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Thomas J. Blong — 51 Patents

3M: 46 patents #176 of 11,543Top 2%
DGDyneon Gmbh: 4 patents #7 of 53Top 15%
Woodbury, MN: #60 of 1,562 inventorsTop 4%
Minnesota: #848 of 52,454 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #51,932 of 4,157,543Top 2%
51 Patents All Time
Thomas J. Blong has been granted 51 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1996 and the most recent in May 2025. Thomas J. Blong ranks #51,932 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.2%). Patent records list Thomas J. Blong in Woodbury, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2004.peak 51996: 3 patents19961998: 2 patents2000: 2 patents2001: 1 patents20012002: 2 patents2003: 4 patents2004: 5 patents20042005: 1 patents2006: 3 patents2008: 3 patents20082009: 2 patents2011: 2 patents2012: 3 patents20122013: 1 patents2014: 3 patents2015: 1 patents20152017: 4 patents2018: 2 patents2019: 1 patents20192020: 2 patents2021: 1 patents2022: 1 patents20222023: 1 patents2025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 51 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12304186 Co-extruded multilayer articles including continuous layer and discontinuous layer Robert M. Biegler, Mark A. Hoisington, Craig R. Hoff, Anton F. Jachim, Jeffrey M. Maki +4 more 2025-05-20
11618237 Co-extruded multilayer articles including continuous layer and discontinuous layer Robert M. Biegler, Mark A. Hoisington, Craig R. Hoff, Anton F. Jachim, Jeffrey M. Maki +4 more 2023-04-04 $42,236,000
11292934 Fluoropolymer coatings comprising aziridine compounds and non-fluorinated polymer Naiyong Jing, Kevin M. Hamer, Jeffrey A. Peterson, Timothy D. Fletcher, Michael Juergens +2 more 2022-04-05 $32,780,000
10948734 Light control film with varied viewing angle Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael J. Sykora, Robert R. Kieschke, Kenneth L. Smith, Olester Benson, Jr. +3 more 2021-03-16 $45,932,000
10723868 Fluoropolymer processing additive, compositions, and methods Claude Lavallee, Peter J. Scott, Denis Duchesne, Dale E. Hutchens, Larry A. Last +1 more 2020-07-28 $26,323,000
10526503 Fluoropolymer coatings comprising aziridine compounds and non-fluorinated polymer Naiyong Jing, Kevin M. Hamer, Jeffrey A. Peterson, Timothy D. Fletcher, Michael Juergens +2 more 2020-01-07 $50,758,000
10208223 Fluoropolymer coatings comprising aziridine compounds Naiyong Jing, Kai H. Lochhaas, Kevin M. Hamer, Timothy D. Fletcher, Zhigang Yu +1 more 2019-02-19 $53,807,000
10160829 Functionalized polyester polymers and film articles Yu Yang, Jiyoung Park, Suresh S. Iyer, Christopher W. A. Krohe, Kyle Starkey +4 more 2018-12-25
9976045 Fluoropolymer coatings comprising aziridine compounds Naiyong Jing, Kai H. Lochhaas, Kevin M. Hamer, Timothy D. Fletcher, Zhigang Yu +1 more 2018-05-22 $27,370,000
9803041 Semi-fluorinated thermoplastic resins with low gel content Harald Kaspar, Klaus Hintzer, Tilman C. Zipplies 2017-10-31 $24,909,000
9791709 Light control film with varied viewing angle Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael J. Sykora, Robert R. Kieschke, Kenneth L. Smith, Olester Benson, Jr. +3 more 2017-10-17 $23,529,000
9740018 Light control film with varied viewing angle Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael J. Sykora, Robert R. Kieschke, Kenneth L. Smith, Olester Benson, Jr. +3 more 2017-08-22 $21,544,000
9562168 Fluoropolymer coatings suitable for films of photovoltaic modules Naiyong Jing, Mark W. Muggli, Larry S. Hebert, Kevin M. Hamer, Michael Juergens +4 more 2017-02-07
9221990 Fluoropolymer coatings suitable for films of photovoltaic modules Naiyong Jing, Mark W. Muggli, Larry S. Hebert, Kevin M. Hamer, Michael Juergens +4 more 2015-12-29 $24,003,000
8835749 Multilayer film Robert F. Babb, Peter J. Harrison, Pamela A. Percha 2014-09-16 $10,609,000
8821680 Fluoropolymer containing laminates Dennis Hull, Joseph G. Walton, Maria P. Dillon, David B. Redmond, Mark W. Muggli 2014-09-02 $24,267,000
8691388 Fluoropolymer containing laminates Dennis Hull, Joseph G. Walton, Maria P. Dillon, David B. Redmond, Mark W. Muggli 2014-04-08 $22,663,000
8609234 Fluoropolymer containing laminates Dennis Hull, Joseph G. Walton, Maria P. Dillon, David B. Redmond, Mark W. Muggli 2013-12-17 $17,242,000
8337990 Fluoropolymer containing laminates Dennis Hull, Joseph G. Walton, Maria P. Dillon, David B. Redmond, Mark W. Muggli 2012-12-25
8257824 Fluoropolymer containing laminates Dennis Hull, Joseph G. Walton, Maria P. Dillon, David B. Redmond, Mark W. Muggli 2012-09-04 $16,904,000
8168290 Fluoropolymer containing laminates Dennis Hull, Joseph G. Walton, Maria P. Dillon, David B. Redmond, Mark W. Muggli 2012-05-01 $37,935,000
8007863 Multi-layer articles and method for improving the release life of the same Blake E. Chandler, Shannon S. Le Blanc 2011-08-30 $16,834,000
7981474 Fluoropolymer containing laminates Dennis Hull, Joseph G. Walton, Maria P. Dillon, David B. Redmond, Mark W. Muggli 2011-07-19 $11,272,000
7638186 Fluoropolymer containing laminates Dennis Hull, Joseph G. Walton, Maria P. Dillon, David B. Redmond, Mark W. Muggli 2009-12-29 $29,324,000
RE40902 Tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymers with higher drawability Ralph Kaulbach, Albert Killich, Friedrich Kloos, Gernot Loehr, Ludwig Mayer +2 more 2009-09-01