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Paul E. Humpal — 24 Patents

3M: 21 patents #629 of 11,543Top 6%
Stillwater, MN: #53 of 719 inventorsTop 8%
Minnesota: #2,764 of 52,454 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #168,038 of 4,157,543Top 5%
24 Patents All Time
Paul E. Humpal has been granted 24 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in March 2022. Paul E. Humpal ranks #168,038 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.0%). Patent records list Paul E. Humpal in Stillwater, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2001 to 2022Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2016.peak 42001: 2 patents20012002: 2 patents2003: 2 patents20032004: 1 patents2006: 1 patents20062008: 1 patents2013: 3 patents20132015: 2 patents2016: 4 patents20162017: 1 patents2018: 1 patents20182020: 1 patents2021: 1 patents20212022: 2 patents2022

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–24 of 24 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11261323 Conformable thermoplastic compositions and articles Craig Banet, Jeffrey Jacob Cernohous, Nathan Ockwig, Kristi R. Cernohous 2022-03-01
11254796 Sacrificial microspheres Jeffrey Jacob Cernohous, Nathan Ockwig 2022-02-22
10906699 Non-metallic tie Craig Banet, Jeffrey Jacob Cernohous, Phillip Brunner 2021-02-02
10619015 Modification of siloxane polyoxamide copolymers with ultraviolet light Audrey A. Sherman 2020-04-14 $24,395,000
10155834 Free radically polymerizable siloxanes and siloxane polymers Audrey A. Sherman, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Bradley A. Craig 2018-12-18 $44,861,000
9551816 Retroreflecting optical construction William D. Coggio, John S. Huizinga, Michael L. Steiner, Robert F. Watkins, Encai Hao +7 more 2017-01-24 $21,264,000
9404637 Color shift sign Ellen O. Aeling, Michael A. Meis, John T. Simpson, Joseph A. Hoffman 2016-08-02 $59,071,000
9354386 Solid state area light and spotlight with light guide and integrated thermal guide Raymond P. Johnston, Robert L. Brott, Karl J. L. Geisler, Martin J. Vos 2016-05-31 $20,677,000
9291752 Retroreflecting optical construction William D. Coggio, John S. Huizinga, Michael L. Steiner, Robert F. Watkins, Encai Hao +7 more 2016-03-22 $15,749,000
9267674 Solid state light with enclosed light guide and integrated thermal guide Raymond P. Johnston, Charles N. DeVore, Martin J. Vos, Robert L. Brott, Kayla A. Hagens +4 more 2016-02-23 $47,231,000
8967837 Solid state light with features for controlling light distribution and air cooling channels Alexander C. Tsuei, James F. Poch, Hamid R. Mortazavi, Robert L. Brott, Raymond P. Johnston 2015-03-03 $12,786,000
8926131 Solid state light with aligned light guide and integrated vented thermal guide Raymond P. Johnston, Robert L. Brott, Kayla A. Hagens, Charles N. DeVore, Karl J. L. Geisler +3 more 2015-01-06 $39,870,000
8534849 Retroreflecting optical construction William D. Coggio, John S. Huizinga, Michael L. Steiner, Robert F. Watkins, Encai Hao +7 more 2013-09-17 $11,357,000
8487518 Solid state light with optical guide and integrated thermal guide Raymond P. Johnston, Michael A. Meis, Robert L. Brott, Martin Kristoffersen, Charles N. DeVore 2013-07-16 $14,442,000
8460754 Needle coating and in-line curing of a coated workpiece James M. Nelson, Mitchell A. F. Johnson, William Blake Kolb, Patrick R. Fleming, Chieu S. Nguyen +3 more 2013-06-11 $10,349,000
7419272 Day and night film Kay-Uwe Schenke, Guido Hitschmarin, Stefan Dietrich, Robert Bennett, Keith M. Kotchick 2008-09-02 $30,754,000
6984935 Method for precise molding and alignment of structures on a substrate using a stretchable mold Raymond C. Chiu, Timothy L. Hoopman, Vincent W. King, Kenneth R. Dillon 2006-01-10 $19,402,000
6802754 Method for precise molding and alignment of structures on a substrate using a stretchable mold Raymond C. Chiu, Timothy L. Hoopman, Vincent W. King, Kenneth R. Dillon 2004-10-12 $18,089,000
6656571 Cube corner cavity based retroreflectors and methods for making same Gerald M. Benson, Kenneth L. Smith, James C. Coderre, Mark D. Nachbor 2003-12-02 $17,705,000
6616887 Method for precise molding and alignment of structures on a substrate using a stretchable mold Raymond C. Chiu, Timothy L. Hoopman, Vincent W. King, Kenneth R. Dillon 2003-09-09 $16,720,000
6398370 Light control device Raymond C. Chiu, Gary E. Gaides, Koichi Sano 2002-06-04 $36,370,000
6352763 Curable slurry for forming ceramic microstructures on a substrate using a mold Kenneth R. Dillon, Kyung H. Moh, Thomas E. Wood, Raymond C. Chiu, Vincent W. King +2 more 2002-03-05 $16,248,000
6325610 Apparatus for precise molding and alignment of structures on a substrate using a stretchable mold Raymond C. Chiu, Timothy L. Hoopman, Vincent W. King, Kenneth R. Dillon 2001-12-04 $46,691,000
6223401 Intermeshable articles Joseph M. D'Sa, Raymond P. Johnston, Vincent W. King 2001-05-01 $40,250,000