Inventor · Lima, OH, US

Gregory H. Butcher

43Patents
7h-index
21Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 30, 1998 → Sep 9, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9016504B2 Can end, double action tab therefor, tooling assembly, and associated method Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Active
US9573183B2 Container, and selectively formed shell, and tooling and associated method for providing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8893913B2 Rotating tab Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US7270246B2 Non-circular can end with corner-mounted tab and tooling and a conversion press for providing same Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US8109405B2 Can end and rivet base scoreline therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US9975164B2 Container, and selectively formed shell, and tooling and associated method for providing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7472575B2 Non-circular can end with corner-mounted tab and tooling and a conversion press for providing same Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US8904843B2 Can end and method of making same Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US10137490B2 Outboard hydrostatic bearing assembly for can bodymaker Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US8826850B2 Linear liner and associated method Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US9321097B2 Conversion system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
USD881014S1 Container with bottom cradle General 5 Active
USD827685S1 Truncated dome cup General 4 Active
US9718110B2 Conversion system Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US6266992A Modular tooling system for lane tooling in a conversion press and method for the use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US5941117A Die tool thermal control and tooling optimization apparatus and method Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US9550222B2 Bodymaker and double action domer assembly with staged piston Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US9776235B2 Can end, double action tab therefor, tooling assembly, and associated method Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US10160022B2 Bodymaker and double action domer assembly with staged piston Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9102451B2 Rotating tab Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9533338B2 Outboard hydrostatic bearing assembly for can bodymaker Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9868146B2 Mechanism and design for addressing ram droop Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
USD880303S1 Container with convex base General 2 Active
USD839935S1 Truncated dome cup General 2 Active
US9475091B2 Method for lining container closures Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active

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