Christopher C. Rutter
31Patents
21h-index
15Co-inventors
82Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 17, 1980 → Dec 5, 2005
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.