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Stephen Alan Smith — 63 Patents

SCSolo Cup: 28 patents #2 of 42Top 5%
SOSolo Cup Operating: 16 patents #1 of 55Top 2%
TPTenneco Packaging: 9 patents #6 of 126Top 5%
LMLbp Manufacturing: 3 patents #6 of 22Top 30%
PAPackaging Corporation Of America: 2 patents #34 of 111Top 35%
Naperville, IL: #23 of 3,051 inventorsTop 1%
Illinois: #512 of 84,256 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #35,470 of 4,157,543Top 1%
63 Patents All Time
Stephen Alan Smith has been granted 63 US patents while listed as an inventor at Solo Cup. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in April 2024. Stephen Alan Smith ranks #35,470 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.85%). Patent records list Stephen Alan Smith in Naperville, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1989 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 9 patents in 2004.peak 91989: 1 patents19891993: 1 patents1996: 2 patents1997: 4 patents19971998: 4 patents1999: 1 patents2003: 3 patents20032004: 9 patents2005: 7 patents2006: 9 patents20062007: 9 patents2009: 2 patents2010: 2 patents20102011: 1 patents2012: 1 patents2014: 1 patents20142015: 1 patents2017: 2 patents2018: 1 patents20182023: 1 patents2024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 63 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11952169 Collapsible storage container 2024-04-09
11643249 Collapsible storage container 2023-05-09
9908667 Cup lid with reclosable cap Weston S. Koennecke 2018-03-06
9676570 Feeder system for beverage container holder process James A. Hubbard, Jr., Vicky Elizabeth Dittman, Frank A. Degliomini, Samuel Angel Valdes, Glen Powalish +1 more 2017-06-13
9555916 Paperboard container having increased rigidity and method of manufacturing thereof Ayberk Abayhan, Robert J. Schaefer 2017-01-31
9079728 Feeder system for beverage container holder process James A. Hubbard, Jr., Vicky Elizabeth Dittman, Frank A. Degliomini, Samuel Angel Valdes, Glen Powalish +1 more 2015-07-14
D700046 Abrasive sheet holder 2014-02-25
8152018 Ergonomic disposable cup having improved structural integrity Kevin Ray Smith, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Kimberly Vaile Healy, Randy Golden, Rudy DesChamps +5 more 2012-04-10
D635855 Drink cup lid Kevin Ray Smith, Robert J. Schaefer, Bradley F. Rademaker 2011-04-12
7699216 Two-piece insulated cup Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Ayberk Abayhan, Anthony Joseph Kreml, Jr., Alvin Chester Hartman, Semyon Bekker +4 more 2010-04-20
D609513 Cup holder Weston S. Koennecke, Robert J. Schaefer 2010-02-09
7552840 Disposable plate having improved ergonomics John Stewart Gitschlag, James Tam Joines, Jr., Kimberly Vaile Healy, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Bryce G. Rutter +4 more 2009-06-30
7546932 Ergonomic disposable cup having improved structural integrity Kevin Ray Smith, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Kimberly Vaile Healy, Randy Golden, Rudy DesChamps +5 more 2009-06-16
7246715 Reclosable container lid Dawn Huston, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Stephen Sullivan, Rich Chin, Mohammed Ahmed +11 more 2007-07-24
D540167 Upper panel of a drink cup lid Kevin Ray Smith, Robert J. Schaefer, Bradley F. Rademaker 2007-04-10
D539650 Upper panel of a drink cup lid Kevin Ray Smith, Robert J. Schaefer, Bradley F. Rademaker 2007-04-03
D539649 Upper panel of a drink cup lid Kevin Ray Smith, Robert J. Schaefer, Bradley F. Rademaker 2007-04-03
D536249 Upper panel of a drink cup lid Kevin Ray Smith, Robert J. Schaefer 2007-02-06
D535822 Basket Ayberk Abayhan, Samuel I. Weisbard 2007-01-30
D535561 Upper panel of a drink cup lid Kevin Ray Smith, Robert J. Schaefer 2007-01-23
7159732 Reclosable container lid Dawn Huston, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Stephen Sullivan, Rich Chin, Mohammed Ahmed +10 more 2007-01-09
7156251 Reclosable container lid Dawn Huston, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Stephen Sullivan, Rich Chin, Mohammed Ahmed +10 more 2007-01-02
7134566 Container lid with closure member Dawn Huston, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Stephen Sullivan, Rich Matthiew Chin, Mohammed Ahmed +8 more 2006-11-14
7131551 Container lid with closure member 2006-11-07
7121422 Disposable plate having improved ergonomics John Stewart Gitschlag, James Tam Joines, Jr., Kimberly Vaile Healy, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Bryce G. Rutter +4 more 2006-10-17