Inventor · Barrington, IL, US

John E. Sanfilippo

86Patents
24h-index
20Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 13, 1986 → Jun 14, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD571197S1 Flexible container and lid General 88 Expired
US8066137B2 Flexible, stackable container including a lid and package body folded from a single sheet of film Performing Operations; Transporting 77 Active
USD571146S1 Lid for a flexible container General 75 Expired
USD608193S1 Flexible container and lid General 71 Expired
USD591555S1 Lid for a flexible container General 67 Expired
US8231024B2 Flexible, stackable container and method and system for manufacturing same Performing Operations; Transporting 64 Active
USD414409S Tray General 60 Expired
USD668536S1 Container General 55 Active
US8602244B2 Flexible, stackable sealed package having corner seals and formed from a sheet of film Performing Operations; Transporting 53 Active
US8602242B2 Flexible, stackable container used for storing a quantity of product and method for manufacturing same Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Active
USD668537S1 Container General 47 Active
USD662833S1 Flexible bag General 38 Active
USD655158S1 Package tray General 37 Expired
USD636674S1 Package base General 35 Expired
USD668950S1 Container General 33 Active
USD631744S1 Lid General 30 Expired
US5918616A Apparatus and method of controlling gas flow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
USD661601S1 Container General 29 Active
US5617705A System and method for sealing containers Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
USD680866S1 Tamper resistant packaging lid General 26 Active
US5417255A Gas flushing apparatus and method Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US5961000A System and method for filling and sealing containers in controlled environments Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US4905454A Method for providing containers with a controlled environment Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
USD610448S1 Package with tray General 25 Expired
US5228269A Apparatus and method for removing oxygen from food containers Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired

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