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Glendon D. Kappel — 21 Patents

3M: 11 patents #1,445 of 11,543Top 15%
PIPlasmon Ide: 6 patents #1 of 18Top 6%
GSGemalto Sa: 2 patents #107 of 462Top 25%
Ncr: 1 patents #2,249 of 3,019Top 75%
Minneapolis, MN: #238 of 6,114 inventorsTop 4%
Minnesota: #3,324 of 52,454 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #201,324 of 4,157,543Top 5%
21 Patents All Time
Glendon D. Kappel has been granted 21 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in November 2025. Glendon D. Kappel ranks #201,324 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.8%). Patent records list Glendon D. Kappel in Minneapolis, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1990 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2002.peak 31990: 1 patents19902002: 3 patents2003: 3 patents20032006: 1 patents2008: 1 patents20082009: 1 patents2010: 3 patents20102016: 1 patents2017: 1 patents20172018: 3 patents2025: 3 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–21 of 21 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12467911 Chromatographic reader devices for biodetection Antonia E. Schaefer, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Samuel J. Fahey, Adam C. Nyland, Thaine W. Fuller +3 more 2025-11-11
12416578 Chromatographic reader devices for biodetection Antonia E. Schaefer, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Samuel J. Fahey, Adam C. Nyland, Thaine W. Fuller +3 more 2025-09-16
12405220 Chromatographic reader devices for biodetection Antonia E. Schaefer, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Samuel J. Fahey, Adam C. Nyland, Thaine W. Fuller +3 more 2025-09-02
D821402 Document reader Brett A. Howell, Chin-Yee Ng, John M. Pilgrim, Lori A. Sjolund 2018-06-26
D821403 Document reader Brett A. Howell, Chin-Yee Ng, John M. Pilgrim, Lori A. Sjolund 2018-06-26
9976714 Luminaire for crosswalk, method for making, and method for controlling Karl J. L. Geisler, David G. Freier, Mark G. Mathews, Nicholas G. Amell, Scott E. Simons 2018-05-22 $27,370,000
D782446 Holder for electronic device Fusu Thao, Sharon Zenk, Todd W. Deckard, Paul A. Sevcik 2017-03-28
D752773 Bollard luminaire window David G. Freier, Thomas R. Corrigan, Karl J. L. Geisler 2016-03-29
7854035 Dual-sided flip mop Scott D. Gullicks, David G. Sebesta, Kevin L. McNulty, Richard Wright, John J. Dyer +1 more 2010-12-21 $13,180,000
7828867 Filter retainer mechanism for a portable air treatment system Andy Fox, Ronald C. Johansson, Kevin E. Kinzer, Casey L. Carlson, Paula A. Marrs 2010-11-09 $20,831,000
7806961 Control interface for a variable speed fan device Casey L. Carlson, H. Aaron Christmann 2010-10-05 $16,879,000
7475991 Polarizing beamsplitter assembly Jiaying Ma, Michael K. Domroese, Stephen K. Eckhardt, Hamid R. Mortazavi, Michael J. Raykowski 2009-01-13 $31,894,000
D574072 Room air purifier Casey L. Carlson 2008-07-29
D529648 Lighting assembly Casey L. Carlson 2006-10-03
6574529 System for automatic alignment calibration of a data storage library Richard A. Lundeen, Gerard N. Weisensel, Lyndon James Hanson 2003-06-03
6560060 Import/export element with screw-mounted bevel gear for rotation 2003-05-06
6532131 Import/export element with selector nut and bevel gear for rotation Warren Pannkuk 2003-03-11
6493604 Data storage library having dual media transport assemblies Timothy Carlyle Schooler 2002-12-10
6454509 Mechanically actuated picker for data storage library Warren Pannkuk, Darren Allen Groth, Robert J. McPherson, Daniel R. Evanson 2002-09-24
6445532 Import/export element with lead screw and ramp for rotation 2002-09-03
4964810 Retaining bar for printed wiring cards Timothy P. Malotke, Charles H. Marohl 1990-10-23 $4,372,000