Inventor · Midland, MI, US

Donald N. MacLaughlin

45Patents
15h-index
3Co-inventors
70Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 6, 1982 → Jan 16, 1996

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5628453A Cup with thermally insulated side wall Performing Operations; Transporting 112 Expired
USD285655S Packaging container General 40 Expired
USD283677S Packaging container General 36 Expired
US4514242A Methods for oscillatory bonding of dissimilar thermoplastic materials Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
USD283595S Packaging container General 30 Expired
US4580062A Safety shield control device Electricity 30 Expired
US4515651A Apparatus for oscillatory bonding of dissimilar thermoplastic materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
USD283596S Packaging container General 27 Expired
US4584037A Inertial spin welding of thermoplastic and thermoplastic coated container parts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4470868A Apparatus for oscillatory bonding Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4762249A Thermoplastic container end for inertial spinwelding of thermoplastic container ends Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US4534751A Thermoplastic container end and method and apparatus for inertial spinwelding of thermoplastic container ends Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US4892227A High barrier plastic container and method of making same Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US4468265A Live tool inspection system for spinwelding machinery Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US4613746A Method and apparatus for automatically controlling the temperature of a heater element Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
USD283793S Packaging container General 15 Expired
USD285774S Packaging container General 13 Expired
US4386999A Inertial spin welding of thermoplastic and thermoplastic coated container parts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
USD283594S Packaging container General 13 Expired
USD285775S Packaging container General 12 Expired
USD285530S Packaging container General 12 Expired
USD285536S Packaging container General 12 Expired
USD284940S Packaging container General 11 Expired
US4552612A Inertial spin welding of thermoplastic and thermoplastic coated container parts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4583656A Container with improved sealing lip Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired

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