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John C. Nelson
Also filed as: NELSON III JOHN C · NELSON JOHN C · NELSON JOHN CARL
62 granted patents·10 pending applications·3,023 citations·filing 1984–2025
99Inventor score
Files with3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO20IBM10ITT MFG ENTERPRISES INC10MINNESOTA MINING & MFG9NELSON JOHN C4
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72 records- 0199US7750982B2Autostereoscopic display with fresnel lens element and double sided prism film adjacent a backlight having a light transmission surface with left and right eye light sources at opposing ends modulated at a rate of at least 90 hz3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 6, 2010·130 cites·20 claims
- 0299US4895428AHigh efficiency retroreflective materialMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 23, 1990·244 cites·24 claims
- 0399US4775219ACube-corner retroreflective articles having tailored divergence profilesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1986·Granted Oct 4, 1988·450 cites·79 claims
- 0498US6417966B1Rear projection screen using internal reflection3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 9, 2002·137 cites·69 claims
- 0598US4938563AHigh efficiency cube corner retroflective materialMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1988·Granted Jul 3, 1990·232 cites·23 claims
- 0697US6407859B1Fresnel lens for projection screen3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 18, 2002·72 cites·31 claims
- 0797US5121458APreterminated fiber optic cableALCATEL NA CABLE SYST·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 9, 1992·239 cites·66 claims
- 0896US6636355B2Microstructured rear projection screen3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 21, 2003·62 cites·7 claims
- 0996US6317263B1Projection screen using dispersing lens array for asymmetric viewing angle3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 13, 2001·81 cites·47 claims
- 1096US5210812AOptical fiber cable having spliced fiber branch and method of making the sameALCATEL NA CABLE SYST·Filed 1992·Granted May 11, 1993·313 cites·25 claims
- 1196US4755921ALensMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1987·Granted Jul 5, 1988·88 cites·18 claims
- 1294US7800708B2Stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display with segmented light guide3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 21, 2010·27 cites·20 claims
- 1393US5943174ANight vision monocular deviceITT MFG ENTERPRISES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 24, 1999·99 cites·20 claims
- 1492US8098347B2Stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display with graded light guide light extraction featuresBROTT ROBERT L·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 17, 2012·18 cites·12 claims
- 1592US6931778B1Clamp for weapon mountITT MFG ENTERPRISES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 23, 2005·106 cites·18 claims
- 1691US10169427B2Personalized highlighter for textual mediaIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 1, 2019·10 cites·19 claims
- 1791US8035771B2Stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display apparatus with structured light guide surface3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 11, 2011·16 cites·20 claims
- 1890US7184210B2Microstructured screen with light absorbing material and method of manufacturing3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 27, 2007·13 cites·4 claims
- 1989US6710941B2Fresnel lens for projection screens3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 23, 2004·22 cites·19 claims
- 2089US6624934B1Projection screen using variable power lenticular lens for asymmetric viewing angle3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 23, 2003·28 cites·12 claims
- 2188US8867819B2Information technology asset location using visual detectorsIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 21, 2014·16 cites·17 claims
- 2288US8004622B2Embedded stereoscopic 3D display and 2D display film stack3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 23, 2011·10 cites·9 claims
- 2388US7847869B2Autostereoscopic display with fresnel lens element and double sided prism adjacent a backlight having a transmission surface with opposed first and second light sources alternately modulated at 90 Hz3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 7, 2010·7 cites·4 claims
- 2488US6935756B2Retroreflective articles having moire-like pattern3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 30, 2005·40 cites·28 claims
- 2586US6637144B2Sight clearing weapon mountITT MFG ENTERPRISES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 28, 2003·77 cites·18 claims
- 2685US9269943B1Battery housing with reverse polarity protectionEXELIS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 23, 2016·9 cites·15 claims
- 2785US6843571B2Methods of making a master and replicas thereof3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 18, 2005·27 cites·68 claims
- 2884US6570700B2Microstructures with assisting optical elements to enhance an optical effect3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·28 cites·42 claims
- 2983USD413130SCombined night vision monocular with head or helmet and small arms mounting adapterITT MFG ENTERPRISES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 24, 1999·28 cites·1 claims
- 3080US7057810B2Microstructured screen with light absorbing material and method of manufacturing3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 6, 2006·14 cites·23 claims
- 3180US6924931B1Line of sight adjustment for night vision binocularsITT MFG ENTERPRISES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 2, 2005·26 cites·11 claims
- 3279US10279533B1Method and apparatus for fabricating bent microneedles for use as micro-sutures in a wound closure device10X TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 7, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 3377US10044872B2Organizing conference calls using speaker and topic hierarchiesIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 7, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 3476US9705972B2Managing a set of dataIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 11, 2017·4 cites·19 claims
- 3576US7057599B2Microstructures with assisting optical lenses3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 6, 2006·15 cites·25 claims
- 3676US5696327AMethod and apparatus for separating a thin film from a substrateUNIV MINNESOTA·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 9, 1997·34 cites·17 claims
- 3774US10612514B2Rigid polymeric blade for a wind turbine and method and apparatus to manufacture same10X TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 7, 2020·1 cites·4 claims
- 3874US5599137AMobile soil treatment apparatus and methodCHEMTECH ANALYSIS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 4, 1997·39 cites·25 claims
- 3974US5150966AUniform intensity profile catadioptric lensMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 29, 1992·40 cites·12 claims
- 4068US7049027B2Single battery housing assemblyITT MFG ENTERPRISES INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 23, 2006·10 cites·13 claims
- 4167US6071639ABattery cartridgeITT MFG ENTERPRISES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 6, 2000·40 cites·27 claims
- 4266US4964691AOptical fiber cable having optical fibers with various lengthsALCATEL NA INC·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 23, 1990·24 cites·20 claims
- 4364US5029060AUniform intensity profile catadioptric lensMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 2, 1991·29 cites·15 claims
- 4462US10110726B2Rapid serial visual presentation to deliver messages in social spacesIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 23, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 4561US2025269490A1Automatic burnishing system for preparing glass surface for solderingMAGNA EXTERIORS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4660US5296882AOverhead projector with catadioptric fresnel lensMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 22, 1994·16 cites·14 claims
- 4759US5446594ACatadioptric Fresnel lensMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 29, 1995·14 cites·3 claims
- 4858US5260141ADiamond coated productsUNIV MINNESOTA·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 9, 1993·16 cites·8 claims
- 4958US2016019610A1System for aggregating, comparing and acquiring collectibles, methods and uses thereofCOLLECTORS UNIVERSE INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 5056US8913850B2Information technology asset location using visual detectorsIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 16, 2014·1 cites·25 claims
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