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Karl E. Benson — 46 Patents

3M: 46 patents #176 of 11,543Top 2%
Windom, MN: #23 of 2,819 inventorsTop 1%
Minnesota: #1,025 of 52,454 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #62,001 of 4,157,543Top 2%
46 Patents All Time
Karl E. Benson has been granted 46 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2007 and the most recent in March 2023. Karl E. Benson ranks #62,001 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.5%). Patent records list Karl E. Benson in Windom, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 46 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11608399 Curable and cured adhesive compositions Ross E. Behling, Jason D. Clapper, Albert I. Everaerts, Chun-Yi Ting, Mark F. Ellis +1 more 2023-03-21 $35,949,000
11466187 Composition containing a silicone-based adhesive and cellulose nanocrystals, and methods and articles Corinne E. Lipscomb, Kiu-Yuen Tse, Jenna L. Richardson 2022-10-11 $61,891,000
11168164 Crosslinkable and crosslinked compositions Nicole Morozowich Beveridge, Ross E. Behling, Anish Kurian, Mark F. Ellis, Michele A. Craton +2 more 2021-11-09 $44,597,000
10954418 Optically clear high refractive index adhesives Audrey A. Sherman, Margot A. Branigan, Craig E. Hamer, Ross E. Behling, Thomas E. Augustine 2021-03-23 $36,357,000
10941321 Curable and cured adhesive compositions Ross E. Behling, Jason D. Clapper, Albert I. Everaerts, Chun-Yi Ting, Mark F. Ellis +1 more 2021-03-09 $78,895,000
10246616 Adhesive compositions and articles, and methods of making and using the same David J. Yarusso, Thu-Van T. Tran, Soyoung Kim, Ross E. Behling 2019-04-02 $44,832,000
10189771 Acrylic adhesive composition from protected photocrosslinking agents Ross E. Behling, Anish Kurian, Ryan B. Prince, Joshua R. Wurst, Adam R. Wohl +2 more 2019-01-29 $71,377,000
9701875 Adhesive compositions and articles, and methods of making and using the same David J. Yarusso, Thu-Van T. Tran, Soyoung Kim, Ross E. Behling 2017-07-11 $16,013,000
9434821 Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide copolymers Charles M. Leir, Richard G. Hansen, Mark D. Purgett, Albert I. Everaerts 2016-09-06 $38,435,000
9422371 Surface-bound fluorinated esters for amine capture Charles M. Leir, George G. I. Moore, Rahul Shah 2016-08-23 $30,354,000
9206290 Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide copolymers Charles M. Leir, Richard G. Hansen, Mark D. Purgett, Albert I. Everaerts, Audrey A. Sherman 2015-12-08 $23,878,000
8906703 Surface-bound fluorinated esters for amine capture Charles M. Leir, George G. I. Moore, Rahul Shah 2014-12-09 $27,835,000
8853323 Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide copolymers Charles M. Leir, Richard G. Hansen, Mark D. Purgett, Albert I. Everaerts, Audrey A. Sherman 2014-10-07 $17,059,000
8691391 Adhesive compositions Audrey A. Sherman, Richard G. Hansen, Wendi J. Winkler, Charles M. Leir, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek +2 more 2014-04-08 $22,663,000
8586668 Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide copolymers Charles M. Leir, Richard G. Hansen, Mark D. Purgett, Albert I. Everaerts, Audrey A. Sherman 2013-11-19 $13,279,000
8524370 Multilayer films including thermoplastic silicone block copolymers Richard G. Hansen, Stephen A. Johnson, Charles M. Leir, Richard Y. Liu, Mark D. Purgett +2 more 2013-09-03 $20,472,000
8492486 Adhesive compositions Audrey A. Sherman, Richard G. Hansen, Wendi J. Winkler, Charles M. Leir, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek +2 more 2013-07-23 $16,014,000
8236429 Adhesive compositions Audrey A. Sherman, Richard G. Hansen, Wendi J. Winkler, Charles M. Leir, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek +2 more 2012-08-07 $16,322,000
8067094 Films including thermoplastic silicone block copolymers Richard G. Hansen, Stephen A. Johnson, Charles M. Leir, Richard Y. Liu, Mark D. Purgett +2 more 2011-11-29 $15,523,000
7947376 Adhesive compositions Audrey A. Sherman, Richard G. Hansen, Wendi J. Winkler, Charles M. Leir, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek +2 more 2011-05-24 $19,261,000
7947716 N-sulfonylaminocarbonyl containing compounds Moses M. David, Cary A. Kipke, Brinda B. Lakshmi, Charles M. Leir, George G. I. Moore +1 more 2011-05-24 $19,261,000
7943388 Acoustic sensors and methods John P. Baetzold, G. Marco Bommarito, Michael P. Daniels, Albert I. Everaerts, Peggy-Jean P. Flanigan +8 more 2011-05-17 $15,869,000
7943783 Multifunctional amine capture agents Cary A. Kipke, Brinda B. Lakshmi, Charles M. Leir, George G. I. Moore, Rahul Shah 2011-05-17 $15,869,000
7883652 Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide copolymers Charles M. Leir, Richard G. Hansen, Mark D. Purgett, Albert I. Everaerts, Audrey A. Sherman 2011-02-08 $35,187,000
7820297 Multilayer films including thermoplastic silicone block copolymers Richard G. Hansen, Stephen A. Johnson, Charles M. Leir, Richard Y. Liu, Mark D. Purgett +2 more 2010-10-26 $11,974,000