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Rolf W. Biernath — 58 Patents

3M: 56 patents #111 of 11,543Top 1%
BOBoveda: 1 patents #13 of 14Top 95%
Wyoming, MN: #3 of 86 inventorsTop 4%
Minnesota: #671 of 52,454 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #41,558 of 4,157,543Top 1%
58 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–50 of 58 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8740442 Backlight and display system using same Michael F. Weber, Timothy J. Hebrink, Timothy J. Nevitt, John A. Wheatley, Craig R. Schardt +7 more 2014-06-03
8608363 Recycling backlights with semi-specular components Michael F. Weber, Timothy J. Nevitt, John A. Wheatley, David G. Freier, Gilles J. Benoit +3 more 2013-12-17
8608362 Collimating light engine John A. Wheatley, Michael A. Meis 2013-12-17
8599483 High angle rear projection system Brian T. Weber, John C. Schultz, Gary T. Boyd 2013-12-03
8523419 Thin hollow backlights with beneficial design characteristics Timothy J. Nevitt, Timothy J. Hebrink, Michael F. Weber, David G. Freier, John A. Wheatley +3 more 2013-09-03
8469575 Backlight and display system using same Michael F. Weber, Timothy J. Hebrink, Timothy J. Nevitt, John A. Wheatley, Craig R. Schardt +7 more 2013-06-25
8384852 Hybrid daylight-coupled backlights for sunlight viewable displays 2013-02-26
8339542 Passive and hybrid daylight-coupled N-stack and collapsible backlights for sunlight viewable displays Jennifer R. Yi, Keith M. Kotchick 2012-12-25
8228463 Passive daylight-coupled backlight with turning film having prisms with chaos for sunlight viewable displays Jennifer R. Yi, Gilles J. Benoit, Yufeng Liu, Michael F. Weber 2012-07-24
8192048 Lighting assemblies and systems Martin Kristoffersen, Thomas R. Corrigan, David G. Freier, Raymond P. Johnston, Michael A. Meis +4 more 2012-06-05
8149351 Passive and hybrid daylight-coupled backlights for sunlight viewable displays Jennifer R. Yi, Keith M. Kotchick, John S. Huizinga 2012-04-03
8068187 Stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display apparatus having a double sided prism film comprising cylindrical lenses and non-contiguous prisms John S. Huizinga, Vincent W. King, John C. Schultz, Michael J. Sykora, Robert L. Brott 2011-11-29
7843637 Birefringent structured film for LED color mixing in a backlight William W. Merrill, Robert L. Brott, David A. Kowitz 2010-11-30
7418202 Article having a birefringent surface and microstructured features having a variable pitch or angles for use as a blur filter Robert L. Brott, William W. Merrill, John S. Huizinga, William B. Black 2008-08-26
7220344 Film based addressable programmable electronic matrix articles and methods of manufacturing and using the same James G. Bentsen 2007-05-22
7057599 Microstructures with assisting optical lenses David A. Engler, John C. Nelson 2006-06-06
6761962 Microfluidic articles James G. Bentsen, Raymond P. Johnston, Richard J. Poirier, Donald J. McClure 2004-07-13
6700695 Microstructured segmented electrode film for electronic displays David A. Engler 2004-03-02
6664318 Encapsulant compositions with thermal shock resistance Richard M. Bymark, Frank Y. Xu, Michael A. Kropp, Wayne S. Mahoney, Taun L. McKenzie +1 more 2003-12-16
6577432 Post and pocket microstructures containing moveable particles having optical effects David A. Engler 2003-06-10
6570700 Microstructures with assisting optical elements to enhance an optical effect David A. Engler, John C. Nelson 2003-05-27
6480322 Method of improving the respondability of moveable structures in a display David A. Engler 2002-11-12
6462859 Electromagnetically responsive particle assembly and methods and articles for manufacture and use Willem V. Bastiaens, Mark P. Dolan, Lori P. Engle, Patrick R. Fleming, Robert Wolf 2002-10-08
6451191 Film based addressable programmable electronic matrix articles and methods of manufacturing and using the same James G. Bentsen 2002-09-17
6403226 Electronic assemblies with elastomeric members made from cured, room temperature curable silicone compositions having improved stress relaxation resistance Mark S. Konings, Robert S. Reylek 2002-06-11