Inventor
BENSON GERALD M
US65 patents
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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO
29 patentsUS6540367B1Apr 1, 2003
Structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and methods for making same
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO120 citations99
US6123890ASep 26, 2000
Methods for making pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surfaces
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO150 citations99
US5981032ANov 9, 1999
Retroreflective cube corner sheeting mold and sheeting formed therefrom
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO129 citations99
US5936770AAug 10, 1999
Dual orientation retroreflective sheeting
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO141 citations98
US6257860B1Jul 10, 2001
Cube corner sheeting mold and method of making the same
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO102 citations97
US6838150B2Jan 4, 2005
Pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surfaces
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO44 citations96
US6440880B2Aug 27, 2002
Pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surfaces
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO42 citations96
US6315851B1Nov 13, 2001
Pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surface
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO74 citations96
US6302992B1Oct 16, 2001
Retroreflective cube corner sheeting, molds therefore, and methods of making the same
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO58 citations96
US6287670B1Sep 11, 2001
Cube corner cavity based retroreflectors and methods for making same
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO65 citations96
US6280822B1Aug 28, 2001
Cube corner cavity based retroeflectors with transparent fill material
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO64 citations96
US6253442B1Jul 3, 2001
Retroreflective cube corner sheeting mold and method for making the same
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO81 citations96
US6136416AOct 24, 2000
Raised zone retroreflective cube corner article
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO84 citations96
US5959774ASep 28, 1999
Raised structure retroreflective article
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO44 citations96
US6386855B1May 14, 2002
Cube corner sheeting mold and of making the same
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO57 citations95
US6318987B1Nov 20, 2001
Cube corner sheeting mold and method of making the same
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO63 citations95
US7562991B2Jul 21, 2009
Structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and methods for making same
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO23 citations93
US6641767B2Nov 4, 2003
Methods for replication, replicated articles, and replication tools
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO45 citations93
US6508559B2Jan 21, 2003
Conformable cube corner retroreflective sheeting
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO19 citations93
US6447878B1Sep 10, 2002
Retroreflective cube corner sheeting mold and sheeting formed therefrom
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO31 citations93
US6413615B2Jul 2, 2002
Cube corner geometric structures in a substrate formed by both replicating and machining processes
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO29 citations93
US6322652B1Nov 27, 2001
Method of making a patterned surface articles
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO61 citations93
US6318867B1Nov 20, 2001
Conformable cube corner retroreflective sheeting
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO33 citations93
US6277470B1Aug 21, 2001
Method of forming cube corner geometric structures in a substrate using both replicating and machining processes
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO24 citations93
US7250210B2Jul 31, 2007
Pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surfaces
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO14 citations92
US6656571B2Dec 2, 2003
Cube corner cavity based retroreflectors and methods for making same
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO33 citations92
US6050691AApr 18, 2000
Method of making randomly oriented cube-corner articles
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO20 citations92
US8852722B2Oct 7, 2014
Compound mold and structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and method of making same
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO8 citations84
US6533887B1Mar 18, 2003
Retroreflective cube corner sheeting, molds therefore, and methods of making the same
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO16 citations84
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG
21 patentsUS5946134AAug 31, 1999
Raised structure retroreflective article
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG90 citations99
US5898523AApr 27, 1999
Tiled retroreflective sheeting composed of highly canted cube corner elements
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG154 citations99
US5650215AJul 22, 1997
Pressure-sensitive adhesives having microstructured surfaces
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG338 citations99
US5614286AMar 25, 1997
Conformable cube corner retroreflective sheeting
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG181 citations99
US5122902AJun 16, 1992
Retroreflective articles having light-transmissive surfaces
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG236 citations99
US5706132AJan 6, 1998
Dual orientation retroreflective sheeting
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG180 citations97
US5926314AJul 20, 1999
Retroreflective cube corner article having scalene base triangles
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG41 citations96
US5914812AJun 22, 1999
Directly machined raised structure retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufacture
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG55 citations96
US5822121AOct 13, 1998
Retroreflective cube corner article having scalene base triangles
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG80 citations96
US5812315ASep 22, 1998
Cube corner articles exhibiting improved entrance angularity in one or more planes
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG40 citations96
US5764413AJun 9, 1998
Tiled retroreflective sheeting
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG64 citations96
US5759468AJun 2, 1998
Raised zone retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufacture
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG75 citations96
US5696627ADec 9, 1997
Directly machined raised structure retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufacture
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG74 citations96
US5632946AMay 27, 1997
Methods of making a conformable cube corner retroreflective sheeting
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG46 citations96
US5600484AFeb 4, 1997
Machining techniques for retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufacture
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG76 citations96
US5564870AOct 15, 1996
Method of manufacturing an asymmetric cube corner article
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG72 citations96
US5557836ASep 24, 1996
Method of manufacturing a cube corner article
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG96 citations96
US4703999ANov 3, 1987
Wide-angle-reflective cube-corner retroreflective sheeting
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG103 citations96
US5831767ANov 3, 1998
Asymmetric cube corner article
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG29 citations93
US5721640AFeb 24, 1998
Multiple structure cube corner article and method of manufacture
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG23 citations93
US5585164ADec 17, 1996
Dual groove set retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufacture
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG46 citations93
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