Inventor · disambiguated record
Joseph Smelko
Also filed as: SMELKO JOSEPH
8 granted patents·1 pending application·335 citations·filing 1998–2015
89Inventor score
Files withILLINOIS TOOL WORKS3SELIG SEALING PRODUCTS INC3SMELKO JOSEPH1THORSTENSEN-WOLL ROBERT WILLIAM1UNIPAC CORP1
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9 records- 0195US9102438B2Tabbed sealing member with improved heat distribution for a containerSELIG SEALING PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 11, 2015·20 cites·20 claims
- 0295US6902075B2Container closureILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 7, 2005·86 cites·41 claims
- 0393US8057896B2Pull-tab sealing member with improved heat distribution for a containerSMELKO JOSEPH·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 15, 2011·46 cites·13 claims
- 0490US6131754ASynthetic two-piece induction sealILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 17, 2000·80 cites·16 claims
- 0589US8703265B2Container seal with removal tab and piercable holographic security sealTHORSTENSEN-WOLL ROBERT WILLIAM·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 22, 2014·23 cites·15 claims
- 0682US9624008B2Container seal with removal tab and security ring sealSELIG SEALING PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 18, 2017·4 cites·16 claims
- 0780US5975304ASealed containers with tabs and method of making the sameUNIPAC CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 2, 1999·76 cites·30 claims
- 0849US9815589B2Tabbed sealing member with improved heat distribution for a containerSELIG SEALING PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 14, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 0938US2005208242A1Container closureILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
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