Gregory E. McDonald
23Patents
9h-index
48Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 9, 1992 → Jun 28, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5435114A | Automated packaging machine and packaging method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US6282869A | Method of cutting and sealing film | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US5324233A | Method and apparatus for sealing fitment tubes into pouches | Performing Operations; Transporting | 31 | Expired |
| US5484375A | Method & apparatus for sealing fitment tubes into pouches | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US5987854A | Method and apparatus for opening and transporting bags | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US6499274B1 | Method for high speed loading, vacuumizing and sealing of a bagged article | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US6282871A | Method and apparatus for opening and transporting bags | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US5551215A | Bag and method of opening a bag with partial offset lip | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US5692360A | System and method for packaging products | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US6148587A | Bag with an access hole in one panel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US5826405A | Method and apparatus for opening taped bags | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US5810706A | bag with an access hole in one panel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US8186896B2 | Apparatus and method for printing and dispensing a web | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US7607467B2 | Web dispenser | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US5946888A | Method and apparatus for automatic packaging of cheese | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US10941879B2 | Apparatus and method for vacuumizing and sealing a package | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US11254457B2 | Method of positioning and sealing a bag in a vacuum chamber, bag positioning apparatus, and method of manufacturing a patch bag | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US8080212B2 | Method and apparatus for high speed activation of oxygen scavenging compositions | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Active |
| US7807111B2 | Method and apparatus for high speed activation of oxygen scavenging compositions | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Active |
| US11725748B2 | Apparatus and method for vacuumizing and sealing a package | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US11994237B2 | Apparatus and method for vacuumizing and sealing a package | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11494890B2 | Image-data-based classification of vacuum seal packages | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11661224B2 | Apparatus for heat shrinking a package and method for heat shrinking a package | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.