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Thomas P. Klun — 157 Patents

3M: 150 patents #8 of 11,543Top 1%
SPSolventum Intellectual Properties: 4 patents #27 of 387Top 7%
Lakeland, MN: #1 of 61 inventorsTop 2%
Minnesota: #62 of 52,454 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #5,656 of 4,157,543Top 1%
157 Patents All Time
Thomas P. Klun has been granted 157 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in November 2025. Thomas P. Klun ranks #5,656 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.14%). Patent records list Thomas P. Klun in Lakeland, MN, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 157 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12464939 Articles including nanostructured surfaces and enclosed voids, methods of making same, and optical elements Jerry E. Solomon, Christopher S. Lyons, Joseph C. Spagnola 2025-11-04
12421336 Orthodontic articles comprising cured free-radically polymerizable composition with improved strength in aqueous environment Tianyu Wu, Saswata Chakraborty, Benjamin C. MacMurray, Richard J. Pokorny, Wayne S. Mahoney +10 more 2025-09-23
12384807 Fluorinated photoinitiators and fluorinated (co)polymer layers made using the same Paul J. Homnick, Brandon R. Pietz, Christopher S. Lyons, Karl K. Stensvad, Kelly A. Volp 2025-08-12
12351668 Orthodontic articles comprising polymerized composition with pendent cyclic moieties, methods, and polymerizable compositions Chad M. Amb, Richard J. Pokorny, Saswata Chakraborty, Benjamin C. Mac Murray, Tianyu Wu +5 more 2025-07-08
12305063 Fluorinated coupling agents and fluorinated (co)polymer layers made using the same Paul J. Homnick, Brandon R. Pietz, Christopher S. Lyons, Karl K. Stensvad 2025-05-20
12297316 Orthodontic articles prepared using a polycarbonate diol, polymerizable compositions, and methods of making the articles Zeba Parkar, John M. Riedesel, Richard J. Pokorny, Chad M. Amb, Benjamin R. Coonce +9 more 2025-05-13
12247001 Compounds comprising perfluorinated group, photoinitiator group, and amide linking group Brandon R. Pietz, Paul J. Homnick, Christopher S. Lyons, Chad M. Amb 2025-03-11
12214564 Optical assembly with encapsulated multilayer optical film and methods of making same Gregg A. Ambur, Douglas S. Dunn, Henry A. Kostalik, IV, Christopher S. DeGraw, Benjamin R. Coonce +4 more 2025-02-04
12161013 Articles including nanostructured surfaces and enclosed voids, and methods of making same Jeffrey L. Solomon, Henrik B. van Lengerich, Bryan V. Hunt, Tabitha A. Silliman, William Blake Kolb +6 more 2024-12-03 $186,768,000
12121413 Orthodontic articles and methods of making and postprocessing same Saswata Chakraborty, Benjamin C. MacMurray, James D. Hansen, Karl J.L. Geisler, Daniel J. Skamser +3 more 2024-10-22
12103846 Nanostructured article David Scott Thompson, Chad M. Amb, Moses M. David, Richard J. Pokorny, Jonah Shaver +7 more 2024-10-01 $57,454,000
12053945 Thermoformed abrasion-resistant multilayer optical film and method of making the same Benjamin R. Coonce, Richard J. Pokorny, Chunjie Zhang, Gregg A. Ambur, Benjamin G. Sonnek +2 more 2024-08-06 $130,470,000
11945900 Orthodontic articles prepared using a polycarbonate diol, polymerizable compositions, and methods of making the articles Zeba Parkar, John M. Riedesel, Richard J. Pokorny, Chad M. Amb, Benjamin R. Coonce +9 more 2024-04-02 $27,990,000
11912801 (Meth)acrylate urethane (urea) phosphonates as adhesion promoters Ying Lin, Sheng Ye, Semra Colak Atan, Jerald K. Rasmussen 2024-02-27 $36,225,000
11904031 Orthodontic articles comprising polymerized composition comprising at least two free-radical initiators Saswata Chakraborty, Benjamin C. MacMurray, Eric W. Nelson, Richard J. Pokorny, Wayne S. Mahoney +9 more 2024-02-20 $18,053,000
11807795 Optical device with antistatic coating Bryan V. Hunt, Brandt K. Carter, Maureen C. Nelson, Jason S. Petaja, Yizhong Wang +1 more 2023-11-07 $44,111,000
11752749 Composite article including a multilayer barrier assembly and methods of making the same Robert S. Clough, Joseph C. Spagnola, Christopher S. Lyons, Mark D. Weigel 2023-09-12 $54,029,000
11709299 Optical assembly with protective coating Gregg A. Ambur, Benjamin G. Sonnek, Jo A. Etter, Timothy L. Wong, Richard J. Pokorny +7 more 2023-07-25 $41,696,000
11708428 Photopolymerizable compositions including a polyurethane methacrylate polymer prepared using a polycarbonate diol, articles, and methods Zeba Parkar, John M. Riedesel, Richard J. Pokorny, Chad M. Amb, Benjamin R. Coonce +5 more 2023-07-25 $41,696,000
11701755 Abrasive articles including a saturant and an anti-loading size layer Jing Chen, Lan H. Liu, Thomas W. Floyd, Bathsheba E. Chong Conklin, Dong Wu +1 more 2023-07-18 $29,733,000
11693168 Optical assembly Gregg A. Ambur, Benjamin G. Sonnek, Jo A. Etter, Timothy L. Wong, Richard J. Pokorny +6 more 2023-07-04
11691248 Abrasive articles including an anti-loading size layer Lan H. Liu, Jing Chen, Thomas W. Floyd, Bathsheba E. Chong Conklin, Adriana C. Gorgan 2023-07-04
11584113 Composite article including a multilayer barrier assembly and methods of making the same Robert S. Clough, Joseph C. Spagnola, Christopher S. Lyons, Mark D. Weigel 2023-02-21 $25,268,000
11584817 Orthodontic articles comprising cured free-radically polymerizable composition with improved strength in aqueous environment Tianyu Wu, Saswata Chakraborty, Benjamin C. MacMurray, Richard J. Pokorny, Wayne S. Mahoney +10 more 2023-02-21 $25,268,000
11511522 High performance photocurable optically clear adhesive Lan H. Liu, Jianhui Xia, David A. Kowitz, Audrey A. Sherman 2022-11-29 $62,629,000