Inventor · McLeansboro, IL, US

Thomas D. Wetsch

117Patents
11h-index
18Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 20, 2001 → Mar 11, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.