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Wayne W. Fan — 16 Patents

3M: 16 patents #943 of 11,543Top 9%
Cottage Grove, MN: #37 of 362 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #4,638 of 52,454 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #284,196 of 4,157,543Top 7%
16 Patents All Time
Wayne W. Fan has been granted 16 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2003 and the most recent in September 2024. Wayne W. Fan ranks #284,196 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.8%). Patent records list Wayne W. Fan in Cottage Grove, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2003 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2012.peak 42003: 1 patents20032004: 2 patents2007: 1 patents20072008: 1 patents2009: 1 patents20092010: 1 patents2011: 1 patents20112012: 4 patents2013: 1 patents20132018: 2 patents2024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–16 of 16 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12091573 Polysiloxane-based protective coating composition for hard surfaces Frans A. Audenaert, Christoph T. R. Schuell, Bernd Kühneweg, Hugo R. Lens, Philip A. Jinks +1 more 2024-09-17 $61,045,000
10106724 Method of contacting hydrocarbon-bearing formations with fluorinated ionic polymers Rudolf J. Dams, Yong K. Wu 2018-10-23 $32,129,000
9890294 Composition including a fluorinated polymer and a non-fluorinated polymer and methods of making and using the same Dong-Wei Zhu, Rudolf J. Dams, Yong K. Wu 2018-02-13 $24,570,000
8507092 Dust suppressants Dong-Wei Zhu, Qin Zhu, Jeffry L. Jacobs, Mary Lou Morris, Kathleen R. Reynolds +1 more 2013-08-13 $11,080,000
8268067 Perfluoropolyether coating composition for hard surfaces Suresh S. Iyer 2012-09-18 $13,703,000
8236737 Particles comprising a fluorinated siloxane and methods of making and using the same John D. Skildum 2012-08-07 $16,322,000
8158264 Method for easy-to-clean substrates and articles therefrom Moses M. David, Steven J. Martin, Rudolf J. Dams 2012-04-17 $35,217,000
8124231 Dust suppressants Dong-Wei Zhu, Qin Zhu, Jeffry L. Jacobs, Mary Lou Morris, Kathleen R. Reynolds +1 more 2012-02-28 $19,842,000
8030430 Stain resistant polyurethane coatings Nathaniel P. Langford, Richard Fischer, Amy S. Barnes 2011-10-04 $26,285,000
7745653 Fluorochemical compounds having pendent silyl groups Suresh S. Iyer, Thomas P. Klun, Oscar S. Benz 2010-06-29 $10,926,000
7553514 Antireflective article Richard M. Flynn 2009-06-30 $35,723,000
7335786 Michael-adduct fluorochemical silanes Suresh S. Iyer, Oscar S. Benz, Thomas P. Klun 2008-02-26 $37,518,000
7294731 Perfluoropolyether silanes and use thereof Richard M. Flynn 2007-11-13 $12,289,000
6803109 Water-and oil-repellency imparting urethane oligomers comprising perfluoroalkyl moieties Zai-Ming Qiu, John C. Clark 2004-10-12 $18,089,000
6689854 Water and oil repellent masonry treatments Steven J. Martin 2004-02-10 $28,199,000
6646088 Urethane-based stain-release coatings Steven J. Martin, Zai-Ming Qiu, Michael S. Terrazas, Linda G. Coté, Mitchell T. Johnson +1 more 2003-11-11 $15,797,000