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Wade D. Kretman
Also filed as: KRETMAN WADE D
20 granted patents·3 pending applications·2,126 citations·filing 1997–2010
97Inventor score
Files with3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO17BOYD GARY T1GARDINER MARK E1KAUSCH WILLIAM L1MINNESOTA MINING & MFG1
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23 records- 0198US7046905B1Blacklight with structured surfaces3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted May 16, 2006·132 cites·24 claims
- 0298US6707611B2Optical film with variable angle prisms3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 16, 2004·116 cites·5 claims
- 0398US6354709B1Optical film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 12, 2002·329 cites·25 claims
- 0498US6280063B1Brightness enhancement article3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 28, 2001·384 cites·20 claims
- 0597US7052168B2Illumination device3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2003·Granted May 30, 2006·126 cites·25 claims
- 0697US6560026B2Optical film with variable angle prismsFiled 2002·Granted May 6, 2003·78 cites·27 claims
- 0797US6356391B1Optical film with variable angle prisms3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 12, 2002·185 cites·28 claims
- 0895US6322236B1Optical film with defect-reducing surface and method for making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 27, 2001·268 cites·63 claims
- 0994US6845212B2Optical element having programmed optical structures3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 18, 2005·155 cites·19 claims
- 1094US6581286B2Method of making tool to produce optical film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 24, 2003·85 cites·1 claims
- 1194US6497946B1Diffuse reflective articles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 24, 2002·110 cites·22 claims
- 1289US7221847B2Optical elements having programmed optical structures3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2004·Granted May 22, 2007·34 cites·13 claims
- 1389US7041365B2Static dissipative optical construction3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2003·Granted May 9, 2006·25 cites·27 claims
- 1485US6447135B1Lightguide having a directly secured reflector and method of making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 10, 2002·64 cites·24 claims
- 1583US7794780B2Static dissipative optical construction3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 14, 2010·4 cites·17 claims
- 1675US8057613B2Static dissipative optical constructionKAUSCH WILLIAM L·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 15, 2011·2 cites·17 claims
- 1774US6780355B2Diffuse reflective articles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 24, 2004·18 cites·6 claims
- 1872US7873256B2Backlight with structured surfaces3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 18, 2011·4 cites·5 claims
- 1968US9690038B2Systems and methods for controlling backlight output characteristicsBOYD GARY T·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 27, 2017·3 cites·45 claims
- 2068US8588574B2Backlight with structured surfacesGARDINER MARK E·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 19, 2013·4 cites·5 claims
- 2139US2002012248A1Optical film with defect-reducing surface and method for making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2237US2004005451A1Diffuse reflective articlesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2330US2001036546A1Dimensionally stabilized diffuse reflective articlesFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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