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Robert L. Brott — 67 Patents

3M: 65 patents #85 of 11,543Top 1%
Samsung: 2 patents #38,282 of 75,807Top 55%
Harvard University: 1 patents #1,740 of 3,600Top 50%
Woodbury, MN: #36 of 1,562 inventorsTop 3%
Minnesota: #510 of 52,454 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #31,718 of 4,157,543Top 1%
67 Patents All Time
Robert L. Brott has been granted 67 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in December 2025. Robert L. Brott ranks #31,718 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.76%). Patent records list Robert L. Brott in Woodbury, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 67 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12504567 Structured film and optical article including structured film Martin B. Wolk, Kevin W. Gotrik, Christopher S. Lyons, Caleb T. Nelson, Vadim N. Savvateev +4 more 2025-12-23
12461276 Reflective optical metasurface films Martin B. Wolk, Karl K. Stensvad, Vadim N. Savvateev, James A. Nelson, Lingbing Lynn Zhao +2 more 2025-11-04
12429641 Organic light emitting diode display with color-correction component having different color mixing weights Nicholas C. Erickson, David G. Freier, Bing Hao, David A. Rosen, Stephen M. Menke +14 more 2025-09-30
12248118 Optical metasurface films Martin B. Wolk, Karl K. Stensvad, James M. Nelson, Federico Capasso, Xinghui Yin +1 more 2025-03-11
12007593 Organic light emitting diode with color-correction for maximum white-point color shift Nicholas C. Erickson, David G. Freier, Bing Hao, David A. Rosen, Stephen M. Menke +14 more 2024-06-11 $67,617,000
10991765 Optical stack for improved color uniformity in OLED display David G. Freier, Justin P. Meyer 2021-04-27 $39,964,000
10756306 Nanostructured article Nicholas C. Erickson, Moses M. David, Xiaoguang Sun, Manoj Nirmal, Haeen Sykora +8 more 2020-08-25 $39,353,000
10598349 Lighting component including switchable diffuser Guanglei Du, John A. Wheatley 2020-03-24 $44,186,000
10566391 OLED display with improved color uniformity David G. Freier, Justin P. Meyer 2020-02-18 $32,683,000
10539722 Optical film Encai Hao, William Blake Kolb, Brant U. Kolb, Brian W. Ostlie, Naiyong Jing +7 more 2020-01-21 $79,910,000
10036517 Lightguide as luminaire Raymond P. Johnston, Patrick R. Fleming, Karl J. L. Geisler, Kayla A. Hagens, Steven G. Lucht +3 more 2018-07-31 $28,617,000
9977154 Precision control of web material having micro-replicated lens array David L. Hofeldt, Daniel H. Carlson, James N. Dobbs, Andrzej P. Jaworski, Glen A. Jerry +3 more 2018-05-22 $27,370,000
9921345 Optical systems having variable viewing angles John A. Wheatley, Guanglei Du 2018-03-20 $29,165,000
9918370 Electroluminescent devices and methods of making electroluminescent devices including an optical spacer Martin B. Wolk, Thomas R. Hoffend 2018-03-13
9879157 Microstructured transfer tapes Audrey A. Sherman, Kevin R. Schaffer, Rolf W. Biernath, Joseph W. Woody, V, John A. Wheatley 2018-01-30 $32,106,000
9684120 Optical article having viscoelastic layer Martin B. Wolk, Michael J. Sykora, William J. Bryan, Erik A. Aho, Martin Kristoffersen +5 more 2017-06-20 $29,431,000
9402305 Transparent conducting article comprising first and second conductive layers and an intervening inorganic dielectric layer having a plurality of apertures therein Manoj Nirmal, Stephen P. Maki, Jason C. Radel, Donald J. McClure, Clark I. Bright 2016-07-26 $171,613,000
9354386 Solid state area light and spotlight with light guide and integrated thermal guide Raymond P. Johnston, Paul E. Humpal, Karl J. L. Geisler, Martin J. Vos 2016-05-31 $20,677,000
9304243 Illumination device having viscoelastic lightguide Martin B. Wolk, Michael J. Sykora, William J. Bryan, Erik A. Aho, Martin Kristoffersen +5 more 2016-04-05 $45,601,000
9267674 Solid state light with enclosed light guide and integrated thermal guide Raymond P. Johnston, Charles N. DeVore, Martin J. Vos, Paul E. Humpal, Kayla A. Hagens +4 more 2016-02-23 $47,231,000
9244284 Microreplicated film for autostereoscopic displays Michael J. Sykora, John C. Schultz, Corey D. Balts 2016-01-26 $24,100,000
9239417 Illumination device having viscoelastic layer Martin B. Wolk, Michael J. Sykora, William J. Bryan, Erik A. Aho, Martin Kristoffersen +5 more 2016-01-19 $37,873,000
9146342 Illumination device having viscoelastic lightguide Martin B. Wolk, Michael J. Sykora, William J. Bryan, Erik A. Aho, Martin Kristoffersen +5 more 2015-09-29 $22,080,000
8967837 Solid state light with features for controlling light distribution and air cooling channels Alexander C. Tsuei, James F. Poch, Paul E. Humpal, Hamid R. Mortazavi, 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, Paul E. Humpal, Kayla A. Hagens, Charles N. DeVore, Karl J. L. Geisler +3 more 2015-01-06 $39,870,000