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Thomas J. Nelson — 96 Patents

3M: 38 patents #235 of 11,543Top 3%
PHPremark Rwp Holdings: 26 patents #1 of 74Top 2%
SYSynaptogenix: 4 patents #2 of 2Top 100%
CECognitive Research Enterprises: 3 patents #2 of 5Top 40%
ARAtlantic Richfield: 2 patents #394 of 1,068Top 40%
NFNdsu Research Foundation: 1 patents #85 of 211Top 45%
ESElectric Data Systems: 1 patents #102 of 419Top 25%
GRGreatbatch: 1 patents #228 of 357Top 65%
WUWest Virginia University: 1 patents #96 of 238Top 45%
Woodbury, MN: #17 of 1,562 inventorsTop 2%
Minnesota: #224 of 52,454 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #15,731 of 4,157,543Top 1%
96 Patents All Time
Thomas J. Nelson has been granted 96 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in November 2025. Thomas J. Nelson ranks #15,731 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.38%). Patent records list Thomas J. Nelson in Woodbury, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 96 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12479067 Patterned abrasive substrate and method Joseph B. Eckel, Aaron K. Nienaber, Andrea Hawkins, Amelia W. Koenig 2025-11-25
12304028 Abrasive article with microparticle-coated abrasive grains Brett A. Beiermann, Aaron K. Nienaber, Joseph B. Eckel, Maiken Givot, Robinette S. Alkhas +3 more 2025-05-20
12296436 Abrasive articles and methods of making and using the same Raghunatha K. Venkatarayappa, Jaime A. Martinez 2025-05-13
12269982 Magnetically assisted disposition of magnetizable abrasive particles Aaron K. Nienaber, Joseph B. Eckel, Brian D. Goers, Samad Javid, Ronald D. Jesme +2 more 2025-04-08
12263558 Camouflage for abrasive articles Joseph B. Eckel, Aaron K. Nienaber, Amelia W. Koenig, Ann M. Hawkins 2025-04-01
12208490 Coated abrasive article having spacer particles, making method and apparatus therefor Joseph B. Eckel, Aaron K. Nienaber, Ann M. Hawkins, Amelia W. Koenig 2025-01-28
12208492 Repositionable abrasive disc mounting assembly and method of using the same Joseph B. Eckel, Fay T. Salmon, David T. Buckley, Cory M. Arthur, Alireza Ghaderi +1 more 2025-01-28
12104094 Phenolic resin composition comprising polymerized ionic groups, abrasive articles and methods Gregory P. Sorenson, Ilya Gorodisher 2024-10-01 $57,454,000
12017327 Particle reception in abrasive article creation Aaron K. Nienaber, Joseph B. Eckel, Ann M. Hawkins, Amelia W. Koenig 2024-06-25 $28,642,000
12016837 Halogenated esters of cyclopropanated unsaturated fatty acids for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases Daniel L. Alkon 2024-06-25 $128,000
12011807 Shaped abrasive particle transfer assembly Joseph B. Eckel, Aaron K. Nienaber, Amelia W. Koenig, Ann M. Hawkins 2024-06-18 $69,393,000
11992918 Abrasive article maker with differential tooling speed Joseph B. Eckel, Aaron K. Nienaber, Ann M. Hawkins, Amelia W. Koenig, Negus B. Adefris 2024-05-28 $58,746,000
11945944 Flexible abrasive article Kathleen S. Shafer, Rebecca A. Putans, Ernest L. Thurber, Cyrus A. Anderson, Corinne E. Lipscomb +2 more 2024-04-02 $27,990,000
11911876 Tooling splice accommodation for abrasive article production Aaron K. Nienaber, Joseph B. Eckel, Ann M. Hawkins, Amelia W. Koenig 2024-02-27 $36,225,000
11820745 PKC-activating compounds for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases Daniel L. Alkon 2023-11-21 $146,000
11724363 Method of making a coated abrasive article Aaron K. Nienaber, Joseph B. Eckel, Ronald D. Jesme, Jaime A. Martinez 2023-08-15 $24,406,000
11642756 Abrasive article with anionic water solubilizing material and method of making Jaime A. Martinez, Maria del Mar Casado Mateos, Maria del Carmen Martin Rivera, Cristobal Martin Bernia, Jon P. Nietfeld +2 more 2023-05-09 $36,427,000
11607775 Coated abrasive disc and methods of making and using the same Thomas P. Hanschen, Steven J. Keipert, Joseph B. Eckel, Aaron K. Nienaber, Erin D. Spring +2 more 2023-03-21 $35,949,000
11597860 Magnetizable abrasive particle and method of making the same Adam D. Miller, Sergei A. Manuilov, Naiyong Jing, Taisiya Skorina, Aaron K. Nienaber +5 more 2023-03-07 $29,533,000
11597059 Coated abrasive disc and methods of making and using the same Thomas P. Hanschen, Steven J. Keipert, Joseph B. Eckel, Aaron K. Nienaber, Erin D. Spring +2 more 2023-03-07 $29,533,000
11484990 Bonded abrasive wheel and method of making the same Joseph B. Eckel, Aaron K. Nienaber, Negus B. Adefris, Ronald D. Jesme, Don V. West 2022-11-01 $50,801,000
11478899 Shaped vitrified abrasive agglomerate with shaped abrasive particles, abrasive articles, and related methods Mark A. Lukowski, Negus B. Adefris, Scott W. Peterson, Brian D. Goers, Rebecca A. Putans +2 more 2022-10-25 $80,236,000
11390596 PKC-activating compounds for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases Daniel L. Alkon 2022-07-19 $622,000
11351653 Nonwoven abrasive articles having electrostatically-oriented abrasive particles and methods of making same Aaron K. Nienaber, Grayce T. Huberty, Ronald D. Apple, Louis S. Moren, Robinette S. Alkhas +3 more 2022-06-07 $33,213,000
11273139 Halogenated esters of cyclopropanated unsaturated fatty acids for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases Daniel L. Alkon 2022-03-15 $945,000