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Michael L. Graetz — 8 Patents

3M: 7 patents #2,219 of 11,543Top 20%
Stillwater, MN: #158 of 719 inventorsTop 25%
Minnesota: #9,348 of 52,454 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #600,572 of 4,157,543Top 15%
8 Patents All Time
Michael L. Graetz has been granted 8 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2005 and the most recent in February 2022. Michael L. Graetz ranks #600,572 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 14.4%). Patent records list Michael L. Graetz in Stillwater, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2005 to 2022Bar chart with a peak of 1 patents in 2005.peak 12005: 1 patents20052006: 1 patents20062007: 1 patents20072011: 1 patents20112012: 1 patents20122013: 1 patents20132014: 1 patents20142022: 1 patents2022

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–8 of 8 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11242112 Grip system 2022-02-08
8648291 Projection system having a virtual mask and a projection area with a shape defined by surrounding graphics Brett C. Tanis-Likkel, Vincent S. Peddle, Mark L. Schuleman, Russell J. Vander Wiel 2014-02-11 $15,668,000
8461506 Projection system having a virtual mask Brett C. Tanis-Likkel, Vincent S. Peddle, Mark L. Schuleman, Russell J. Vander Wiel 2013-06-11 $10,349,000
8193480 Projection system having a virtual mask Brett C. Tanis-Likkel, Vincent S. Peddle, Mark L. Schuleman, Russell J. Vander Wiel 2012-06-05 $13,194,000
7923675 Projection system having avirtual mask Brett C. Tanis-Likkel, Vincent S. Peddle, Mark L. Schuleman, Russell J. Vander Wiel 2011-04-12 $16,993,000
7184210 Microstructured screen with light absorbing material and method of manufacturing Patrick Thomas, John C. Nelson, Scott M. Tapio, Amy J. Gates, Peter M. Olofson +2 more 2007-02-27 $17,388,000
7057810 Microstructured screen with light absorbing material and method of manufacturing Patrick Thomas, John C. Nelson, Scott M. Tapio, Amy J. Gates, Peter M. Olofson +2 more 2006-06-06 $17,448,000
6870670 Screens and methods for displaying information Thomas R. Gehring, Andrew J. Piepel, Mark L. Schuleman, Kenneth L. Yarina 2005-03-22 $26,208,000