Inventor

William Blake Kolb

Inventor

Lakeland, MN, US

Overview

81→

Patents

1996–2021

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 81 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G02Bprimary

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus13%

F26BDrying solid materials or objects by removing liquid therefrom8%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification7%

B05DProcesses for applying fluent materials to surfaces, in general6%

B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures5%

G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein4%

G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer4%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%

H10KOrganic electric solid-state devices4%

G03GElectrography3%

PatentTitleYear

11,127,924Display devices containing polymeric films2021 11,054,558Photochromic articles containing a porous material with a photochromic dye and fluid, methods of making and using2021 11,052,420Layer-by-layer coating apparatus and method2021 10,926,289Layer-by-layer coating apparatus and method2021 10,926,572Security element with metallized beads2021 10,797,269Polymeric films and display devices containing such films2020 10,711,182Photochromic articles containing a polyoxometalate and methods of making and using same2020 10,649,274Optical construction and display system incorporating same2020 10,539,722Optical film2020 10,420,207Patterned substrates with darkened conductor traces2019 10,316,245Quantum dot film2019 10,302,823Patterned gradient polymer film and method2019 10,293,370Process for gradient nanovoided article2019 10,126,469Nanostructured material and method of making the same2018 10,036,831Nanostructured articles and methods to make the same2018 9,960,389Polymeric films and display devices containing such films2018 9,736,928'Patterned substrates with darkened conductor traces'2017 9,726,792'Low refractive index layer having a plurality of voids'2017 9,651,715'Nanostructured material and method of making the same'2017 9,551,816'Retroreflecting optical construction'2017 9,464,179'Process and apparatus for a nanovoided article'2016 9,410,677'Light source and display system incorporating same'2016 9,403,300'Patterned gradient polymer film and method'2016 9,333,533'Use of a transport coating to apply a thin coated layer'2016 9,328,265'Nano-porous adhesive tie layer'2016 9,291,752'Retroreflecting optical construction'2016 9,284,473'Adhesive article with release layer including polymerized (meth)acrylated silicone'2016 9,279,918'Gradient low index article and method'2016 9,140,833'Retroreflective sheeting including a low refractive index layer having a plurality of voids'2015 8,993,059'Method of making morphologically patterned coatings'2015 8,982,468'Voided diffuser'2015 8,964,146'Optical film for preventing optical coupling'2015 8,922,733'Light source and display system incorporating same'2014 8,917,447'Microreplicated film for attachment to autostereoscopic display components'2014 8,891,038'Lightguide with optical film containing voids and blacklight for display system'2014 8,808,811'Process and apparatus for a nanovoided article'2014 8,753,712'Method of producing a component of a device, and the resulting components and devices'2014 8,692,446'OLED light extraction films having nanoparticles and periodic structures'2014 8,605,406'Apparatus and methods for altering charge on a dielectric material'2013 8,585,826'Apparatus and method for cleaning flexible webs'2013 8,570,703'Apparatus and methods for modification of electrostatic charge on a moving web'2013 8,547,015'Light extraction films for organic light emitting devices (OLEDs)'2013 8,534,849'Retroreflecting optical construction'2013 8,469,551'Light extraction films for increasing pixelated OLED output with reduced blur'2013 8,460,754'Needle coating and in-line curing of a coated workpiece'2013 8,249,409'Light extraction film with nanoparticle coatings'2012 8,182,871'Method of making topographically patterned coatings'2012 7,971,370'Vapor collection method and apparatus'2011 7,957,621'Light extraction film with nanoparticle coatings'2011 7,918,039'Coating process and apparatus'2011 7,918,038'Vapor collection method and apparatus'2011 7,625,449'Apparatus for controlling coating width'2009 7,423,840'Magnetic tape recording system having tape with defined remanent magnetization'2008 7,291,362'Method and apparatus for controlling coating width'2007 7,159,334'Web coating machine'2007 7,143,528'Dry converting process and apparatus'2006 7,100,302'Coating process and apparatus'2006 7,032,324'Coating process and apparatus'2006 6,996,921'Web positioning device'2006 6,994,533'Extruder with condenser'2006 6,960,385'Magnetic recording medium'2005 6,808,739'Drying method for selectively removing volatile components from wet coatings'2004 6,790,404'Process of making microporous film'2004 6,733,906'Magnetic recording media having specific wet thickness and coating methods'2004 RE038412'Coated substrate drying system with magnetic particle orientation'2004 6,553,689'Vapor collection method and apparatus'2003 6,511,708'Controlling float height of moving substrate over curved plate'2003 6,491,970'Method of forming a magnetic recording media'2002 6,256,904'Controlling float height of moving substrate over curved plate'2001 6,134,808'Gap drying with insulation layer between substrate and heated platen'2000 6,047,151'Drying system and method for an electrophotographic imaging system'2000 5,980,697'Component separation system including condensing mechanism'1999 5,851,137'Coater die edge finishing method'1998 5,813,133'Coated substrate drying system with magnetic particle orientation'1998 5,805,963'Apparatus and method for removing developer liquid from an imaging substrate'1998 5,781,834'Apparatus and method for removing developer liquid from an imaging substrate'1998 5,758,236'Development apparatus for a liquid electrographic imaging system'1998 5,713,068'Apparatus and method for removing developer liquid from an imaging substrate'1998 5,694,701'Coated substrate drying system'1997 5,581,905'Coated substrate drying system'1996 5,576,815'Development apparatus for a liquid electrographic imaging system'1996

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1996–2000Patents assigned to MINNESOTA MINING & MFG (10)· patent assignee history

1996–2006Based in St. Paul, MN, US· patent location history

1999–2021Patents assigned to 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO (63)· patent assignee history

2002–2011Based in Woodbury, MN, US· patent location history

2011–2020Based in Lakeland, MN, US· patent location history

2012–2020Patents assigned to KOLB WILLIAM BLAKE (17)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to KOLB WILLIAM B (10)· patent assignee history

2013–2020Patents assigned to HAO ENCAI (14)· patent assignee history

2016–2021Based in Stillwater, MN, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO	63	1999–2021
KOLB WILLIAM BLAKEself	17	2012–2020
HAO ENCAI	14	2013–2020
KOLB WILLIAM Bself	10	2012–2017
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG	10	1996–2000

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Lakeland, Minnesota, US	35	2011–2020
St. Paul, Minnesota, US	19	1996–2006
Woodbury, Minnesota, US	14	2002–2011
Stillwater, Minnesota, US	13	2016–2021