Thomas M. Collins
35Patents
9h-index
51Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 11, 1997 → Jan 23, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7884953B1 | High resolution ink-jet printing on edibles and products made | Performing Operations; Transporting | 36 | Expired |
| US6391356B1 | Methods of processing chocolates at low viscosities and/or at elevated temperatures using seeding agents and products produced by same | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US7272571B2 | Method and apparatus for effective distribution and delivery of goods ordered on the World-Wide-Web | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US6165531A | Molding process | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US6893671B2 | Chocolate confectionery having high resolution printed images on an edible image-substrate coating | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US6419970B1 | Methods of setting chocolate and products produced by same | Human Necessities | 12 | Expired |
| US6217927A | Methods for continuously molding chocolate and products made thereby | Human Necessities | 12 | Expired |
| USD463029S1 | Massage wand | General | 11 | Expired |
| US6406733B1 | Method of shaping chocolate products | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US7029112B2 | Ink-jet printing on surface modified edibles and products made | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US6823795B2 | Method and apparatus for forming multicolor registered images on edible pieces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US7727566B2 | Tasting energy bar | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US6302677A | Apparatus for continuously molding chocolate products | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US7556493B2 | Methods and apparatus for molding chocolate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US7223428B2 | Method of embossing chocolate products | Human Necessities | 6 | Expired |
| US6406732B1 | Enhanced confectionery molding | Human Necessities | 6 | Expired |
| US7597752B2 | Edible inks for ink-jet printing on edible substrates | Human Necessities | 4 | Expired |
| US7820218B2 | Methods and apparatus for forming shaped edible pieces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US8037813B2 | Methods and apparatus for forming contoured edible pieces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US7794764B2 | Preservation of process sensitive ingredients in an energy food product by product partitioning | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US7621734B2 | Apparatus and process for preparing confectionery having an inclusion therein using forming rolls and a forming pin | Human Necessities | 2 | Expired |
| US8084069B2 | Apparatus and process for preparing confectionery having an inclusion therein using forming rolls and a forming pin | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US10736334B2 | Hard panned coating and confection comprising the same | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US7500744B2 | Ink-jet printing on surface modified edibles and products made | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Expired |
| US11986006B2 | Anthocyanin-based colorant compositions and methods of use thereof | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.