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Melville D. Ball
Also filed as: BALL MELVILLE D · BALL MELVILLE DOUGLAS
13 granted patents·4 pending applications·593 citations·filing 1989–2007
94Inventor score
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17 records- 0192US5582884APeelable laminated structures and process for production thereofALCAN INT LTD·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 10, 1996·147 cites·5 claims
- 0289US4992638AMicrowave heating device with microwave distribution modifying meansALCAN INT LTD·Filed 1990·Granted Feb 12, 1991·96 cites·50 claims
- 0387US7624609B2Roll embossing of discrete featuresNOVELIS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 1, 2009·13 cites·7 claims
- 0485US5220140ASusceptors for browning or crisping food in microwave ovensALCAN INT LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 15, 1993·66 cites·34 claims
- 0584US5593610AContainer for active microwave heatingHORMEL FOOD CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 14, 1997·81 cites·25 claims
- 0679US7353681B2Roll embossing of discrete featuresNOVELIS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 8, 2008·7 cites·6 claims
- 0779US5160819AMicrowave tunnel oven having means for generating higher order modes in loadsALCAN INT LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 3, 1992·59 cites·19 claims
- 0879US4921823APorous anodic aluminium oxide membrane catalyst supportALCAN INT LTD·Filed 1989·Granted May 1, 1990·33 cites·11 claims
- 0978US6376012B1Control of coating thickness in sheet article coatersALCAN INT LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 23, 2002·17 cites·16 claims
- 1077US6495196B1Process and apparatus for profile control of direct coatersALCAN INT LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 17, 2002·15 cites·23 claims
- 1169US6106900AMulti-layer coating of elongated strip articlesALCAN INT LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 22, 2000·23 cites·22 claims
- 1264US4990735AImproved uniformity of microwave heating by control of the depth of a load in a containerALCAN INT LTD·Filed 1989·Granted Feb 5, 1991·25 cites·24 claims
- 1363US6790387B1Process of producing diffraction gratings on the surface of articlesALCAN INT LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 14, 2004·11 cites·15 claims
- 1445US2004076721A1Containers with peelable closures that change appearance upon bendingFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 1543US2003113416A1Metal container with seam connecting body and top portionFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 1642US2003062370A1Can with peelably bonded closureFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 1740US2002050493A1Can with peelably bonded closureFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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