David O. Allen
32Patents
18h-index
11Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 10, 1975 → Nov 27, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD248373S | Tear open bottle capsule | General | 97 | Expired |
| US4171062A | Container having closure fastening means | Performing Operations; Transporting | 61 | Expired |
| USD309109S | Combined lid and seal for containers | General | 50 | Expired |
| US7687004B2 | Process of making a closure adapted to be used with a container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 48 | Active |
| US10407222B2 | Container and closure assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 47 | Active |
| US5806710A | Container and closure lid | Performing Operations; Transporting | 46 | Expired |
| USD248216S | Combined packaging container and closure | General | 46 | Expired |
| US4190175A | Container and closure construction for resisting tampering | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| USD248376S | Molded plastic closure | General | 40 | Expired |
| US4697719A | Foil-lid combination for containers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Expired |
| USD248217S | Container closure | General | 28 | Expired |
| US7942286B2 | Container lid arrangement | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Active |
| US4291813A | Containers and closures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US4467938A | Closure-opening device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US4066182A | Container and closure assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US4066181A | Container and closure assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US3979003A | Re-usable frangible closure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| USD305734S | Combined closure and opener for container | General | 18 | Expired |
| US4380303A | Molded container and opening means therefore | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US4117950A | Plastic closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US4432466A | Container having closure panel including integrally formed scoop rupturable therefrom | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| USD320560S | Combined closure and opener for a cup lid | General | 11 | Expired |
| US4010990A | Goods container for transport purposes | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US4184708A | Handling apparatus for goods transport containers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US8245867B2 | Container and closure assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.