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Jon A. Kirschhoffer — 44 Patents

3M: 44 patents #190 of 11,543Top 2%
Stillwater, MN: #21 of 719 inventorsTop 3%
Minnesota: #1,110 of 52,454 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #66,838 of 4,157,543Top 2%
44 Patents All Time
Jon A. Kirschhoffer has been granted 44 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in May 2025. Jon A. Kirschhoffer ranks #66,838 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.6%). Patent records list Jon A. Kirschhoffer in Stillwater, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 44 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12293475 Apparatus and method for earbud augmented reality Lori A. Sjolund, Christopher M. Brown, Glenn E. Casner, Kathleen M. Stenersen, Miaoding Dai +2 more 2025-05-06
12140938 Manufacturing a product using causal models Brian E. Brooks, Gilles J. Benoit, Peter O. Olson, Tyler W. Olson, Himanshu Nayar +25 more 2024-11-12 $80,876,000
D957064 User interface for a welding helmet Linus P. Bastman, Emil Eriksson, Erik Oskar Juhlin, Marcus T. R. Wiederkehr, John M. Kruse +1 more 2022-07-05
D918483 User interface for a welding helmet Linus P. Bastman, Emil Eriksson, Erik Oskar Juhlin, Marcus T. R. Wiederkehr, John M. Kruse +1 more 2021-05-04
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
10363557 Apparatus and method for preparing a biological sample for analysis Gregory W. Sitton, Andrew H. Tilstra 2019-07-30 $48,343,000
10190089 Modular system and method for detecting microorganisms Phillip A. Bolea 2019-01-29 $71,377,000
10099217 Apparatus and method for preparing a biological sample for analysis Gregory W. Sitton, Andrew H. Tilstra 2018-10-16 $30,672,000
9962694 Multiwell plate Andrew H. Tilstra, Wensheng Xia 2018-05-08 $42,595,000
9834748 Modular system and method for detecting microorganisms Phillip A. Bolea 2017-12-05 $39,442,000
9784653 Apparatus and method for processing a sample Wensheng Xia, Andrew W. Rabins 2017-10-10 $38,808,000
9700887 Multiwell plate Andrew H. Tilstra, Wensheng Xia 2017-07-11 $16,013,000
9677981 Sample concentrator and method of use Gregory W. Sitton, Andrew H. Tilstra, Wensheng Xia 2017-06-13 $26,009,000
9428787 Apparatus and method for processing a sample Andrew H. Tilstra, Wensheng Xia 2016-08-30 $44,218,000
9255864 Apparatus and method for processing a sample Wensheng Xia, Andrew W. Rabins 2016-02-09 $105,480,000
9228356 Above-deck roof venting article John S. Edwards, Frank W. Klink, James N. Dobbs 2016-01-05 $17,182,000
8700118 Biomedical sensor system Craig D. Oster, Hatim M. Carim, Casey L. Carlson, Vinod P. Menon, William Bedingham +1 more 2014-04-15 $40,224,000
D693045 Lightguide lighting assembly Robert L. Brott, Kayla A. Hagens, Karl J. L. Geisler, Raymond P. Johnston, Steven G. Lucht +2 more 2013-11-05
D689647 Light fixture Robert L. Brott, Karl J. L. Geisler, Raymond P. Johnston, Thomas Adam Kaczkowski, Phillip David Ziolkowski 2013-09-10
7775855 Sanding tool with rotatable handle Eric R. Cybulski, Ryan Patrick Simmers 2010-08-17 $18,610,000
7591715 Sanding tool with sheet loading feature Eric R. Cybulski, Ryan Patrick Simmers 2009-09-22 $42,434,000
D595944 Shoe insole Daniel D. Anderson 2009-07-14
D595490 Shoe insole Daniel D. Anderson 2009-07-07
D595038 Shoe insole Daniel D. Anderson 2009-06-30
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