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Kenneth L. Smith
Also filed as: SMITH KENNETH · SMITH KENNETH G · SMITH KENNETH L · SMITH KENNETH LANE
156 granted patents·10 pending applications·5,732 citations·filing 1974–2023
99Inventor score
Files with3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO90MINNESOTA MINING & MFG22SMITH KENNETH L13COBURN OPTICAL IND63M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY5
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166 records- 0199US7422334B2Lamina comprising cube corner elements and retroreflective sheeting3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 9, 2008·57 cites·14 claims
- 0299US7188960B2Retroreflective sheeting having high retroreflectance at low observation angles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 13, 2007·68 cites·17 claims
- 0399US5450235AFlexible cube-corner retroreflective sheetingMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 12, 1995·353 cites·28 claims
- 0499US4376920AShielded radio frequency transmission cableSMITH KENNETH L·Filed 1981·Granted Mar 15, 1983·198 cites·21 claims
- 0598US7556386B2Lamina comprising cube corner elements and retroreflective sheeting3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 7, 2009·62 cites·29 claims
- 0698US7261424B2Retroreflective sheeting having high retroreflectance at low observation angles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 28, 2007·47 cites·18 claims
- 0798US6540367B1Structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and methods for making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 1, 2003·120 cites·36 claims
- 0898US5691846AUltra-flexible retroreflective cube corner composite sheetings and methods of manufactureMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 25, 1997·479 cites·48 claims
- 0997US10101509B2Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 16, 2018·6 cites·19 claims
- 1097US9470822B2Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 18, 2016·12 cites·20 claims
- 1197US7309135B2Method of making retroreflective sheeting and articles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 18, 2007·40 cites·9 claims
- 1297US7156527B2Lamina comprising cube corner elements and retroreflective sheeting3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 2, 2007·52 cites·29 claims
- 1397US6884371B2Method of making retroreflective sheeting and articles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 26, 2005·58 cites·16 claims
- 1497US5557836AMethod of manufacturing a cube corner articleMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 24, 1996·96 cites·10 claims
- 1596US10512152B2Device array backframe with integral manifolding for high performance fluid coolingMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 17, 2019·21 cites·16 claims
- 1696US10495792B2Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 3, 2019·3 cites·15 claims
- 1796US9791709B1Light control film with varied viewing angle3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 17, 2017·15 cites·10 claims
- 1896US9724882B2Cube corner retroreflective sheeting having channels3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 8, 2017·5 cites·18 claims
- 1996US7988318B1Apparatus and method for illuminating bloodPRIMOS INC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 2, 2011·45 cites·19 claims
- 2096US7695180B2Illumination assembly and system3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 13, 2010·64 cites·26 claims
- 2196US7174619B2Methods of making microstructured lamina and apparatus3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 13, 2007·41 cites·13 claims
- 2296US6274221B2Angular brightness microprismatic retroreflective film or sheeting incorporating a syndiotactic vinyl aromatic polymer3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 14, 2001·146 cites·17 claims
- 2396US6136416ARaised zone retroreflective cube corner article3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 24, 2000·84 cites·29 claims
- 2496US5981032ARetroreflective cube corner sheeting mold and sheeting formed therefrom3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·129 cites·47 claims
- 2596US5706132ADual orientation retroreflective sheetingMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 6, 1998·180 cites·45 claims
- 2696US3980301AWood golf club improvementSMITH KENNETH L·Filed 1975·Granted Sep 14, 1976·119 cites·10 claims
- 2795US9740018B1Light control film with varied viewing angle3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·15 cites·8 claims
- 2895US8573789B2Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elementsSMITH KENNETH L·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 5, 2013·6 cites·15 claims
- 2995US6386855B1Cube corner sheeting mold and of making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 14, 2002·57 cites·12 claims
- 3095US6318987B1Cube corner sheeting mold and method of making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 20, 2001·63 cites·64 claims
- 3195US6302992B1Retroreflective cube corner sheeting, molds therefore, and methods of making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 16, 2001·58 cites·31 claims
- 3295US5759468ARaised zone retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufactureMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 2, 1998·75 cites·29 claims
- 3395US5600484AMachining techniques for retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufactureMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 4, 1997·76 cites·7 claims
- 3494US8394485B2Compound mold and structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and method of making sameBENSON GERALD M·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 12, 2013·12 cites·11 claims
- 3594US7562991B2Structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and methods for making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 21, 2009·23 cites·7 claims
- 3694US7152983B2Lamina comprising cube corner elements and retroreflective sheeting3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 26, 2006·33 cites·28 claims
- 3794US6253442B1Retroreflective cube corner sheeting mold and method for making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 3, 2001·81 cites·3 claims
- 3894US5988820AFlexible cube-corner retroreflective sheeting3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 23, 1999·68 cites·29 claims
- 3994US5936770ADual orientation retroreflective sheeting3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 10, 1999·141 cites·48 claims
- 4093US8714757B1Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2014·Granted May 6, 2014·7 cites·28 claims
- 4193US5946134ARaised structure retroreflective articleMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 31, 1999·90 cites·8 claims
- 4292US10132969B2Retroreflective articles including optically active areas and optically inactive areas3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 20, 2018·3 cites·16 claims
- 4392US8419197B2Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elementsSMITH KENNETH L·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 16, 2013·6 cites·15 claims
- 4492US8371703B2Retroreflective sheeting3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 12, 2013·14 cites·9 claims
- 4592US8262237B2Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elementsSMITH KENNETH L·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 11, 2012·7 cites·13 claims
- 4692US7744228B2Method of making retroreflective sheeting and articles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 29, 2010·8 cites·25 claims
- 4792US7682037B1Apparatus and method for illuminating bloodPRIMOS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 23, 2010·24 cites·25 claims
- 4892US6447878B1Retroreflective cube corner sheeting mold and sheeting formed therefrom3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 10, 2002·31 cites·8 claims
- 4992US6287670B1Cube corner cavity based retroreflectors and methods for making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 11, 2001·65 cites·18 claims
- 5092US6257860B1Cube corner sheeting mold and method of making the same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 10, 2001·102 cites·27 claims
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