Thomas H. Hayes
59Patents
22h-index
9Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 10, 1974 → Jul 12, 1999
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD381259S | Combined container, closure and shrink wrap seal | General | 111 | Expired |
| US5083671A | Closure for a wide mouth container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 87 | Expired |
| US5040691A | Child-resistant, easy opening package | Performing Operations; Transporting | 68 | Expired |
| US4235557A | Dispenser | Human Necessities | 61 | Expired |
| US5660290A | Closure fitting for unthreaded containers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 55 | Expired |
| US4978016A | Tamper indicating closure having retaining hoop with relief windows | Performing Operations; Transporting | 54 | Expired |
| US5839592A | Plastic closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 53 | Expired |
| US4657153A | Tamper-evident closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 50 | Expired |
| US5258191A | Vacuum-sealed food container having press-on, pry-off closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 49 | Expired |
| US5080246A | Closure having a spring open tamper evidencing band | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US5443853A | Press-on, pry-off closure for microwavable vacuum sealed container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 41 | Expired |
| US4694970A | Tamper evident composite closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 40 | Expired |
| US4265948A | Collapsible dispensing tube | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US5058755A | Tamper indicating closure having retaining hoop with relief windows | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US4782968A | Composite closure and method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US4247048A | Dispensing nozzle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 31 | Expired |
| US5850951A | Package with push-pull dispensing closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US4579241A | Tamper evident plastic closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US6220466A | Composite closure, method for assembling it and method for closing a container with it | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US5697509A | Hinged tamper-evidencing closure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US4036494A | Basketball game device | Human Necessities | 25 | Expired |
| US4142630A | Collapsible dispensing tube | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| USD273368S | Container handle or similar article | General | 22 | Expired |
| USD257579S | Bottle, or similar article | General | 20 | Expired |
| US4651905A | Dispenser package | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.