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Robert L.W. Smithson
Also filed as: SMITHSON ROBERT L · SMITHSON ROBERT L W
31 granted patents·8 pending applications·535 citations·filing 1999–2023
96Inventor score
Files with3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO233M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY7DUNN DOUGLAS S2SMITHSON ROBERT L W2DEBE MARK K1
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39 records- 0197US7336422B2Sheeting with composite image that floats3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 26, 2008·82 cites·20 claims
- 0297US6203952B1Imaged article on polymeric substrate3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 20, 2001·197 cites·8 claims
- 0396US6399258B2Method for patterning thin films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 4, 2002·83 cites·15 claims
- 0495US8865293B2Optically active materials and articles and systems in which they may be usedSMITHSON ROBERT L W·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 21, 2014·44 cites·7 claims
- 0593US10888973B2Methods of making metal bond abrasive articles and metal bond abrasive articles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 12, 2021·8 cites·21 claims
- 0693US8748330B2Annealed nanostructured thin film catalystDEBE MARK K·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·32 cites·20 claims
- 0792US8057980B2Sheeting with composite image that floatsDUNN DOUGLAS S·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 15, 2011·20 cites·22 claims
- 0891US11072115B2Methods of making metal bond and vitreous bond abrasive articles, and abrasive article precursors3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 27, 2021·4 cites·3 claims
- 0988US8771919B2Laser marking process and articlesWU PINGFAN·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 8, 2014·8 cites·19 claims
- 1086US11072053B2Methods of making metal bond and vitreous bond abrasive articles, and abrasive article precursors3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 27, 2021·2 cites·10 claims
- 1185US8459807B2Sheeting with composite image that floatsHERBERT SAMMUEL D·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 11, 2013·19 cites·21 claims
- 1281US10709619B2Fastening tape and mechanical fastener including microporous film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 14, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 1381US10105524B2Article with hollow microneedles and method of making3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 23, 2018·13 cites·20 claims
- 1479US11383350B2Metal bond abrasive articles and methods of making metal bond abrasive articles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 12, 2022·1 cites·13 claims
- 1577US2023219195A1Polymer bond abrasive articles and methods of making them3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1676US10417534B2Optically active materials and articles and systems in which they may be used3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 17, 2019·2 cites·5 claims
- 1776US7800825B2User interface including composite images that float3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 21, 2010·7 cites·46 claims
- 1874US11597058B2Methods of making metal bond abrasive articles and metal bond abrasive articles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 7, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 1973US11607841B2Vitreous bonded abrasive articles and methods of manufacture thereof3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 21, 2023·0 cites·1 claims
- 2073US9145098B2High contrast retroreflective sheeting and license platesFLEMING PATRICK R·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 29, 2015·3 cites·6 claims
- 2170US9132506B2Laser marking process and articlesSMITHSON ROBERT L W·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 15, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 2270US2021362297A1Methods of making metal bond and vitreous bond abrasive articles, and abrasive article precursors3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2367US9581740B2Optically active materials and articles and systems in which they may be used3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 28, 2017·2 cites·14 claims
- 2464US11623324B2Polymer bond abrasive articles and methods of making them3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 11, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 2564US10376420B2Personal hygiene article and container for the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 13, 2019·2 cites·18 claims
- 2663US12434351B2Polymer bond abrasive articles including continuous polymer matrix, and methods of making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 2761US10687588B2Printed components and methods for making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 23, 2020·1 cites·14 claims
- 2858US11279853B2Additive manufacturing methods for adhesives and adhesive articles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 22, 2022·0 cites·9 claims
- 2956US11254841B2Additive manufacturing methods for adhesives and adhesive articles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 22, 2022·0 cites·15 claims
- 3055US9268146B2User interface with a composite image that floatsIWASAWA MASARU·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 23, 2016·1 cites·18 claims
- 3155US2013010048A1Sheeting with composite image that floats3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3253US11597856B2Continuous additive manufacturing methods3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 7, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 3352US2012019607A1Sheeting with composite image that floatsDUNN DOUGLAS S·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3451US2022266421A1Abrasive articles having internal coolant features and methods of manufacturing the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3550US11602888B2Continuous additive manufacturing apparatus3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 14, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
- 3649US9937879B2High contrast retroreflective sheeting and license plates3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 10, 2018·0 cites·8 claims
- 3745US2020016725A1Bonded Abrasive Articles Including Oriented Abrasive Particles, and Methods of Making Same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3845US2018104793A1Vitreous bond abrasive articles and methods of making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3942US2008305298A1Laser activation of elastic laminates3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
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