Inventor · Spartanburg, SC, US

Stephen F. Compton

31Patents
12h-index
44Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 29, 1984 → Dec 14, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5846620A High strength flexible film package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US6520332B1 Packaging cushion and packaging assemblies incorporating same Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US6579584B1 High strength flexible film package utilizing thin film Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US6889483B2 Easy-opening feature for flexible packages and process and apparatus for forming same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US7021827B2 Easy-opening feature for flexible packages and process and apparatus for forming same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6302027A Packaged explosive product and packaging process therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US5158836A Oriented film of high clarity and gloss Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US8205771B2 Dispenser and self-piercing lid for dispensing pumpable products Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US5219666A Oriented film of high clarity and gloss Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US8146780B2 Interlocking dispensing system for dispensing a pumpable products Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US5549959A Perforated film with prepunched tube holes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US4611728A Bag dispensing package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6491166B1 Method and apparatus for evacuating shrink film packages Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
USD766735S1 Flexible package with two contoured seals General 9 Active
US7318524B2 Oxygen scavenging form/fill/seal package for limited lifetime optical data storage media Physics 8 Expired
USD779965S1 Flexible package with two contoured seals and two seal skirts General 6 Active
US10179343B2 Dispensing system, packaging system, package, closure system, dispensing gun system, method of making a package, and method of dispensing a product Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US10202229B2 Easy opening packaging article made from heat-shrinkable film exhibiting directional tear Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US9291433B2 Ballistic-resistant composite assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US10781022B2 Easy opening packaging article made from heat-shrinkable film exhibiting directional tear Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
USD766733S1 Flexible package with contoured seal and straight seal General 1 Active
USD779970S1 Flexible package with contoured top and bottom seals General 1 Active
US10625295B2 Dispensing system, packaging system, package, closure system, dispensing gun system, method of making a package, and method of dispensing a product Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US8026493B2 Method and apparatus for controlled triggering of oxygen scavenging compositions utilizing a wrap-around shade Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
USD779968S1 Two contoured seals for a flexible package General 0 Active

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