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John M. Kruse — 46 Patents

3M: 33 patents #303 of 11,543Top 3%
Medtronic: 9 patents #1,152 of 6,367Top 20%
TZThe C.W. Zumbiel: 2 patents #5 of 18Top 30%
RARockwell Automation: 1 patents #2,817 of 4,211Top 70%
Minneapolis, MN: #56 of 6,114 inventorsTop 1%
Minnesota: #1,025 of 52,454 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #62,001 of 4,157,543Top 2%
46 Patents All Time
John M. Kruse has been granted 46 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in November 2025. John M. Kruse ranks #62,001 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.5%). Patent records list John M. Kruse in Minneapolis, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 46 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
12435990 Personal protective equipment for navigation and map generation within a visually obscured environment Elisa J. Collins, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Richard J. Sabacinski, Darin K. Thompson, Adam C. Nyland +1 more 2025-10-07
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
12183184 Adaptive notification system based on contextual information Lori A. Sjolund, Vera Shuman 2024-12-31 $77,784,000
12031826 Methods and systems for path-based mapping and routing Gautam Singh, Ronald D. Jesme, William J. Kelliher, Jr., Jacob E. Odom, Adam C. Nyland +14 more 2024-07-09 $31,621,000
D1014592 Magnifying lens Linus P. Bastman, Johan Hansson, John M. Pilgrim, Timothy L. Wong 2024-02-13
11666486 Remote interface for digital configuration and security of safety equipment Eric C. Lobner, Kiran S. Kanukurthy, Micayla A. Johnson, Susan R. Johnson, Patric Anvegård +4 more 2023-06-06 $30,935,000
D957064 User interface for a welding helmet Linus P. Bastman, Emil Eriksson, Erik Oskar Juhlin, Marcus T. R. Wiederkehr, Christopher M. Brown +1 more 2022-07-05
D918483 User interface for a welding helmet Linus P. Bastman, Emil Eriksson, Erik Oskar Juhlin, Marcus T. R. Wiederkehr, Christpher M. Brown +1 more 2021-05-04
D917594 Magnifying lens Linus P. Bastman, Johan Hansson, John M. Pilgrim, Timothy L. Wong 2021-04-27
10821026 Welding protector with magnifying cover Kristina M. Magnusson, Britton G. Billinglsey, Christopher M. Brown, Timothy L. Wong, Kenneth Jarefors +2 more 2020-11-03 $55,691,000
8502673 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Mitchell B. Grunes, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel +4 more 2013-08-06 $23,032,000
8006902 Radio frequency identification systems applications Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Mitchell B. Grunes, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel +4 more 2011-08-30 $16,834,000
7728732 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Mitchell B. Grunes, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel +4 more 2010-06-01 $17,284,000
7511601 Radio frequency identification in document management Peter M. Eisenberg, David P. Erickson, Edward D. Goff, Mitchell B. Grunes, Gene J. Hickok +9 more 2009-03-31 $26,856,000
7503008 Software notes David T. Berquist, Peter M. Eisenberg, Mitchell B. Grunes, Martin A. Kenner, Timothy A. Mertens +1 more 2009-03-10 $32,366,000
7471205 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Mitchell B. Grunes, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel +4 more 2008-12-30 $72,667,000
7353059 Medical device with low EMI leakage John P. Fluegel, Paul T. Simonette 2008-04-01 $255,431,000
7317941 Time syncrhonization of data Charles Stomberg, Nancy Perry Pool, Gregory J. Haubrich 2008-01-08 $35,850,000
7270268 Radio frequency identification systems applications Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Mitchell B. Grunes, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel +4 more 2007-09-18 $28,688,000
7123151 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Mitchell B. Grunes, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel +4 more 2006-10-17 $23,702,000
7113094 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Mitchell B. Grunes, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel +4 more 2006-09-26 $20,398,000
7044373 Radio frequency identification systems applications Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Mitchell B. Grunes, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel +4 more 2006-05-16 $19,975,000
6768419 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Mitchell B. Grunes, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel +4 more 2004-07-27 $22,297,000