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Keith Rea — 12 Patents

SDSonoco Development: 12 patents #15 of 354Top 5%
Florence, SC: #22 of 362 inventorsTop 7%
South Carolina: #1,202 of 15,501 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #396,045 of 4,157,543Top 10%
12 Patents All Time
Keith Rea has been granted 12 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sonoco Development. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in June 2006. Keith Rea ranks #396,045 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 9.5%). Patent records list Keith Rea in Florence, SC, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–12 of 12 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7055713 Easy-opening closure for retortable container Lawrence E. Renck 2006-06-06 $13,847,000
6974056 Cup for measuring and dispensing powdered product 2005-12-13 $5,780,000
6725630 Method for induction sealing a plastic part to a composite container Charles M. Braddock, Floyd Boatwright, J. Mark Morrow, James A. Lowry 2004-04-27 $9,409,000
6477956 Ink cartridge with self-closing valve James Kick 2002-11-12 $3,451,000
6419351 Ink cartridge plunger Rebecca Lawson, James W. Lowry 2002-07-16 $8,168,000
6334391 Ink cartridge valve system Patrick B. Keese 2002-01-01
6192797 Ink cartridge for automated dispensing systems James W. Lowry, James Kick 2001-02-27 $10,611,000
6165115 Process for closing and hermetically sealing a bottom of a container 2000-12-26 $21,595,000
6053400 Container having expanding or contracting end closure 2000-04-25 $19,616,000
6036629 Cylindrical composite container having a recessed spiral groove and process for manufacturing Mark Morrow, James W. Lowry 2000-03-14 $20,049,000
5950913 Composite dough container with multiple stacked ingredient cups Keith E. Antal, Sr. 1999-09-14 $25,668,000
5932798 Can strength and leakage test device John Ellis Bacon 1999-08-03 $27,770,000