Ernest L. Smith
46Patents
23h-index
9Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: May 29, 1974 → May 20, 2003
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD292380S | Container lid | General | 96 | Expired |
| USD336017S | Food container | General | 82 | Expired |
| US5950917A | Dual wall insulated container and method for making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 65 | Expired |
| USD291971S | Container lid | General | 54 | Expired |
| US5002198A | Tamper evident closure for container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 50 | Expired |
| US4171084A | Closure assembly and container sealed therewith | Performing Operations; Transporting | 50 | Expired |
| US4934557A | Tamper evident closure and container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 49 | Expired |
| US5669553A | Insulating cup sleeve | Performing Operations; Transporting | 48 | Expired |
| US4141463A | Hermetically sealed container | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
| US4493432A | Tamper evident closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 46 | Expired |
| US5407107A | Dispenser closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 45 | Expired |
| US4051951A | Package having means for providing coaxial alignment in a stack thereof | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| USD330996S | Non-round ice cream container | General | 39 | Expired |
| USD261486S | Container closure or similar article | General | 39 | Expired |
| USD256558S | Container closure or the like | General | 38 | Expired |
| USD254831S | Combined container and serving dish or the like | General | 36 | Expired |
| US3951331A | Reclosable closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| USD258576S | Closure or similar article | General | 34 | Expired |
| US4830231A | Composite disk valve for dispensing cartridges | Performing Operations; Transporting | 31 | Expired |
| USD336018S | Food container | General | 30 | Expired |
| USD251828S | Closure or similar article | General | 30 | Expired |
| USD416796S | Tapered ice cream container with cover | General | 27 | Expired |
| USD263685S | Closure or similar article | General | 25 | Expired |
| US4154360A | Overcap and container assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US4196841A | Laminate and container therefrom | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.