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Robert P. Messner — 5 Patents

3M: 4 patents #3,453 of 11,543Top 30%
MIT: 1 patents #4,386 of 9,367Top 50%
Boston, MA: #1,475 of 5,993 inventorsTop 25%
Massachusetts: #23,696 of 88,656 inventorsTop 30%
Overall (All Time): #907,971 of 4,157,543Top 25%
5 Patents All Time
Robert P. Messner has been granted 5 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in November 2004. Robert P. Messner ranks #907,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 21.8%). Patent records list Robert P. Messner in Boston, MA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1992 to 2004Bar chart with a peak of 1 patents in 1992.peak 11992: 1 patents19921999: 1 patents19992000: 1 patents20002003: 1 patents20032004: 1 patents2004

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–5 of 5 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6817926 Polishing pad and method of use thereof Jeffrey S. Kollodge 2004-11-16 $29,018,000
6612916 Article suitable for chemical mechanical planarization processes Jeffrey S. Kollodge 2003-09-02 $8,525,000
6121143 Abrasive articles comprising a fluorochemical agent for wafer surface modification Carl R. Kessel, George Moore 2000-09-19 $16,737,000
5958794 Method of modifying an exposed surface of a semiconductor wafer Wesley J. Bruxvoort, Scott R. Culler, Kwok-Lun Ho, David A. Kaisaki, Carl R. Kessel +4 more 1999-09-28 $28,382,000
5079195 Method of preparing refractory silicon carbide composites and coatings Yet-Ming Chiang 1992-01-07