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Thomas E. Forester — 3 Patents

3M: 3 patents #4,239 of 11,543Top 40%
Windom, MN: #1,016 of 2,819 inventorsTop 40%
Minnesota: #19,251 of 52,454 inventorsTop 40%
Overall (All Time): #1,328,092 of 4,157,543Top 35%
3 Patents All Time
Thomas E. Forester has been granted 3 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in June 1998. Thomas E. Forester ranks #1,328,092 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 31.9%). Patent records list Thomas E. Forester in Windom, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–3 of 3 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5774265 Durable retroreflective elements James P. Mathers, Chris J. Goodbrake, Kathleen A. Hachey, Thomas P. Hedblom, Kathleen M. Humpal +3 more 1998-06-30 $22,995,000
4957886 Aluminum oxide/aluminum oxynitride/group IVB metal nitride abrasive particles derived from a sol-gel process James P. Mathers, William P. Wood 1990-09-18 $5,892,000
4855264 Aluminum oxide/aluminum oxynitride/group IVB metal nitride abrasive particles derived from a sol-gel process James P. Mathers, William P. Wood 1989-08-08 $5,893,000