William H. Shepard
40Patents
18h-index
23Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 3, 1997 → May 9, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7048818B2 | Hook and loop fastening | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Expired |
| US6205623A | Composite hook and loop fasteners, and products containing them | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 68 | Expired |
| US7156937B2 | Needling through carrier sheets to form loops | Performing Operations; Transporting | 63 | Expired |
| US6329016A | Loop material for touch fastening | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Expired |
| US8314283B2 | Medical wraps | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Active |
| US6991375B2 | Reclosable packaging | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US6481063B2 | Composite hook and loop fasteners, methods of their manufacture, and products containing them | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US8413306B2 | Fastener products | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Active |
| US6202260A | Touch fasteners their manufacture and products incorporating them | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US8048507B2 | Temporary surface protection | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Active |
| US6869659B2 | Fastener loop material, its manufacture, and products incorporating the material | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US6342285B1 | Fastener loop material, its manufacture, and products incorporating the material | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US6783834B2 | Loop material for touch fastening | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US6235369A | Strip-form fastening and dispensing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US7422783B2 | Submerged hooks | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US7303711B2 | Fastener products | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US7186025B2 | Reclosable bag with expansion gusset | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US6851161B2 | Sealing closures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US7451532B2 | Forming discrete fastener element regions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Active |
| US7163706B2 | Ventilated closure strips for use in packaging food products | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US6598276B2 | Fastener loop material, its manufacture, and products incorporating the material | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US7056462B2 | Forming discrete fastener element regions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US6660202B2 | Method for producing a laminated hook fastener | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US7160600B2 | Hook-engageable fastener sheets, and methods and articles of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US6656403B1 | Securing loop materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.