| Top Inventors for class "Flexible bags" |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
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| 1 | Robert R. Turvey | US | Sanford, MI | Sep 06, 2012 / 20120224792 - Valve And Valve Strip For A Reclosable Container | 20 |
| 2 | Andrew W. Moehlenbrock | US | Simpsonville, SC | Sep 06, 2012 / 20120224795 - Easy Open and Reclosable Package with Discrete Laminate, with Die-Cut, Anchored to Second Side Panel | 15 |
| 3 | Bryan L. Ackerman | US | Freeland, MI | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120301059 - POUCH WITH CONNECTORS AND SYSTEM OF SUCH POUCHES | 15 |
| 4 | Shaun T. Broering | US | Fort Thomas, KY | Mar 07, 2013 / 20130059712 - Apparatus For Inserting A First Folded Film Within A Second C-Folded Film | 14 |
| 5 | Michael G. Borchardt | US | Naperville, IL | May 09, 2013 / 20130115396 - Incrementally-Stretched Thermoplastic Films and Bags with Increased Haze and Methods for Making The Same | 14 |
| 6 | Brian C. Dais | US | Saginaw, MI | Jul 26, 2012 / 20120187009 - METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONSUMERS WITH A FOOD STORAGE KIT | 13 |
| 7 | Robert W. Fraser | US | Lombard, IL | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120163738 - Multi-Layered Bags With Shortened Inner Layer | 12 |
| 8 | David J. Anzini | US | Middletown, NY | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120202667 - UNISEX ZIPPERED PACKAGES WITH WIDE MOUTH AND OTHER FEATURES | 12 |
| 9 | Rusty Koenigkramer | US | Nanuet, NY | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120301056 - ZIPPER PROFILE MANUFACTURED BY CUT AND STRETCH METHODS | 12 |
| 10 | James C. Pawloski | US | Bay City, MI | Feb 24, 2011 / 20110044565 - Enhancement to a Closure Mechanism for a Reclosable Pouch and a Method of Opening Same | 10 |
| 11 | Kenichi Tanaka | JP | Chiba | Oct 21, 2010 / 20100266224 - CUTTING TAPE AND PACKAGING BAG WITH CUTTING TAPE | 9 |
| 12 | Daniel P. Zimmerman | US | Livonia, MI | Apr 14, 2011 / 20110085748 - Flow Channels for a Pouch | 8 |
| 13 | Kyle R. Wilcoxen | US | Chicago, IL | Jul 19, 2012 / 20120184422 - Bag with Reinforcing Features | 8 |
| 14 | James C. Pawloski | US | Racine, MI | May 03, 2012 / 20120106876 - RECLOSABLE BAG HAVING A LOUD SOUND DURING CLOSING | 7 |
| 15 | George M. Hall | US | Colleyville, TX | Apr 05, 2012 / 20120082405 - Drawstring Polymeric Bag | 7 |
| 16 | Mark Steele | US | New Prague, MN | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130037563 - SANITARY DISPENSING PACKAGE | 7 |
| 17 | Steven Ausnit | US | New York, NY | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120297736 - IN-LINE PRODUCTION OF A CARDBOARD CONTAINER | 7 |
| 18 | Jack A. Macpherson | US | Aurora, IL | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130044966 - Trash Bag with Odor Control and Method of Making Same | 6 |
| 19 | Matthew W. Waldron | US | Hamilton, OH | Mar 07, 2013 / 20130059712 - Apparatus For Inserting A First Folded Film Within A Second C-Folded Film | 6 |
| 20 | Alfons Kruse | DE | Dinklage | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120263399 - STAND-UP BAG FOR POURABLE GOODS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE STAND-UP BAG | 6 |
| 21 | Jochen Brauer | DE | Lohne | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120288660 - FILM LAMINATE FOR A TEAR-OPEN PACKAGE | 6 |
