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Ellen O. Aeling — 22 Patents

3M: 22 patents #581 of 11,543Top 6%
Oakdale, MN: #24 of 368 inventorsTop 7%
Minnesota: #3,126 of 52,454 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #189,202 of 4,157,543Top 5%
22 Patents All Time
Ellen O. Aeling has been granted 22 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in September 2025. Ellen O. Aeling ranks #189,202 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.6%). Patent records list Ellen O. Aeling in Oakdale, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1992 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2016.peak 41992: 1 patents19922002: 2 patents2003: 2 patents20032004: 1 patents2007: 1 patents20072009: 1 patents2013: 2 patents20132014: 3 patents2016: 4 patents20162017: 2 patents2019: 1 patents20192020: 1 patents2025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–22 of 22 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12427755 Bulk diffuser Michael J. Sykora, Kui Chen-Ho, Guy M. Kallman, Kaitlin R. Mohs, Patrick J. Yeshe 2025-09-30
10766223 Low gloss laminated article Richard C. Allen, William J. Bryan, Robert R. Condon, David J. Koch, John C. Schultz 2020-09-08 $52,923,000
10228507 Light source and optical article including viscoelastic lightguide disposed on a substrate Audrey A. Sherman, Michael A. Meis, Kevin R. Schaffer, Marie A. Boulos, Soemantri Widagdo +3 more 2019-03-12 $38,105,000
9658391 Illumination device having viscoelastic lightguide Audrey A. Sherman, Michael A. Meis, Kevin R. Schaffer 2017-05-23 $26,121,000
9551475 Retroreflective articles and devices having viscoelastic lightguide Audrey A. Sherman, Marie A. Boulos, Kevin R. Schaffer, Michael A. Meis, Thu-Van T. Tran +1 more 2017-01-24 $21,264,000
9404637 Color shift sign Michael A. Meis, John T. Simpson, Joseph A. Hoffman, Paul E. Humpal 2016-08-02 $59,071,000
9310551 Illumination device having viscoelastic lightguide Audrey A. Sherman, Michael A. Meis, Kevin R. Schaffer 2016-04-12 $27,611,000
9303827 Illumination devices and methods for making the same John R. David, Michael A. Meis, Ronald S. Steelman 2016-04-05 $45,601,000
9303829 Illumination devices and methods for making the same John R. David, Michael A. Meis, Ronald S. Steelman 2016-04-05 $45,601,000
8860296 Illumination devices and methods for making the same John R. David, Michael A. Meis, Ronald S. Steelman 2014-10-14 $22,252,000
8789299 Thin internally illuminated sign Joseph A. Hoffman, Michael A. Meis 2014-07-29 $21,202,000
8651720 Retroreflective articles and devices having viscoelastic lightguide Audrey A. Sherman, Marie A. Boulos, Kevin R. Schaffer, Michael A. Meis, Thu-Van T. Tran +1 more 2014-02-18 $15,092,000
8581393 Thermally conductive LED assembly Michael A. Meis, Susan L. Korpela, Jeffrey R. Janssen, Patrick J. Hager 2013-11-12 $21,098,000
8525402 Illumination devices and methods for making the same John R. David, Michael A. Meis, Ronald S. Steelman 2013-09-03 $20,472,000
7481563 LED backlight John R. David, Michael A. Meis 2009-01-27 $39,841,000
7198372 Dual display Paul L. Acito, Linden E. Brooks, III 2007-04-03 $22,036,000
6767609 Perforated film constructions for backlit signs Neal T. Strand 2004-07-27 $22,297,000
6641880 Signage having films to reduce power consumption and improve luminance uniformity and method for using same Frank L. Deyak, Neal T. Strand, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael F. Weber, David G. Freier 2003-11-04 $13,474,000
6598328 Sign faces having reflective films and methods of using same Frank L. Deyak, Sanford Cobb, Jr. 2003-07-29 $29,135,000
6441114 Adhesives for use on fluorine-containing or polycarbonate surfaces Richard L. Peloquin, Albert I. Everaerts 2002-08-27 $17,412,000
6416201 Illuminated sign with lamp masks for uniform illumination Neal T. Strand, David G. Freier 2002-07-09 $16,809,000
5144051 Branched alkoxyphenyl iodonium salt photoinitiators Carl R. Kessel 1992-09-01 $9,796,000