Inventor · Arden Hills, MN, US

Willard E. Wood

52Patents
15h-index
14Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 23, 1994 → Aug 12, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5776842A Cellulosic web with a contaminant barrier or trap Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US6218013A Barrier material comprising a thermoplastic and a compatible cyclodextrin derivative Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5837339A Rigid polymeric beverage bottles with improved resistance to permeant elution Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US5492947A Barrier material comprising a thermoplastic and a compatible cyclodextrin derivative Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US7166671B2 Grafted cyclodextrin Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5928745A Thermoplastic fuel tank having reduced fuel vapor emissions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6136354A Rigid polymeric beverage bottles with improved resistance to permeant elution Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5505969A Barrier material comprising a thermoplastic and a compatible cyclodextrin derivative Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5603974A Barrier material comprising a thermoplastic and a compatible cyclodextrin derivative Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5883161A Moisture barrier material comprising a thermoplastic and a compatible cyclodextrin derivative Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US5985772A Packaging system comprising cellulosic web with a permeant barrier or contaminant trap Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6894085B2 Barrier material with nanosize metal particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US5882565A Barrier material comprising a thermoplastic and a compatible cyclodextrin derivative Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6709746B2 Reducing concentration of organic materials with substituted cyclodextrin compound in polyester packaging materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US7365123B2 Grafted cyclodextrin Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US8481127B2 Cyclodextrin compositions, articles, and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8129450B2 Articles having a polymer grafted cyclodextrin Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8414989B2 Cyclodextrin compositions, articles, and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US9642356B2 Maturation or ripening inhibitor release from polymer, fiber, film, sheet or packaging Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US9320288B2 Controlled release compositions and methods of using Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US7385004B2 Enhanced lubrication in polyolefin closure with polyolefin grafted cyclodextrin Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6391946B2 Rigid polymeric beverage bottles with improved resistance to permeant elution Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US8152902B2 Packaging material such as film, fiber, woven and nonwoven fabric with adsorbancy Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Active
US9421793B2 Electrostatic printing of cyclodextrin compositions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US6306936A Rigid polymeric beverage bottles with improved resistance to permeant elution Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.