| 22 | Michael A. Ross | US | Dallas, TX | May 17, 2012 / 20120121213 - Bags | 6 |
| 23 | David J. Hoying | US | Cincinnati, OH | Mar 15, 2012 / 20120063704 - Multilayer Plastic Film | 5 |
| 24 | Wen-Tsan Wang | TW | Taipei City | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095283 - MODULARIZED ASSEMBLING AND SHAPING STRUCTURE OF BAMBOO FRAME | 5 |
| 25 | Linh Pham | US | Chula Vista, CA | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120306444 - BREAKAWAY DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT | 5 |
| 26 | Sumita Sanjeevi Ranganathan | US | Simpsonville, SC | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120207412 - Easy Open and Reclosable Package with Die-Cut Web, and Discrete Strip Anchored to Second Side Panel | 5 |
| 27 | Shuichi Goto | JP | Chuo-Ku | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120321225 - ZIPPER TAPE AND PACKAGE BAG WITH ZIPPER TAPE | 5 |
| 28 | Martin Calvo | US | Chula Vista, CA | Oct 15, 2009 / 20090257688 - ONE-WAY VALVE WITH FLAPPER FOR VACUUM BAG | 5 |
| 29 | Eric Plourde | US | Frankfort, IL | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120301056 - ZIPPER PROFILE MANUFACTURED BY CUT AND STRETCH METHODS | 5 |
| 30 | Chieh Hua Liao | TW | Sindian City | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130032504 - MULTI-SECTIONAL CLAMPING TYPE AIR ENCLOSURE | 4 |
| 31 | Ryan J. Coonce | US | Palatine, IL | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120251018 - BAG | 4 |
| 32 | R. Charles Murray | US | Sarasota, FL | Jan 17, 2013 / 20130016925 - FLEXIBLE POUCH | 4 |
| 33 | Daniel Bossel | CH | Schaffhausen | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120261413 - PACKAGING UNIT COMPRISING A PACKAGING POUCH AND OUTER PACKAGING | 4 |
| 34 | Allyson Smith | US | Columbia, SC | May 26, 2011 / 20110123137 - BAGS HAVING ADHESIVE DRYING STRUCTURES AND RELATED METHODS | 4 |
| 35 | Joseph E. Owensby | US | Spartanburg, SC | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120213896 - Ovenable Cook-In Film Providing Decreased Protein Adhesion | 4 |
| 36 | Jens Koesters | DE | Wallenhorst | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120195532 - FILM BAG FOR PACKAGING OF POURABLE PRODUCTS | 4 |
| 37 | Yaw Shin Liao | TW | Sindian City | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130032504 - MULTI-SECTIONAL CLAMPING TYPE AIR ENCLOSURE | 4 |
| 38 | Ryo Katada | JP | Chiba | Sep 09, 2010 / 20100226599 - Fastener Tape and Packaging Bag with Fastener Tape | 4 |
| 39 | Henri Bois | FR | Neuilly Sur Seine | Apr 26, 2012 / 20120099805 - CLOSURE DEVICE AND SACK EMPLOYING IT | 4 |
| 40 | Azad Sabounjian | US | Irvine, CA | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120299454 - COLLAPSIBLE DRAWERS AND CHEST | 4 |
| 41 | Andreas Michalsky | DE | Memmingerberg | Feb 23, 2012 / 20120043329 - RECLOSABLE PACKAGING WITH A FILM AND A LID COMPRISING A PLUG SECTION | 4 |
| 42 | Franco Goglio | IT | Milano | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120301058 - FLEXIBLE PACKAGE FOR LIQUID PRODUCTS | 4 |
| 43 | Scott Binger | US | Bridgeview, IL | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130044966 - Trash Bag with Odor Control and Method of Making Same | 4 |
