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3M Celebrates Innovation Milestone, Receives 100,000th Patent

Each year, about 3,000 patents are issued to 3M worldwide

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

3M reached an innovation milestone with the issuance of 52 patents, moving the company’s total number of patents past the 100,000 mark. “We celebrate this important milestone, and honor all of the scientists whose inventions have contributed to the success of 3M and the products it brings to companies, homes, and people,” said Fred Palensky, 3M executive vice president and chief technology officer. “Our unwavering commitment to research and development allows us to deliver technology, produc...

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