Charles E. Boyer, III, Edmond J. Nielsen 1993-02-23 $9,342,000
4629648 Extruded caulk strip Gerald E. Mueller 1986-12-16 $6,989,000