William E. Schmidt
22Patents
7h-index
17Co-inventors
66Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 10, 2000 → Jun 16, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6863860B1 | Method and apparatus for monitoring wall thickness of blow-molded plastic containers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US6463740B1 | Compressor starting torque converter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US7924421B2 | In-line inspection system for vertically profiling plastic containers using multiple wavelength discrete spectral light sources | Physics | 20 | Active |
| US7378047B2 | Method and apparatus for monitoring wall thickness of blow-molded plastic containers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US6549292B1 | Method and apparatus for inspecting hollow transparent articles | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US7374713B2 | Method for manufacturing and inspecting blow-molded plastic containers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US8208141B2 | Inspection systems and methods for blow-molded containers | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US7354538B2 | Container manufacturing inspection and control system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US7780898B2 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing and inspecting blow-molded plastic containers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US9539756B2 | Blow molder control systems and methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US8818755B2 | Container thickness measuring systems and methods | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US9868247B2 | Blow molder control systems and methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
| US10183440B2 | Blow molder control systems and methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US11155018B2 | Blow molder control systems and methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US11597135B2 | Blow molder control systems and methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US12145305B2 | Blow molder control systems and methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US11065804B2 | Energy efficient blow molder control | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US12415307B2 | Energy efficient blow molder control | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US10406694B2 | Container gripper assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US12005626B2 | Energy efficient blow molder control | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US11772317B2 | Energy efficient blow molder control | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US11904520B2 | Blow molder control systems and methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.