Inventor · Afton, MN, US

Brant U. Kolb

95Patents
24h-index
184Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 7, 1998 → Feb 13, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6387981B1 Radiopaque dental materials with nano-sized particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 225 Expired
US6572693B1 Aesthetic dental materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 221 Expired
US6376590B2 Zirconia sol, process of making and composite material Chemistry; Metallurgy 187 Expired
US7241437B2 Zirconia particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 152 Expired
US7547467B2 Brightness enhancing film and methods of surface treating inorganic nanoparticles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Active
US6467897B1 Energy curable inks and other compositions incorporating surface modified, nanometer-sized particles Chemistry; Metallurgy 128 Expired
US6586483B2 Foam including surface-modified nanoparticles Chemistry; Metallurgy 125 Expired
US7090721B2 Use of nanoparticles to adjust refractive index of dental compositions Human Necessities 121 Expired
US7649029B2 Dental compositions containing nanozirconia fillers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 109 Expired
US7074463B2 Durable optical element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 106 Expired
US7156911B2 Dental compositions containing nanofillers and related methods Human Necessities 94 Expired
US6899948B2 Dental materials with nano-sized silica particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Expired
US7090722B2 Acid-reactive dental fillers, compositions, and methods Human Necessities 83 Expired
US6306926A Radiopaque cationically polymerizable compositions comprising a radiopacifying filler, and method for polymerizing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Expired
US7361216B2 Dental compositions containing nanofillers and related methods Human Necessities 60 Active
US6727309B1 Floor finish composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US7491441B2 High refractive index, durable hard coats Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US7957621B2 Light extraction film with nanoparticle coatings Electricity 34 Active
US6416838B1 Compositions and articles made therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US7429422B2 Zirconia particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US7282272B2 Polymerizable compositions comprising nanoparticles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US7264872B2 Durable high index nanocomposites for AR coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6883908B2 Methods and compositions for ink jet printing of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns or films on a wide range of substrates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US8808811B2 Process and apparatus for a nanovoided article Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Active
US7179513B2 Durable optical element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.