Inventor

Patrick R. Fleming

Inventor

Lake Elmo, MN, US

Overview

60→

Patents

2001–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 60 as inventor

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

G02Bprimary

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus13%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification11%

B33YAdditive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering7%

G03FPhotomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. for printing, for processing of semiconductor devices5%

B29CShaping or joining of plastics4%

B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form4%

G06VImage or video recognition or understanding3%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests3%

B23KSoldering or unsoldering3%

B41MPrinting, duplicating, marking, or copying processes3%

PatentTitleYear

10,532,704Retroreflective articles having a machine-readable code2020 10,081,314Retroreflective articles having a machine-readable code2018 10,035,339Laser cut articles2018 10,036,517Lightguide as luminaire2018 9,937,879High contrast retroreflective sheeting and license plates2018 9,878,530'Laser cutting method and articles produced therewith'2018 9,880,102'Microwell array articles and methods of use'2018 9,765,950'Fluorescent fiber light sensor'2017 9,759,663'Microwell array articles and methods of use'2017 9,471,863'Retroreflective articles having a machine-readable code'2016 D0768316'Solid state luminaire with dome reflector'2016 9,279,548'Light collimating assembly with dual horns'2016 9,145,098'High contrast retroreflective sheeting and license plates'2015 D0736966'Solid state light assembly'2015 9,085,121'Adhesive-backed articles'2015 9,039,245'Energy efficient sign'2015 9,033,765'Coated abrasive article and methods of ablating coated abrasive articles'2015 9,025,828'Methods and systems for enhancing read accuracy in an automated license plate reader system'2015 8,801,207'Light directing sign substrate'2014 8,798,421'Color shifting multilayer polymer fibers and security articles containing color shifting multilayer polymer fibers'2014 8,530,118'Multiphoton curing to provide encapsulated optical elements'2013 D0687088'Font'2013 8,460,754'Needle coating and in-line curing of a coated workpiece'2013 8,383,981'Seamless laser ablated roll tooling'2013 8,323,773'Laminates with structured layers'2012 8,268,249'Analytical device with lightguide illumination of capillary and microgroove arrays'2012 8,197,775'Detection article having fluid control film'2012 7,985,941'Seamless laser ablated roll tooling'2011 7,790,353'Multidirectional photoreactive absorption method'2010 7,773,834'Multilayer polarizing fibers and polarizers using same'2010 7,738,763'Composite polymer fibers'2010 7,601,484'Multiphoton curing to provide encapsulated optical elements'2009 7,599,592'Polymer fiber polarizers with aligned fibers'2009 7,526,164'Reflective polarizers containing polymer fibers'2009 7,406,239'Optical elements containing a polymer fiber weave'2008 7,386,212'Polymer photonic crystal fibers'2008 7,362,943'Polymeric photonic crystals with co-continuous phases'2008 7,356,231'Composite polymer fibers'2008 7,356,229'Reflective polarizers containing polymer fibers'2008 7,327,923'Spiral multilayer fibers'2008 7,297,361'In-line deposition processes for circuit fabrication'2007 7,241,688'Aperture masks for circuit fabrication'2007 7,223,364'Detection article having fluid control film'2007 7,189,361'Analytical device with lightguide Illumination of capillary and microgrooves arrays'2007 7,166,409'Multipass multiphoton absorption method and apparatus'2007 7,014,988'Multiphoton curing to provide encapsulated optical elements'2006 6,913,722'Method of making an optically transparent inkjet printing medium'2005 6,908,453'Microneedle devices and methods of manufacture'2005 6,897,164'Aperture masks for circuit fabrication'2005 6,881,203'Microneedle arrays and methods of manufacturing the same'2005 6,855,478'Microfabrication of organic optical elements'2005 6,838,142'Specular laminates'2005 6,821,348'In-line deposition processes for circuit fabrication'2004 6,649,249'Random microembossed receptor media'2003 6,524,675'Adhesive-back articles'2003 6,521,325'Optically transmissive microembossed receptor media'2003 6,462,859'Electromagnetically responsive particle assembly and methods and articles for manufacture and use'2002 6,386,699'Embossed receptor media'2002 6,317,263'Projection screen using dispersing lens array for asymmetric viewing angle'2001 6,285,001'Method and apparatus for step and repeat exposures'2001

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2001–2020Patents assigned to 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO (59)· patent assignee history

2001–2020Based in Lake Elmo, MN, US· patent location history

2001–2002Based in Oakdale, MN, US· patent location history

2012–2018Patents assigned to FLEMING PATRICK R (14)· patent assignee history

2014–2015Patents assigned to FREIER DAVID G (2)· patent assignee history

2015Patents assigned to DAHLIN THOMAS J (2)· patent assignee history

2015–2018Patents assigned to LAPLANT FREDERICK P (2)· patent assignee history

2018Based in St. Paul, MN, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO	59	2001–2020
FLEMING PATRICK Rself	14	2012–2018
DAHLIN THOMAS J	2	2015
FREIER DAVID G	2	2014–2015
LAPLANT FREDERICK P	2	2015–2018

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Lake Elmo, Minnesota, US	57	2001–2020
Oakdale, Minnesota, US	2	2001–2002
St. Paul, Minnesota, US	1	2018