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Olester Benson, Jr.

3M: 89 patents #38 of 11,543Top 1%
Woodbury, MN: #19 of 1,562 inventorsTop 2%
Minnesota: #260 of 52,454 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #18,389 of 4,157,543Top 1%
89 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–50 of 89 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9731473 Articles with lamination transfer films having engineered voids Evan L. Schwartz, Justin P. Meyer, Terry O. Collier, Michael Benton Free, Robert F. Kamrath +4 more 2017-08-15
9588270 Post-formable multilayer optical films and methods of forming William W. Merrill, James M. Jonza, Andrew John Ouderkirk, Michael F. Weber, Janet T. Keller +1 more 2017-03-07
9539613 System and method for making a film having a matte finish Robert A. Yapel, Francis M. Aguirre, John P. Baetzold, Andrew J. Henderson, Mitchell A. F. Johnson +4 more 2017-01-10
9523919 Methods for making differentially pattern cured microstructured articles Kathryn M. Spurgeon, Steven R. Vanhoose, Tadesse G. Nigatu 2016-12-20
9463601 Cube corner sheeting having optically variable marking Bruce D. Orensteen, Kathryn M. Spurgeon, Joseph V. Crimando 2016-10-11
9440376 Methods of forming molds and methods of forming articles using said molds Guoping Mao, Moses M. David, Robert J. DeVoe, Jennifer J. Sahlin 2016-09-13
9419250 Methods of forming transfer films Evan L. Schwartz, Justin P. Meyer, Terry O. Collier, Michael Benton Free, Robert F. Kamrath +4 more 2016-08-16
9415539 Method for making microstructured tools having discontinuous topographies, and articles produced therefrom 2016-08-16
9366790 Retroreflective articles having composite cube-corners and methods of making Kathryn M. Spurgeon, Randy S. Bay 2016-06-14
9329311 Light control film Kurt J. Halverson, Raymond J. Kenney, Brian W. Lueck, Kenneth A. P. Meyer, Scott M. Tapio +2 more 2016-05-03
9246134 Lamination transfer films for forming articles with engineered voids Evan L. Schwartz, Justin P. Meyer, Terry O. Collier, Michael Benton Free, Robert F. Kamrath +4 more 2016-01-26
9102083 Methods of forming molds and methods of forming articles using said molds Moses M. David, Guoping Mao, Robert J. DeVoe, Jennifer J. Sahlin 2015-08-11
9039905 Method of forming a lighting system Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Erin A. Binder, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Kelly Reed Ingham, Wesley A. Raider +2 more 2015-05-26
8968629 Apparatus and method for producing two-sided patterned web in registration John S. Huizinga, John T. Strand, James N. Dobbs, Thomas B. Hunter, William V. Dower +6 more 2015-03-03
8740599 Apparatus and method for producing two-sided patterned web in registration John S. Huizinga, Vincent W. King, John T. Strand, James N. Dobbs, Thomas B. Hunter +9 more 2014-06-03
8623140 System and method for making a film having a matte finish Robert A. Yapel, Francis M. Aguirre, John P. Baetzold, Andrew J. Henderson, Mitchell A. F. Johnson +4 more 2014-01-07
8120854 Interference films having acrylamide layer and method of making same James P. Endle, Christopher S. Lyons, Douglas S. Dunn, Robert J. DeVoe, James M. Jonza +5 more 2012-02-21
8008783 Dicing tape and die attach adhesive with patterned backing David J. Plaut, Eric G. Larson, Joel A. Getschel 2011-08-30
7858499 Dicing tape and die attach adhesive with patterned backing David J. Plaut, Eric G. Larson, Joel A. Getschel 2010-12-28
7852560 Display incorporating reflective polarizer Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael F. Weber, Carl A. Stover, David I. Wortman, Sanford Cobb, Jr. 2010-12-14
7767273 Apparatus and method for producing two-sided patterned web in registration John S. Huizinga, Vincent W. King, John T. Strand, James N. Dobbs, Thomas B. Hunter +9 more 2010-08-03
7738763 Composite polymer fibers Andrew J. Ouderkirk, James C. Breister, Robert L. Brott, Yeun-Jong Chou, Patrick R. Fleming +5 more 2010-06-15
7599592 Polymer fiber polarizers with aligned fibers Robert L. Brott, Patrick R. Fleming, Shandon Dee Hart, Andrew J. Ouderkirk 2009-10-06
7423708 Display having a reflective polarizer Michael F. Weber, Sanford Cobb, Jr., James M. Jonza, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, David L. Wortman +1 more 2008-09-09
7404756 Process for manufacturing optical and semiconductor elements Andrew John Ouderkirk, Paul S. Lugg, Catherine A. Leatherdale, William D. Joseph 2008-07-29