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Joseph D. Rule — 52 Patents

3M: 51 patents #142 of 11,543Top 2%
UIUniversity Of Illinois: 1 patents #1,280 of 3,009Top 45%
Woodbury, MN: #57 of 1,562 inventorsTop 4%
Minnesota: #823 of 52,454 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #50,240 of 4,157,543Top 2%
52 Patents All Time
Joseph D. Rule has been granted 52 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2009 and the most recent in July 2025. Joseph D. Rule ranks #50,240 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.2%). Patent records list Joseph D. Rule in Woodbury, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2009 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 9 patents in 2021.peak 92009: 1 patents20092010: 1 patents2011: 1 patents20112012: 1 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 3 patents2015: 3 patents20152016: 2 patents2017: 7 patents20172018: 6 patents2019: 3 patents20192021: 9 patents2022: 5 patents20222023: 5 patents2024: 2 patents20242025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 52 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12351673 Two-part compositions including a uretdione-containing material and inorganic filler, products, and methods Kolby L. White, Li Yao, Matthew J. Kryger, Michael A. Kropp 2025-07-08
12344720 Polyurethane acrylate protective display film David Scott Thompson, Steven D. Solomonson, Karissa L. Eckert, John J. Stradinger, Catherine A. Leatherdale +6 more 2025-07-01
12103846 Nanostructured article David Scott Thompson, Chad M. Amb, Moses M. David, Richard J. Pokorny, Thomas P. Klun +7 more 2024-10-01 $57,454,000
12018114 Polymeric material including a uretdione-containing material and a thermally activatable amine, two-part compositions, and methods Kolby L. White, Matthew J. Kryger, Michael A. Kropp, Adrian T. Jung 2024-06-25 $28,642,000
11793731 Multi-part dental composition having staged viscosity prior to hardening Gregory A. Kobussen, Ahmed S. Abuelyaman, Paul J. Homnick, Bradley D. Craig, Ying Lin +5 more 2023-10-24 $28,273,000
11655327 Polymeric material including a uretdione-containing material and an epoxy component, two-part compositions, and methods Kolby L. White, Michael A. Kropp, Matthew J. Kryger, Zachary J. Thompson, Richard B. Ross 2023-05-23 $87,537,000
11631829 Dual cure protective display film Karissa L. Eckert, David Scott Thompson, Ryan M. Braun, Catherine A. Leatherdale, Michael A. Johnson +6 more 2023-04-18 $30,578,000
11577492 Protective display film with glass Joseph W. Woody, V, David Scott Thompson, Catherine A. Leatherdale, Ryan M. Braun, Michael A. Johnson +4 more 2023-02-14 $28,762,000
11567239 Polyurethane layer for a light directing article Bimal V. Thakkar, Jay M. Jennen, Robert D. Hamann, Ryan M. Braun, Robert F. Watkins +2 more 2023-01-31 $73,272,000
11478335 Orthodontic appliance having continuous shape memory Ming-Lai Lai 2022-10-25 $80,236,000
11440302 Thin protective display film Catherine A. Leatherdale, David Scott Thompson, Michael A. Johnson, John J. Stradinger, Evan L. Breedlove +2 more 2022-09-13 $123,319,000
11324640 Compression sleeve Guido Hitschmann, John J. Rogers 2022-05-10 $17,670,000
11306431 Articles including microcapsules for on-demand adhesion and methods of making same Mary M. Caruso Dailey, Anne N. De Rovere, Lili Qie 2022-04-19 $33,817,000
11292870 Polymeric material including a uretdione-containing material, two-part compositions, and methods Zachary J. Thompson, Michael A. Kropp, Kolby L. White 2022-04-05 $32,780,000
11207690 Stem-well films for sample partitioning Evan D. Brutinel, Jonathan E. Janoski, Anthony F. Schultz 2021-12-28 $98,693,000
11173069 Earplug with stem comprising a sleeve Caitlin E. Meree, James P. Endle, Joshua M. Fishman, Hannah L. Mathers, Travis L. Potts +2 more 2021-11-16 $77,256,000
11020567 Medical article securement device comprising a viscoelastic polymer Jennifer N. Hanson, Döne Demirgöz 2021-06-01 $52,947,000
10973692 Viscoelastic wound closure dressing Döne Demirgöz, Jennifer N. Hanson, James M. Jonza, Gregory J. Anderson, Raha A. Been +1 more 2021-04-13 $89,338,000
10962688 Low Tg polyurethane protective display film David Scott Thompson, Ryan M. Braun, Catherine A. Leatherdale, Steven D. Solomonson, Peter D. Condo +6 more 2021-03-30 $50,216,000
10918537 Absorbent article comprising flexible polymeric foam and intermediates Delton R. Thompson, Jr. 2021-02-16 $68,262,000
10888463 Viscoelastic medical article Naimul Karim, John J. Rogers, Guido Hitschmann 2021-01-12 $54,231,000
10882283 Segmented protective display film Joseph W. Woody, V, David Scott Thompson, Steven D. Solomonson, John J. Stradinger, Ryan M. Braun +3 more 2021-01-05 $50,204,000
10884163 Polyurethane layer for a light directing article Bimal V. Thakkar, Jay M. Jennen, Robert D. Hamann, Ryan M. Braun, Robert F. Watkins +2 more 2021-01-05 $50,204,000
10471681 Heat de-bondable adhesive articles Scott M. Tapio, Audrey A. Sherman, Kevin R. Schaffer, Lan H. Liu, Margot A. Branigan +1 more 2019-11-12 $39,380,000
10456509 Chlorhexidine gluconate compositions, resin systems and articles Vinod P. Menon, Richard B. Ross, Deena M. Conrad-Vlasak, Katie F. Wlaschin 2019-10-29 $43,468,000