| 44 | Gary F. Sargin | US | Green Bay, WI | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130034317 - HEAT ACTIVATED ADHESIVES FOR BAG CLOSURES | 4 |
| 45 | Glyn Russell | US | New City, NY | Jul 26, 2012 / 20120189232 - TEAR STRIP CREATION ON ZIPPER FLANGES | 4 |
| 46 | Nossi Taheri | US | Atlanta, GA | Nov 17, 2011 / 20110280505 - Plastic Bag With Pour Spout and Reinforced Bottom End | 3 |
| 47 | Gregory Stuart Kent | US | Plainfield, IL | Apr 21, 2011 / 20110091137 - DRAW TAPE BAG WITH SIDE SEAL ATTACHED ELASTIC STRIP | 3 |
| 48 | Gary Michael Bell | US | Crystal, MN | Jul 21, 2011 / 20110173879 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GROWING VEGETATION | 3 |
| 49 | Jason R. Maxwell | US | Elgin, IL | Feb 16, 2012 / 20120039549 - Multilayer Draw Tape | 3 |
| 50 | Greg Tan | US | Harahan, LA | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120294552 - TRI-FOLD SIDE SEAMED PLASTIC PRODUCE BAG, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING SAME | 3 |
| 51 | Tory M. Cross | US | Portland, OR | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130051712 - Woven Textile Bag | 3 |
| 52 | Robert T. Dorsey | US | Orland, IL | Mar 15, 2012 / 20120064271 - Multi-Layered Lightly-Laminated Films and Methods of Making The Same | 3 |
| 53 | Mary Thomson | US | North East, MD | Feb 04, 2010 / 20100027921 - LOCKING DEVICE CAPABLE OF SECURING A BAG TO AN OBJECT AND/OR IN A CLOSED CONFIGURATION | 3 |
| 54 | Scott Huffer | US | Hartsville, SC | Aug 25, 2011 / 20110204054 - Tamper-Evident Package Having a Peelable Lid | 3 |
| 55 | Ben Tseng | US | East Brunswick, NJ | Apr 11, 2013 / 20130089280 - Sealable Bag | 3 |
| 56 | Victor Matias | US | New Braunfels, TX | Aug 11, 2011 / 20110194790 - RECLOSABLE PACKAGE OR BAG WITH DOUBLE ZIPPER OR SIMILAR CONFIGURATION | 3 |
| 57 | Julia Roether | US | Portland, OR | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130051712 - Woven Textile Bag | 3 |
| 58 | Michael D. Schmal | US | Orwigsburg, PA | Sep 06, 2012 / 20120225227 - MULTI-LAYER HIGH TEMPERATURE FILMS, LINERS, AND COOKING BAGS | 3 |
| 59 | Kathleen Parisi | US | Bensalem, PA | Feb 04, 2010 / 20100027921 - LOCKING DEVICE CAPABLE OF SECURING A BAG TO AN OBJECT AND/OR IN A CLOSED CONFIGURATION | 3 |
| 60 | James W. Yeager | US | Mobile, AL | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120238426 - PACKAGE HAVING RECLOSEABLE POUR SPOUT | 3 |
| 61 | Mikio Tanaka | JP | Tenri-Shi | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120213453 - CHECK VALVE, SEALING BAG, AND PRODUCTION METHODS FOR BOTH | 3 |
| 62 | Robert T. Dorsey | US | Western Springs, IL | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120269465 - Thermoplastic Films With Visually-Distinct Stretched Regions and Methods For Making The Same | 3 |
| 63 | Robert A. Odabashian | US | Greer, SC | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130077899 - EASY OPENING PACKAGING ARTICLE | 3 |
| 64 | Charles B. Snoreck | US | Chicago Ridge, IL | Sep 17, 2009 / 20090232422 - BAG WITH IMPROVED FEATURES | 3 |
| 65 | Mark E. Jansen | US | Appleton, WI | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120291402 - Method and Apparatus for Bag Closure and Sealing | 3 |
| 66 | Theodore J. Fish | US | Downers Grove, IL | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120163738 - Multi-Layered Bags With Shortened Inner Layer | 3 |
