Inventor · Oakland, CA, US

Christopher C. Rutter

31Patents
21h-index
15Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 17, 1980 → Dec 5, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4700744A Double shut-off fluid dispenser element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 108 Expired
US4322018A Fluid dispenser Performing Operations; Transporting 79 Expired
US4475670A Fluid dispenser Performing Operations; Transporting 72 Expired
US5983964A Method and apparatus for coupling with a spout Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5697410A Liquid container valve structures for use with service-line connectors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5901761A Liquid container valve structures for use with service-line connectors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US4948014A Two piece valved fluid dispenser Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US4524458A Moisture responsive stiffening members for flexible containers Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US5147071A Collapsible bag with evacuation passageway and method for making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US4493438A Fluid dispenser Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US4598529A Method and apparatus for forming, filling and sealing flexible plastic bags Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US5111970A Fluid dispenser having a removable sealing diaphragm Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US6612545B1 Screw on connector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 32 Expired
US6053360A Fitment for a flexible container Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US4360996A Method and apparatus for filling and sealing plastic bag fluid containers Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US4355737A Fluid dispenser Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US6073807A Flexible container with evacuation form insert Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US6702337B2 Spout for screw on connector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US6893000B2 Spout for screw on connector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US4981374A Plastic bags carried in a continuous web Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6070622A High speed aseptic filling machine Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US6148874A Filling head mechanism that removes material from a spout of a filled container before completely disengaging from the spout Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US5115626A Apparatus for filling flexible plastic bags carried in a continuous web and supplies therefore Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US4421297A Self-closing fluid dispensing valves Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US4481753A Bag filler-capper Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired

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