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Alexander R. Provan — 29 Patents

PAPactiv: 16 patents #9 of 221Top 5%
ExxonMobil: 8 patents #1,392 of 10,161Top 15%
TPTenneco Packaging: 2 patents #34 of 126Top 30%
RPReynolds Presto Products: 1 patents #30 of 51Top 60%
Canandaigua, NY: #5 of 186 inventorsTop 3%
New York: #4,236 of 115,490 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #127,851 of 4,157,543Top 4%
29 Patents All Time
Alexander R. Provan has been granted 29 US patents while listed as an inventor at Pactiv. The first was granted in 1984 and the most recent in June 2014. Alexander R. Provan ranks #127,851 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.1%). Patent records list Alexander R. Provan in Canandaigua, NY, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1984 to 2014Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2002.peak 41984: 1 patents19841985: 1 patents1989: 2 patents19891990: 3 patents1993: 1 patents19931997: 1 patents1999: 1 patents19992001: 3 patents2002: 4 patents20022003: 2 patents2004: 1 patents20042005: 1 patents2006: 1 patents20062007: 3 patents2009: 2 patents20092010: 1 patents2014: 1 patents2014

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 29 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
RE44934 Zipper and zipper arrangements and methods of manufacturing the same Thomas L. Coomber, Ian J. Barclay, David V. Dobreski, Toby R. Thomas 2014-06-10
7779605 Unit operations on a web with attached zipper and method of performing the same Toby R. Thomas, Craig E. Cappel, Larry E. Benedict, Gerald Winiecki 2010-08-24 $30,390,000
7506488 Methods for applying sliders to reclosable plastic bags Toby R. Thomas, Nathan A. Kolovich, Craig E. Cappel, Timothy W. Pistner 2009-03-24 $9,771,000
7478512 Process for making a recloseable package Toby R. Thomas, Craig E. Cappel, Larry E. Benedict, Gerald Winiecki 2009-01-20 $27,087,000
7228608 Methods for applying sliders to reclosable plastic bags Toby R. Thomas, Nathan A. Kolovich, Craig E. Cappel, Timothy W. Pistner 2007-06-12 $9,987,000
7200911 Methods for applying sliders to reclosable plastic bags Toby R. Thomas, Nathan A. Kolovich, Craig E. Cappel, Timothy W. Pistner 2007-04-10 $22,511,000
7178309 Machine for processing web of material Toby R. Thomas, Craig E. Cappel, Larry E. Benedict, Gerald Winiecki 2007-02-20 $19,956,000
7114310 Process for attaching slider operated closure on form-fill-seal packaging machinery Toby R. Thomas, Craig E. Cappel, Larry E. Benedict, Gerald Winiecki 2006-10-03 $23,930,000
6918234 Process for attaching slider-operated closure on form-fill-seal packaging machinery Toby R. Thomas, Craig E. Cappel, Larry E. Benedict, Gerald Winiecki 2005-07-19 $15,465,000
6780146 Methods for applying sliders to reclosable plastic bags Toby R. Thomas, Nathan A. Kolovich, Craig E. Cappel, Timothy W. Pistner 2004-08-24 $15,950,000
6622353 Slider-operated fastener with spaced notches and associated preseals Thomas L. Coomber, Toby R. Thomas, Nathan A. Kolovich 2003-09-23 $21,480,000
6526726 Method of applying a slider to a fastener-carrying plastic web Aaron Strand, Thomas L. Coomber, Toby R. Thomas 2003-03-04 $10,984,000
6470551 Method of making a fasteners arrangement with notches at spaced preseals Thomas L. Coomber, Toby R. Thomas, Nathan A. Kolovich 2002-10-29 $24,603,000
6409384 Zipper slider with grab tab Thomas L. Coomber, Toby R. Thomas 2002-06-25 $25,535,000
6389780 Zipper bag form, fill and seal machine and method Thomas L. Coomber, Toby R. Thomas 2002-05-21 $24,737,000
6347437 Zipper and zipper arrangements and methods of manufacturing the same Thomas L. Coomber, Ian J. Barclay, David V. Dobreski, Toby R. Thomas 2002-02-19 $22,991,000
6292986 Assembly and accumulation of sliders for profiled zippers Toby R. Thomas, Eric A. St. Phillips 2001-09-25
6289561 Assembly and accumulation of sliders for profiled zippers Toby R. Thomas, Eric A. St. Phillips 2001-09-18
6286189 Zipper and zipper arrangements and methods of manufacturing the same Thomas L. Coomber, Ian J. Barclay, David V. Dobreski, Toby R. Thomas 2001-09-11
5938337 Bottom filled, bottom-gusseted bag and method of making the same Toby R. Thomas 1999-08-17
5669715 Tamper-evident reclosable plastic bag with slider David V. Dobreski, Michael W. McManus, Toby R. Thomas 1997-09-23
5267827 Apparatus and method for automatically counting and stacking formed articles David G. Vanderlee 1993-12-07 $17,336,000
4961684 Method for denesting and feeding cartons to a conveyor David G. Vanderlee 1990-10-09 $5,833,000
4943207 Apparatus for denesting and feeding cartons to a conveyor David G. Vanderlee 1990-07-24 $18,696,000
4936739 Apparatus for denesting and feeding cartons to a conveyor David G. Vanderlee 1990-06-26 $21,319,000