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Eric W. Nelson — 40 Patents

3M: 31 patents #330 of 11,543Top 3%
THTruth Holding: 3 patents #7 of 37Top 20%
DPDespatch Industries Limited Partnership: 1 patents #5 of 17Top 30%
SPSolventum Intellectual Properties: 1 patents #143 of 387Top 40%
TCTsi Group Co.: 1 patents #73 of 151Top 50%
Stillwater, MN: #30 of 719 inventorsTop 5%
Minnesota: #1,294 of 52,454 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #78,057 of 4,157,543Top 2%
40 Patents All Time
Eric W. Nelson has been granted 40 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in September 2025. Eric W. Nelson ranks #78,057 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.9%). Patent records list Eric W. Nelson in Stillwater, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2016.peak 41980: 1 patents19801981: 2 patents1986: 1 patents1995: 1 patents19952003: 2 patents2004: 2 patents2005: 1 patents20052006: 2 patents2007: 1 patents2008: 1 patents20082009: 3 patents2010: 2 patents2012: 1 patents20122013: 1 patents2015: 2 patents2016: 4 patents20162017: 1 patents2018: 1 patents2019: 4 patents20192022: 2 patents2023: 3 patents2024: 1 patents20242025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 40 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12421336 Orthodontic articles comprising cured free-radically polymerizable composition with improved strength in aqueous environment Tianyu Wu, Saswata Chakraborty, Benjamin C. MacMurray, Richard J. Pokorny, Thomas P. Klun +10 more 2025-09-23
11904031 Orthodontic articles comprising polymerized composition comprising at least two free-radical initiators Saswata Chakraborty, Benjamin C. MacMurray, Thomas P. Klun, Richard J. Pokorny, Wayne S. Mahoney +9 more 2024-02-20 $18,053,000
11759298 Photopolymerizable compositions including a urethane component and a monofunctional reactive diluent, articles, and methods Zeba Parkar, Jonathan E. Janoski, Carla S. Thomas, Robert J. DeVoe, Ahmed S. Abuelyaman +2 more 2023-09-19 $96,869,000
11584817 Orthodontic articles comprising cured free-radically polymerizable composition with improved strength in aqueous environment Tianyu Wu, Saswata Chakraborty, Benjamin C. MacMurray, Richard J. Pokorny, Thomas P. Klun +10 more 2023-02-21 $25,268,000
11578162 Curable compositions for pressure-sensitive adhesives Jayshree Seth, Mark F. Ellis, Janet A. Venne, Christopher C. Pope, Matthew H. Wessel 2023-02-14 $28,762,000
11389276 Photopolymerizable compositions including a urethane component and a monofunctional reactive diluent, articles, and methods Zeba Parkar, Jonathan E. Janoski, Carla S. Thomas, Robert J. DeVoe, Ahmed S. Abuelyaman +2 more 2022-07-19 $43,383,000
11312100 Article with microstructured layer Jeffrey L. Solomon, Saswata Chakraborty, Robert J. DeVoe, Wayne S. Mahoney, Kundapur Raveesh Shenoy 2022-04-26 $45,721,000
10316245 Quantum dot film Karissa L. Eckert, William Blake Kolb, Tyler D. Nesvik, Minghu TU 2019-06-11 $49,255,000
10293370 Process for gradient nanovoided article Adam D. Haag, William F. Edmonds, Jason S. Petaja, William Blake Kolb, Encai Hao +2 more 2019-05-21 $23,795,000
10199603 Adhesive barrier film construction Joseph M. Pieper, Fred B. McCormick, Karissa L. Eckert, Adam M. Nebraska 2019-02-05 $35,613,000
10167417 Quantum dot article with reduced edge ingress and improved color stability Joseph M. Pieper, Karrisa L. Eckert, Wayne S. Mahoney 2019-01-01
9988559 Quantum dot article with improved edge ingress Karissa L. Eckert, Wayne S. Mahoney, Mary M. Caruso Dailey, Sonja S. Mackey 2018-06-05 $72,602,000
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
9494817 Display with nonwoven diffuser Kazuhiko Toyooka, Hiroki Matsuda, Masaki Yamamuro, James A. Thielen, Jayant Chakravarty +1 more 2016-11-15 $53,397,000
9360591 Microstructured film comprising nanoparticles and monomer comprising alkylene oxide repeat units Bryan V. Hunt, Maureen C. Nelson, David B. Olson, Richard J. Pokorny 2016-06-07 $21,477,000
9279918 Gradient low index article and method Adam D. Haag, William F. Edmonds, Jason S. Petaja, William Blake Kolb, Encai Hao +2 more 2016-03-08 $23,953,000
9244193 Microstructured optical films comprising fluorene-containing monomer Bryan V. Hunt 2016-01-26 $24,100,000
9001286 Brightness enhancing film and film based diffuser for improved illumination uniformity of displays Kenneth A. Epstein, Stephen J. Etzkorn, Mark D. Gehisen, Brian G. Koethe 2015-04-07 $32,682,000
8982468 Voided diffuser Jason S. Petaja, William F. Edmonds, Adam D. Haag, Encai Hao, William Blake Kolb +2 more 2015-03-17 $13,413,000
8530595 Microstructured optical films comprising polymerizable ultraviolet absorber Bryan V. Hunt 2013-09-10 $15,970,000
8210110 Apparatus for combustion of biofuels John L. Madsen, William D. Orvis 2012-07-03
7721661 Apparatus for combustion of biofuels Marion L. Mast 2010-05-25
7724434 Reflective polarizer and display device having the same Elisa M. Cross, Wei Feng Zhang, Judith M. Invie 2010-05-25 $14,154,000
7586566 Brightness enhancing film and display device having the same Wei Feng Zhang 2009-09-08 $47,710,000
7557989 Reflective polarizer and display device having the same Elisa M. Cross, Wei Feng Zhang, Judith M. Invie 2009-07-07 $26,653,000