William J. Cooper
72Patents
17h-index
28Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 30, 1978 → Apr 14, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5495974A | Fastener attaching tool | Performing Operations; Transporting | 138 | Expired |
| US5622257A | Fastener for attaching a button to a garment or like material and fastener clip including one or more of said fasteners | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 114 | Expired |
| US5383260A | Fastener clip including one or more fasteners adapted for attaching buttons to a garment or like material | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
| US6418597B1 | Plastic fastener, fastener clip, fastener dispensing tool and method of fastening objects | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US5042558A | Fastener dispensing needle and method of making | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US4530240A | Method and apparatus for diagnosing machine condition | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US5717382A | Device for use in detecting the unauthorized removal of an article of commerce from a store or other business establishment | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US4877172A | Dispensing of attachments | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US6772122B2 | Character animation | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US5320269A | Apparatus for dispensing individual plastic fasteners from continuously connected ladder stock | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US6971515B2 | Fastener clip and fastener dispensing tool | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US6569369B2 | Fabricating continuously connected fastener stock | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US5675870A | Cable tie | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US5956813A | Cable tie | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US5360153A | Electric powered apparatus for dispensing individual plastic fasteners from fastener stock | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US6173836A | Fastener clip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US5305939A | Needle for use as part of a plastic fastener dispensing tool | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US6047823A | Method of maintaining an article of clothing in a folded condition and plastic fastener well-suited for use in said method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5433366A | Dispensing of attachments | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US6267286A | Fastener attaching tool | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| USD365003S | Fastener dispensing tool | General | 13 | Expired |
| USD658969S1 | Padlock for security tags | General | 13 | Expired |
| US5938024A | Fastener for attaching a button to a garment or like material and fastener clip including one or more of said fasteners | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5987719A | Tamper resistant plastic fastener | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US7331497B2 | Tool for dispensing plastic fasteners | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.