Thomas D. Wetsch
117Patents
11h-index
18Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 20, 2001 → Mar 11, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8128770B2 | Inflation and sealing device for inflatable air cushions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 52 | Active |
| US8061110B2 | Inflation and sealing device with disengagement mechanism | Performing Operations; Transporting | 42 | Active |
| US8016735B2 | Apparatus for crumpling paper substrates | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Active |
| US9827711B2 | Edge attached film-foam sheet | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Active |
| US7771338B2 | Apparatus for crumpling paper substrates | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Active |
| US8900111B2 | Sheet-fed dunnage apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Active |
| US6715607B2 | Recording medium package having paperboard panels and plastic frame | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US7926507B2 | Inflation nozzle with valve-locating probe and pulsating air supply | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Active |
| US7744519B2 | System and method for crumpling paper substrates | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US9254578B2 | Tear-assist apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US10792882B2 | Center-fed dunnage system feed and cutter | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Active |
| US8641591B2 | Center-fed dunnage system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Active |
| US9168715B2 | Packaging pillow device with upstream components | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Active |
| US8360949B2 | Apparatus for crumpling paper substrates | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US9457982B2 | Tear-assist blade | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US8240533B2 | Automated air-pillow dispenser | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US8424552B2 | Inflation nozzle with valve-locating probe and pulsating air supply | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US10227171B2 | Object recognition for protective packaging control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US10035320B2 | Crumpling mechanism for creating dunnage | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US10160177B2 | Protective packaging device queue control | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US8454779B2 | Inflation and sealing device for inflatable air cushions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US8388508B2 | Crumpling mechanism for creating dunnage | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US8567653B2 | Automated air pillow dispenser | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US9994343B2 | Replaceable blade | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US9694555B2 | Flexible dunnage handler | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.