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William Blake Kolb
Also filed as: KOLB WILLIAM B · KOLB WILLIAM BLAKE
90 granted patents·18 pending applications·985 citations·filing 1995–2025
99Inventor score
Files with3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO463M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY17IMATION CORP7MINNESOTA MINING & MFG5HAO ENCAI4
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108 records- 0198US9960389B1Polymeric films and display devices containing such films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2017·Granted May 1, 2018·30 cites·30 claims
- 0297US5581905ACoated substrate drying systemMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 10, 1996·90 cites·41 claims
- 0396US5694701ACoated substrate drying systemMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 9, 1997·144 cites·27 claims
- 0495US9410677B2Light source and display system incorporating same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 9, 2016·22 cites·10 claims
- 0595US8917447B2Microreplicated film for attachment to autostereoscopic display componentsWOLK MARTIN B·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 23, 2014·27 cites·23 claims
- 0695US8808811B2Process and apparatus for a nanovoided articleKOLB WILLIAM BLAKE·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 19, 2014·31 cites·4 claims
- 0794US10797269B2Polymeric films and display devices containing such films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 6, 2020·2 cites·21 claims
- 0894US7957621B2Light extraction film with nanoparticle coatings3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 7, 2011·42 cites·4 claims
- 0993US8469551B2Light extraction films for increasing pixelated OLED output with reduced blurWOLK MARTIN B·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 25, 2013·14 cites·30 claims
- 1093US8249409B2Light extraction film with nanoparticle coatingsZHANG JUN-YING·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 21, 2012·11 cites·6 claims
- 1193US7032324B2Coating process and apparatus3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 25, 2006·38 cites·49 claims
- 1292US10926289B2Layer-by-layer coating apparatus and method3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 23, 2021·5 cites·8 claims
- 1392US8692446B2OLED light extraction films having nanoparticles and periodic structuresZHANG JUN-YING·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 8, 2014·15 cites·9 claims
- 1491US11127924B2Display devices containing polymeric films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 21, 2021·2 cites·18 claims
- 1591US10711182B2Photochromic articles containing a polyoxometalate and methods of making and using same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 14, 2020·6 cites·13 claims
- 1691US8547015B2Light extraction films for organic light emitting devices (OLEDs)WOLK MARTIN B·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 1, 2013·13 cites·30 claims
- 1790US6553689B2Vapor collection method and apparatus3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 29, 2003·49 cites·49 claims
- 1889US11960683B2Display system with finger sensing3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 16, 2024·2 cites·18 claims
- 1989US9736928B2Patterned substrates with darkened conductor tracesFREY MATTHEW H·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 15, 2017·6 cites·36 claims
- 2089US9403300B2Patterned gradient polymer film and methodKOLB WILLIAM BLAKE·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 2, 2016·4 cites·14 claims
- 2189US8534849B2Retroreflecting optical constructionCOGGIO WILLIAM D·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 17, 2013·12 cites·12 claims
- 2289US7625449B2Apparatus for controlling coating width3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 1, 2009·11 cites·9 claims
- 2389US6134808AGap drying with insulation layer between substrate and heated platenMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 24, 2000·50 cites·22 claims
- 2488US11885999B2Optical construction and display system3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 30, 2024·2 cites·15 claims
- 2588US7100302B2Coating process and apparatus3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 5, 2006·10 cites·32 claims
- 2684US9291752B2Retroreflecting optical construction3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 22, 2016·5 cites·19 claims
- 2784US9279918B2Gradient low index article and methodHAAG ADAM D·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 8, 2016·9 cites·16 claims
- 2883US9328265B2Nano-porous adhesive tie layerHAO ENCAI·Filed 2010·Granted May 3, 2016·3 cites·6 claims
- 2983US8964146B2Optical film for preventing optical couplingHAO ENCAI·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 24, 2015·4 cites·24 claims
- 3082US9464179B2Process and apparatus for a nanovoided article3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 11, 2016·2 cites·15 claims
- 3182US6047151ADrying system and method for an electrophotographic imaging systemIMATION CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 4, 2000·38 cites·34 claims
- 3282US5980697AComponent separation system including condensing mechanism3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·60 cites·18 claims
- 3381US12429641B2Organic light emitting diode display with color-correction component having different color mixing weights3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 30, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3481US10302823B2Patterned gradient polymer film and method3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted May 28, 2019·3 cites·7 claims
- 3581US8585826B2Apparatus and method for cleaning flexible websSCHREIBER BRIAN E·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 19, 2013·9 cites·16 claims
- 3680US9284473B2Adhesive article with release layer including polymerized (meth)acrylated silicone3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 15, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 3780US6808739B2Drying method for selectively removing volatile components from wet coatings3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 26, 2004·21 cites·22 claims
- 3880US5813133ACoated substrate drying system with magnetic particle orientationMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 29, 1998·31 cites·22 claims
- 3979US12299239B2Display system with finger sensing3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2024·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 4079US9333533B2Use of a transport coating to apply a thin coated layerDUDLEY WILLIAM R·Filed 2011·Granted May 10, 2016·2 cites·18 claims
- 4178US11472909B2Polymeric films and display devices containing such films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 18, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4278US9726792B2Low refractive index layer having a plurality of voids3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·2 cites·12 claims
- 4378US7918038B2Vapor collection method and apparatus3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 5, 2011·4 cites·20 claims
- 4478US7918039B2Coating process and apparatus3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 5, 2011·4 cites·10 claims
- 4576US6511708B1Controlling float height of moving substrate over curved plateIMATION CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 28, 2003·17 cites·14 claims
- 4676US2025238102A1Display system with finger sensing3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4775US10036831B2Nanostructured articles and methods to make the sameYU TA HUA·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 31, 2018·4 cites·17 claims
- 4875US8982468B2Voided diffuserPETAJA JASON S·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 17, 2015·5 cites·21 claims
- 4975US6256904B1Controlling float height of moving substrate over curved plateIMATION CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 10, 2001·22 cites·55 claims
- 5073US10293370B2Process for gradient nanovoided articleHAAG ADAM D·Filed 2010·Granted May 21, 2019·1 cites·5 claims
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