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Robert B. Nilsen — 29 Patents

REReflexite: 23 patents #1 of 28Top 4%
OAOrafol Americas: 1 patents #4 of 9Top 45%
Avon, CT: #19 of 385 inventorsTop 5%
Connecticut: #1,188 of 34,797 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #127,851 of 4,157,543Top 4%
29 Patents All Time
Robert B. Nilsen has been granted 29 US patents while listed as an inventor at Reflexite. The first was granted in 1996 and the most recent in April 2013. Robert B. Nilsen ranks #127,851 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.1%). Patent records list Robert B. Nilsen in Avon, CT, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2013Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2000.peak 41996: 2 patents19961997: 2 patents1998: 2 patents19982000: 4 patents2001: 2 patents20012002: 2 patents2003: 1 patents20032004: 1 patents2005: 3 patents20052007: 2 patents2008: 2 patents20082009: 1 patents2010: 1 patents20102011: 2 patents2012: 1 patents20122013: 1 patents2013

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 29 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8411230 Light polarizer Patrick W. Mullen, Michael J. Hanrahan, Edward D. Phillips 2013-04-02
8157391 Methods of forming retroflective structures having a helical geometry Garrett L. Nilsen 2012-04-17
8054416 Light polarizer Patrick W. Mullen, Michael J. Hanrahan, Edward D. Phillips 2011-11-08
8033671 Retroreflective structures having a helical geometry Garrett L. Nilsen 2011-10-11
7703931 Two-sided corner-cube retroreflectors and methods of manufacturing the same 2010-04-27
7506987 Two-sided corner-cube retroreflectors and methods of manufacturing the same 2009-03-24
7364314 Optical structures William P. Rowland 2008-04-29
7330315 Light-redirecting optical structures 2008-02-12
7262856 Microstructured optical device for remote chemical sensing Douglas S. Hobbs, Curtis Lockshin, James J. Cowan 2007-08-28
7230764 Differentially-cured materials and process for forming same Patrick W. Mullen, William P. Rowland 2007-06-12
6967053 Durable, open-faced retroreflective prismatic construction Patrick W. Mullen, Gus Bernard 2005-11-22
6891677 Subwavelength optical microstructure light-redirecting films Patrick W. Mullen, Xiao-Jing Lu 2005-05-10
6877866 Multi-orientation retroreflective structure Xiao-Jing Lu, Gary J. Gauer 2005-04-12
6770225 Textured retroreflective prism structures and molds for forming same Christopher Alan Barnett, Nicholas John Phillips 2004-08-03
6570710 Subwavelength optical microstructure light collimating films Patrick W. Mullen, Xiao-Jing Lu 2003-05-27
6457835 Multi-orientation retroreflective structure Xiao-Jing Lu, Gary J. Gauer 2002-10-01
6356389 Subwavelength optical microstructure light collimating films Patrick W. Mullen, Xiao-Jing Lu 2002-03-12
6258443 Textured retroreflective prism structures and molds for forming same Christopher Alan Barnett, Nicholas John Phillips 2001-07-10
6206525 Miniature micro prism retroreflector William P. Rowland 2001-03-27
6139158 Retroreflective articles with multiple size prisms in multiple locations Michael J. Hanrahan 2000-10-31
6119751 Apparatus and method for producing retroreflective material having printed patterns thereon Gus Bernard, Michael J. Hanrahan 2000-09-19
6120636 Apparatus and method for producing retroreflective material having printed patterns thereon Gus Bernard, Michael J. Hanrahan 2000-09-19
6036322 Multi-orientation retroreflective structure Xiao-Jing Lu, Gary J. Gauer 2000-03-14
5840406 Retroreflective prism structure with windows formed thereon 1998-11-24
5780140 Retroreflective microprismatic material with top face curvature and method of making same 1998-07-14