| 67 | Juichi Kasai | JP | Tokyo | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120197295 - BIOABSORBABLE SUTURE | 3 |
| 68 | Yoshinori Nanba | JP | Chiba | Sep 23, 2010 / 20100236026 - CHUCK TAPE WITH CUT TAPE, ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND PACKAGING BAG WITH CHUCK TAPE | 3 |
| 69 | George Scott Kerr | US | Mason, OH | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120205399 - Foam Oxidative Hair Colorant Composition | 3 |
| 70 | Patrick Joseph Bierschenk | US | Dallas, TX | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120055120 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A FLAT BOTTOM PILLOW POUCH | 3 |
| 71 | Suzanne M. Lahr Yoder | US | Columbia Station, OH | Feb 09, 2012 / 20120033897 - INTERACTIVE GIFT BAG | 3 |
| 72 | Charles Greco | US | Bardonia, NY | Aug 04, 2011 / 20110185680 - ADDING MASS TO SLIDER END STOMPS WITH ULTRASONICS IN A RECLOSABLE PACKAGE | 3 |
| 73 | Jeffrey Thomas Weber | US | Lake Zurich, IL | Mar 14, 2013 / 20130064934 - Package Integrity Indicating Closure | 3 |
| 74 | Ernest E. Bachert | US | Orwigsburg, PA | Sep 06, 2012 / 20120225227 - MULTI-LAYER HIGH TEMPERATURE FILMS, LINERS, AND COOKING BAGS | 3 |
| 75 | Lawrence Andrew Schumacher | US | Trenton, OH | Sep 29, 2011 / 20110237491 - Multiple Use Fabric Conditioning Block With Indentations | 3 |
| 76 | Gary Sargin | US | Green Bay, WI | Oct 27, 2011 / 20110263400 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING A STEPPED END | 3 |
| 77 | Mark W. Gum | US | East Prairie, MO | Dec 15, 2011 / 20110305407 - FILM BAG WITH HANDLE | 3 |
| 78 | David P. Cameron | US | Canandiagua, NY | Jun 23, 2011 / 20110150368 - Bag and Article of Manufacture | 3 |
| 79 | Thomas G. Bell | US | Portland, OR | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130051712 - Woven Textile Bag | 3 |
| 80 | Ezequiel Giro Amigo | ES | Badalona | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130039607 - STRIP FOR THE FORMATION OF HANDLES OR LABELS FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCE BAGS | 3 |
| 81 | Kelly M. Griffioen | US | Kalamazoo, MI | Apr 14, 2011 / 20110085748 - Flow Channels for a Pouch | 3 |
| 82 | Nancy M. Mack-Robles | US | Bolingbrook, IL | Oct 21, 2010 / 20100266222 - BAG | 3 |
| 83 | Scott Binger | US | | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120163738 - Multi-Layered Bags With Shortened Inner Layer | 3 |
| 84 | Peter Strübbe | DE | Lengerich | Apr 21, 2011 / 20110091140 - Side Gusseted Bag | 3 |
| 85 | Robert C. Stolmeier | US | Shelbyville, IN | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120243805 - POUCH WITH SPOUT | 3 |
| 86 | Karin L. Toerner | US | Cincinnati, OH | Sep 17, 2009 / 20090232422 - BAG WITH IMPROVED FEATURES | 3 |
| 87 | Ryo Katada | JP | Sodegaura-Shi | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120275730 - ZIPPER TAPE AND PACKAGING BAG WITH ZIPPER TAPE | 3 |
| 88 | Katsunori Futase | JP | Niigata | Jun 21, 2012 / 20120152462 - DEVICE FOR ATTACHING ONE-WAY POURING NOZZLE | 3 |
| 89 | Clifton R. Howell | US | Buford, GA | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120240528 - FORMING CONVEYOR FOR A CARTON | 3 |
| 90 | Ken Cisek | US | Chicago, IL | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120163738 - Multi-Layered Bags With Shortened Inner Layer | 3 |
| 91 | Ann L. