Thomas E. Whittlesey
36Patents
11h-index
15Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 5, 1980 → Sep 23, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5495701A | Clip attachment mechanism for fastening a single clip or two clips simultaneously | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 72 | Expired |
| US5085036A | High speed contact sealer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 66 | Expired |
| US5755022A | Mechanism for feeding a string loop into a clip attachment apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Expired |
| US6401885B1 | Internal brake mechanism for plastic film for a product filling machine | Human Necessities | 45 | Expired |
| US7306511B2 | Systems with interchangeable horns for producing encased products and related methods, computer program products and horn rotor assemblies | Human Necessities | 36 | Expired |
| US5269054A | Clip attachment apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US7488243B2 | Systems with horns that extend into netting chutes and having cooperating deruckers for producing encased products and related devices, methods and computer program products | Human Necessities | 22 | Active |
| US5269116A | Device for feeding a string loop for attachment to a sausage casing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US7650729B2 | Telescoping conveyor mechanisms that cooperate with packaging systems having clippers and related methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| US4339940A | Multipart die for attachment of a metal clip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US8006463B2 | Rotating multi-clipper platform packaging systems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Active |
| US7955165B2 | Methods of rucking using low profile ruckers capable of rucking fixed diameter coverings | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US7536838B2 | Clippers with translating gate members and cooperating stiffener assemblies and related methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US7775859B2 | Low profile ruckers capable of rucking fixed diameter coverings and associated devices, methods, systems and computer program products | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Active |
| US7955164B2 | Casing assemblies for systems with netting chutes | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US7467993B2 | Systems with interchangeable horns for producing encased products and related methods, computer program products and horn rotor assemblies | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US7775860B2 | Systems with horns that extend into netting chutes and having cooperating deruckers for producing encased products and related devices, methods and computer program products | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US5916019A | Casing brake construction for sausage discharge horn | Human Necessities | 7 | Expired |
| US4352232A | Clip loading and feed device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US8272191B2 | Rotating multi-clipper packaging systems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US8439729B2 | Loading caps suitable for rucking using low profile ruckers capable of rucking fixed diameter coverings | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US8408383B2 | Methods for mounting or removing belts from telescoping conveyor mechanisms that cooperate with packaging systems having clippers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8746432B2 | Automated clipping packaging apparatus and associated devices, methods, systems and computer program products suitable for packaging whole muscle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US8578682B2 | Rotating multi-clipper packaging systems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US7775862B2 | Horns for producing encased products and related horn rotor assemblies | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.