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Gerald M. Benson
Also filed as: BENSON GERALD M · BENSON GERALD W
65 granted patents·7 pending applications·3,877 citations·filing 1986–2013
99Inventor score
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72 records- 0199US5650215APressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surfacesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 22, 1997·338 cites·20 claims
- 0298US6540367B1Structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and methods for making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 1, 2003·120 cites·36 claims
- 0398US6123890AMethods for making pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surfaces3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 26, 2000·150 cites·12 claims
- 0498US5614286AConformable cube corner retroreflective sheetingMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 25, 1997·181 cites·20 claims
- 0598US5122902ARetroreflective articles having light-transmissive surfacesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 16, 1992·236 cites·16 claims
- 0697US6315851B1Pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surface3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 13, 2001·74 cites·15 claims
- 0797US5557836AMethod of manufacturing a cube corner articleMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 24, 1996·96 cites·10 claims
- 0896US6136416ARaised zone retroreflective cube corner article3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 24, 2000·84 cites·29 claims
- 0996US5981032ARetroreflective cube corner sheeting mold and sheeting formed therefrom3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·129 cites·47 claims
- 1096US5706132ADual orientation retroreflective sheetingMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 6, 1998·180 cites·45 claims
- 1195US6838150B2Pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surfaces3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 4, 2005·44 cites·20 claims
- 1295US6386855B1Cube corner sheeting mold and of making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 14, 2002·57 cites·12 claims
- 1395US6318987B1Cube corner sheeting mold and method of making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 20, 2001·63 cites·64 claims
- 1495US6302992B1Retroreflective cube corner sheeting, molds therefore, and methods of making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 16, 2001·58 cites·31 claims
- 1595US5759468ARaised zone retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufactureMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 2, 1998·75 cites·29 claims
- 1695US5600484AMachining techniques for retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufactureMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 4, 1997·76 cites·7 claims
- 1794US8394485B2Compound mold and structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and method of making sameBENSON GERALD M·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 12, 2013·12 cites·11 claims
- 1894US7562991B2Structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and methods for making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 21, 2009·23 cites·7 claims
- 1994US6253442B1Retroreflective cube corner sheeting mold and method for making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 3, 2001·81 cites·3 claims
- 2094US5936770ADual orientation retroreflective sheeting3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 10, 1999·141 cites·48 claims
- 2194US4703999AWide-angle-reflective cube-corner retroreflective sheetingMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1986·Granted Nov 3, 1987·103 cites·6 claims
- 2293US5946134ARaised structure retroreflective articleMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 31, 1999·90 cites·8 claims
- 2392US6447878B1Retroreflective cube corner sheeting mold and sheeting formed therefrom3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 10, 2002·31 cites·8 claims
- 2492US6287670B1Cube corner cavity based retroreflectors and methods for making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 11, 2001·65 cites·18 claims
- 2592US6257860B1Cube corner sheeting mold and method of making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 10, 2001·102 cites·27 claims
- 2692US5898523ATiled retroreflective sheeting composed of highly canted cube corner elementsMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 27, 1999·154 cites·32 claims
- 2791US6641767B2Methods for replication, replicated articles, and replication tools3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 4, 2003·45 cites·19 claims
- 2891US5822121ARetroreflective cube corner article having scalene base trianglesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 13, 1998·80 cites·5 claims
- 2991US5696627ADirectly machined raised structure retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufactureMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 9, 1997·74 cites·6 claims
- 3090US8852722B2Compound mold and structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and method of making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 7, 2014·8 cites·10 claims
- 3190US6413615B2Cube corner geometric structures in a substrate formed by both replicating and machining processes3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 2, 2002·29 cites·15 claims
- 3289US6322652B1Method of making a patterned surface articles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 27, 2001·61 cites·19 claims
- 3389US5764413ATiled retroreflective sheetingMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 9, 1998·64 cites·11 claims
- 3489US5564870AMethod of manufacturing an asymmetric cube corner articleMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 15, 1996·72 cites·12 claims
- 3588US8485672B2Structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and methods for making sameBENSON GERALD M·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 16, 2013·7 cites·7 claims
- 3688US6656571B2Cube corner cavity based retroreflectors and methods for making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 2, 2003·33 cites·13 claims
- 3788US6318867B1Conformable cube corner retroreflective sheeting3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 20, 2001·33 cites·7 claims
- 3887US6280822B1Cube corner cavity based retroeflectors with transparent fill material3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 28, 2001·64 cites·21 claims
- 3986US5914812ADirectly machined raised structure retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufactureMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 22, 1999·55 cites·20 claims
- 4085US5585164ADual groove set retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufactureMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 17, 1996·46 cites·42 claims
- 4184US7250210B2Pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surfaces3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 31, 2007·14 cites·23 claims
- 4284US6533887B1Retroreflective cube corner sheeting, molds therefore, and methods of making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 18, 2003·16 cites·15 claims
- 4384US5632946AMethods of making a conformable cube corner retroreflective sheetingMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1995·Granted May 27, 1997·46 cites·7 claims
- 4483US5959774ARaised structure retroreflective article3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 28, 1999·44 cites·23 claims
- 4582US7384161B2Structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and methods for making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 10, 2008·7 cites·21 claims
- 4682US6440880B2Pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surfaces3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 27, 2002·42 cites·26 claims
- 4782US5926314ARetroreflective cube corner article having scalene base trianglesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 20, 1999·41 cites·7 claims
- 4881US7712904B2Structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and methods for making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2008·Granted May 11, 2010·6 cites·8 claims
- 4980US6508559B2Conformable cube corner retroreflective sheeting3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 21, 2003·19 cites·6 claims
- 5080US5812315ACube corner articles exhibiting improved entrance angularity in one or more planesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 22, 1998·40 cites·30 claims
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