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Paul C. Thomas — 5 Patents

3M: 5 patents #2,950 of 11,543Top 30%
Roberts, WI: #9 of 41 inventorsTop 25%
Wisconsin: #9,126 of 40,088 inventorsTop 25%
Overall (All Time): #907,971 of 4,157,543Top 25%
5 Patents All Time
Paul C. Thomas has been granted 5 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2015 and the most recent in October 2024. Paul C. Thomas ranks #907,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 21.8%). Patent records list Paul C. Thomas in Roberts, WI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2015 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2015.peak 22015: 2 patents20152017: 2 patents20172024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–5 of 5 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12123700 Methods and systems for blown film thickness measurement Thomas J. Strey, David L. Hofeldt, Gregory J. McGill, Jay M. Krieger, Christopher J. Rother 2024-10-22 $47,106,000
9744708 Slot die position adjustment and return to baseline Pentti K. Loukusa, Robert A. Yapel, Terence D. Neavin, Jennifer L. Trice, Kristopher K. Biegler +3 more 2017-08-29 $26,023,000
9579684 Slot die position adjustment control Robert A. Yapel, Jennifer L. Trice, Pentti K. Loukusa, Kristopher K. Biegler, William J. Kopecky +2 more 2017-02-28 $21,811,000
9216535 Slot die position adjustments to facilitate patterned products Jennifer L. Trice, Pentti K. Loukusa, Robert A. Yapel, Robert B. Secor, William J. Kopecky +2 more 2015-12-22 $35,433,000
9044894 Slot die position adjustment and return to baseline Pentti K. Loukusa, Robert A. Yapel, Terence D. Neavin, Jennifer L. Trice, Kristopher K. Biegler +3 more 2015-06-02 $25,680,000