Posts Tagged: "3M Patents"

Recent 3M patents showcase innovative developments in nanomaterials, glass, dental devices

During 2014, 3M received 517 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, putting it in 80th place among companies petitioning the USPTO for patents that year. The company has received 143 U.S. patents in the past three months, according to Innography’s patent portfolio analysis tools. The text cluster provided here details widespread R&D in optical film, electrical cable, abrasive particles and curable compositions.

Diverse Patent Portfolio for 3M: Digital Sticky Notes, Dental Innovations and Monitoring Criminal Offenders

3M Company (NYSE: MMM) is a major American corporation involved with the development of a wide range of consumer personal care products as well as medical systems, vehicle care and other industries; it’s also a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average…. Patent applications disclose anti-fogging compound for better visibility through vehicle windows and electronic data systems designed to enable community monitoring of local criminal offenders… A couple recent patents protect improvements to orthodontics and dental treatment, including a system designed for better digital modeling of interior mouth structures. We also discuss a self-priming wall spackle compound and a software system for the digital management of sticky notes, such as Post-it notes.