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Peter T. Benson — 19 Patents

3M: 19 patents #723 of 11,543Top 7%
North St. Paul, MN: #10 of 93 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #3,778 of 52,454 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #229,345 of 4,157,543Top 6%
19 Patents All Time
Peter T. Benson has been granted 19 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2002 and the most recent in August 2021. Peter T. Benson ranks #229,345 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.5%). Patent records list Peter T. Benson in North St. Paul, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2002 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2007.peak 42002: 1 patents20022003: 2 patents2004: 1 patents20042007: 4 patents2012: 1 patents20122013: 3 patents2015: 1 patents20152016: 2 patents2019: 2 patents20192020: 1 patents2021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–19 of 19 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11090682 Method and apparatus for forming articles with non-uniform discontinuous patterned coatings Tyler J. Rattray, Mikhail L. Pekurovsky, Jonathan J. O'Hare, Karl K. Stensvad, Glen A. Jerry 2021-08-17 $70,632,000
10675734 Coated abrasive article maker apparatus Scott R. Culler, John T. Boden, Steven J. Keipert, Negus B. Adefris, Karan Jindal +4 more 2020-06-09 $49,900,000
10518388 Coated abrasive article maker apparatus Scott R. Culler, John T. Boden, Steven J. Keipert, Negus B. Adefris, Karan Jindal +4 more 2019-12-31 $50,934,000
10357795 Method and apparatus for forming articles with non-uniformly patterned coatings Jonathan J. O'Hare, Tyler J. Rattray, Mikhail L. Pekurovsky, Ann M. Gilman 2019-07-23 $44,568,000
9511525 Web with molded articles on both sides Dennis E. Ferguson, Satinder K. Nayar, Stanley Rendon, Donald L. Pochardt, James N. Dobbs 2016-12-06 $36,817,000
9289931 Ultrasonic-assisted molding of precisely-shaped articles and methods Stanley Rendon, Dennis E. Ferguson, Donald L. Pochardt, Joseph S. Warner, Timothy J. Rowell +1 more 2016-03-22 $15,749,000
9012011 Web with molded articles on both sides Dennis E. Ferguson, Satinder K. Nayar, Stanley Rendon, Donald L. Pochardt, James N. Dobbs 2015-04-21 $26,319,000
8605406 Apparatus and methods for altering charge on a dielectric material Richard M. Jendrejack, Robert A. Yapel, Mitchelle A. F. Johnson, Mikhail L. Pekurovsky, Joan M. Noyola +2 more 2013-12-10 $26,710,000
8570703 Apparatus and methods for modification of electrostatic charge on a moving web Richard M. Jendrejack, William Blake Kolb, Robert A. Yapel, William R. Dudley, Raghunath Padiyath 2013-10-29 $22,248,000
8449807 Ultrasonic injection molding on both sides of a web Dennis E. Ferguson, Satinder K. Nayar, Stanley Rendon, Donald L. Pochardt, Daniel H. Carlson 2013-05-28 $17,466,000
8236231 Ultrasonic injection molding on a web Dennis E. Ferguson, Satinder K. Nayar, Stanley Rendon, Donald L. Pochardt, James N. Dobbs +1 more 2012-08-07 $16,322,000
7250611 LED curing apparatus and method Francis M. Aguirre, Michele A. Craton, Jack W. Lai, David L. Phillips, Gordon D. Henson +1 more 2007-07-31 $31,907,000
7202489 LED modifying apparatus and method Francis M. Aguirre, Michele A. Craton, Jack W. Lai, David L. Phillips 2007-04-10 $42,779,000
7202490 LED modifying apparatus and method Francis M. Aguirre, Michele A. Craton, David L. Hofeldt, Jack W. Lai, David L. Phillips 2007-04-10 $42,779,000
7189983 LED modifying apparatus and method Francis M. Aguirre, Michele A. Craton, Gordon D. Henson, David L. Hofeldt, Jack W. Lai +2 more 2007-03-13 $14,970,000
6808739 Drying method for selectively removing volatile components from wet coatings Richard G. Sitz, Kathleen M. Cooklock, Gary L. Huelsman, Nirmal K. Jain, William Blake Kolb +1 more 2004-10-26 $27,935,000
6666918 Electrostatically assisted coating apparatus with focused web charge field John W. Louks, Nancy J. W. Hiebert, Luther E. Erickson 2003-12-23 $22,914,000
6553689 Vapor collection method and apparatus Nirmal K. Jain, James L. Capps, William Blake Kolb, Eldon E. Lightner, Norman L. Rogers +1 more 2003-04-29 $19,244,000
6475572 Electrostatically assisted coating method with focused web-borne charges John W. Louks, Nancy J. W. Hiebert, Luther E. Erickson 2002-11-05 $20,473,000