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Robert E. Hanson — 11 Patents

ALAlkar-Rapidpak: 7 patents #2 of 41Top 5%
SPSugar Creek Packing: 3 patents #1 of 12Top 9%
DIDec International: 1 patents #22 of 60Top 40%
Madison, WI: #431 of 4,527 inventorsTop 10%
Wisconsin: #4,275 of 40,088 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #435,149 of 4,157,543Top 15%
11 Patents All Time
Robert E. Hanson has been granted 11 US patents while listed as an inventor at Alkar-Rapidpak. The first was granted in 2000 and the most recent in January 2023. Robert E. Hanson ranks #435,149 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 10.5%). Patent records list Robert E. Hanson in Madison, WI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2000 to 2023Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2003.peak 22000: 1 patents20002003: 2 patents20032005: 2 patents20052007: 1 patents20072008: 1 patents20082009: 1 patents20092020: 1 patents20202021: 1 patents20212023: 1 patents2023

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–11 of 11 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11561213 System and method for measuring smoke absorption into food products Richard L. McKenzie 2023-01-24
11116229 System for measuring smoke absorption into food products and method of making the system 2021-09-14
10834932 System for measuring smoke absorption into food products and method of making the system David Martin Phinney, Joelle Hemmelgarn, Jacquelyn Blanchard, Matthew Wesley, Matthew L. Tripp +2 more 2020-11-17
7629012 Surface pasteurization method Vernon D. Karman, Gary Lee Hahn, Craig R. Bonneville, Tou T. Vang, Nelly Feze 2009-12-08
7458197 Web packaging pasteurization system Craig R. Bonneville, Tou T. Vang, Vernon D. Karman, Gary Lee Hahn, Nelly Feze +1 more 2008-12-02
7195552 Conveyor chain Noel R. Johnson, David Norby, Wendell J. Holl, Andi J. Mikelsons, David E. Lukens +2 more 2007-03-27
6976347 Surface pasteurization method Vernon D. Karman, Gary Lee Hahn, Craig R. Bonneville, Tou T. Vang, Nelly Feze 2005-12-20
6843043 Web packaging pasteurization system Craig R. Bonneville, Tou T. Vang, Vernon D. Karman, Gary Lee Hahn, Nelly Feze +1 more 2005-01-18
6604452 Food processor with circulation system and method Dennis F. Conohan, Brian G. Sandberg, Peter G. Senn, Dennis P. Roelke, David L. Brethorst +4 more 2003-08-12
6523462 Aligned food processing system Noel R. Johnson, David Norby, Wendell J. Holl, Andi J. Mikelsons, David E. Lukens +2 more 2003-02-25
6099881 Method of curing food products 2000-08-08