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Christopher P. Gerlach — 14 Patents

3M: 14 patents #1,104 of 11,543Top 10%
Woodbury, MN: #299 of 1,562 inventorsTop 20%
Minnesota: #5,382 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Christopher P. Gerlach has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2006 and the most recent in December 2025. Christopher P. Gerlach ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Christopher P. Gerlach in Woodbury, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2006 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2006.peak 32006: 3 patents20062007: 2 patents20072008: 1 patents20082009: 2 patents20092010: 2 patents20102018: 1 patents20182020: 1 patents20202024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12492320 Release coating comprising waterborne latex polymer comprising polymerized surfactant Rohit Gupta, James P. DiZio, Maria O. Miranda, Phillip H. Henna, Anna M. Clausen +1 more 2025-12-09
12122872 Composition and article comprising the same Jeffrey A. Peterson, Maria A. Appeaning, David J. Kinning, Madison P. Bennett, Marie A. Boulos +5 more 2024-10-22 $47,106,000
10723918 Primer compositions for optical films Bert T. Chien, Gregory F. King, Peggy S. Willett, Christopher A. Haak, Ronald K. Thery 2020-07-28 $26,323,000
10094960 Retroreflective sheeting including a low elastic modulus layer Reema Chatterjee, Jeffrey A. Peterson, David W. Meitz 2018-10-09 $51,411,000
7667230 Electronic devices containing acene-thiophene copolymers Peiwang Zhu, Tzu-Chen Lee, Dennis E. Vogel 2010-02-23 $22,823,000
7666968 Acene-thiophene copolymers with silethynly groups Peiwang Zhu, Dennis E. Vogel 2010-02-23 $22,823,000
7608679 Acene-thiophene copolymers Peiwang Zhu, Tzu-Chen Lee, Dennis E. Vogel 2009-10-27 $50,181,000
7495251 Electronic devices containing acene-thiophene copolymers with silylethynyl groups Peiwang Zhu, Dennis E. Vogel, Tzu-Chen Lee 2009-02-24 $19,869,000
7315042 Semiconductors containing trans-1,2-bis(acenyl)ethylene compounds Tommie W. Kelley 2008-01-01
7276395 Acene-thiophene semiconductors 2007-10-02 $23,591,000
7211679 Perfluoroether acyl oligothiophene compounds David A. Ender, Dennis E. Vogel 2007-05-01 $60,340,000
7151276 Semiconductors containing perfluoroether acyl oligothiophene compounds David A. Ender, Dennis E. Vogel 2006-12-19 $33,118,000
7109519 Bis(2-acenyl)acetylene semiconductors 2006-09-19 $19,947,000
6998068 Acene-thiophene semiconductors 2006-02-14 $28,329,000