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John M. Kruse
Also filed as: KRUSE JOHN M
47 granted patents·12 pending applications·4,562 citations·filing 1977–2021
99Inventor score
Files with3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO243M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY12MEDTRONIC INC9MINNESOTA MINING & MFG5ANDERSON DANIEL D2
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59 records- 0199US7113094B2Applications for radio frequency identification systems3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 26, 2006·180 cites·13 claims
- 0299US6486780B1Applications for radio frequency identification systems3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 26, 2002·274 cites·29 claims
- 0399US6232870B1Applications for radio frequency identification systems3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted May 15, 2001·627 cites·21 claims
- 0498US6768419B2Applications for radio frequency identification systems3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 27, 2004·168 cites·5 claims
- 0597US6448886B2Application for radio frequency identification systems3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 10, 2002·170 cites·17 claims
- 0696US7270268B2Radio frequency identification systems applications3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 18, 2007·48 cites·7 claims
- 0796US6424262B2Applications for radio frequency identification systems3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 23, 2002·200 cites·13 claims
- 0896US4905163AIntelligent optical navigator dynamic information presentation and navigation systemMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 27, 1990·520 cites·313 claims
- 0995US6437807B1Topography of software notes3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·91 cites·66 claims
- 1094US5689666AMethod for handling obscured items on computer displaysMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 18, 1997·196 cites·131 claims
- 1192US7044373B1Radio frequency identification systems applications3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted May 16, 2006·145 cites·16 claims
- 1292US6201993B1Medical device telemetry receiver having improved noise discriminationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 13, 2001·631 cites·18 claims
- 1391US7123151B2Applications for radio frequency identification systems3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 17, 2006·104 cites·9 claims
- 1489US6580948B2Interface devices for instruments in communication with implantable medical devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 17, 2003·300 cites·18 claims
- 1586US7511601B2Radio frequency identification in document management3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 31, 2009·45 cites·13 claims
- 1685US6555745B1Electrical interconnect between an articulating display and a PC based planar boardMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 29, 2003·37 cites·20 claims
- 1784US7471205B2Applications for radio frequency identification systems3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 30, 2008·7 cites·14 claims
- 1884US4319682ACompliance carrierZUMBIEL C W CO·Filed 1980·Granted Mar 16, 1982·61 cites·20 claims
- 1981US8006902B2Radio frequency identification systems applications3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 30, 2011·7 cites·14 claims
- 2080US12435990B2Personal protective equipment for navigation and map generation within a visually obscured environment3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 7, 2025·1 cites·13 claims
- 2179US5379775ALow amplitude pacing artifact detection apparatus and method using isolation amplifier to minimize distortionMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 10, 1995·47 cites·6 claims
- 2278US7728732B2Applications for radio frequency identification systems3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 1, 2010·6 cites·10 claims
- 2374US7503008B2Software notes3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 10, 2009·13 cites·23 claims
- 2473US5821931AAttachment and control of software notesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 13, 1998·137 cites·35 claims
- 2571US4505696AMethod of erecting a compliance carrierZUMBIEL C W CO·Filed 1981·Granted Mar 19, 1985·38 cites·9 claims
- 2670US8502673B2Applications for radio frequency identification systemsGARBER SHARON R·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 6, 2013·3 cites·6 claims
- 2769US10821026B2Welding protector with magnifying cover3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 3, 2020·1 cites·13 claims
- 2868US11666486B2Remote interface for digital configuration and security of safety equipment3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 6, 2023·2 cites·21 claims
- 2968US6151021AIndexing and topography of software notes3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 21, 2000·35 cites·68 claims
- 3067US5435316ALow amplitude pacing artifact detection amplifier circuit with driven right leg for filtering high frequency noise caused by multiple noise sourcesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 25, 1995·109 cites·5 claims
- 3165US6411310B1Software notesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 25, 2002·31 cites·141 claims
- 3264US5590269AResource assignment system providing mixed-initiative user interface updatesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 31, 1996·154 cites·31 claims
- 3362US5448997AHeart pacing pulse detection systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 12, 1995·105 cites·14 claims
- 3458US2013015243A1Applications for radio frequency identification systems3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3557US7317941B2Time syncrhonization of dataMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 8, 2008·15 cites·14 claims
- 3656US4138087AAxial flow throttling valveROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORP·Filed 1977·Granted Feb 6, 1979·16 cites·1 claims
- 3756US2003069815A1RFID time tracking3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3853US12467911B2Chromatographic reader devices for biodetection3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 3953US12416578B2Chromatographic reader devices for biodetection3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·8 claims
- 4053USD1014592SMagnifying lens3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 13, 2024·1 cites·1 claims
- 4151US12031826B2Methods and systems for path-based mapping and routing3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 9, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4251US2023324377A1Chromatographic reader devices for biodetection3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4351US2023266314A1Chromatographic reader devices for biodetection3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4451US2023266232A1Chromatographic reader devices for biodetection3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4551US2013268293A1Hygiene compliance systems and methods including optical tagsKNUDSON ORLIN B·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4647US12405220B2Chromatographic reader devices for biodetection3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·6 claims
- 4747US2023236017A1Personal protective equipment for navigation and map generation within a visually obscured environment3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4846US2013290018A1Health care delivery verification methods, apparatus, and systemsANDERSON DANIEL D·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4946US2011153349A1Health care delivery monitoring systems and methods3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 5044USD918483SUser interface for a welding helmet3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2018·Granted May 4, 2021·3 cites·1 claims
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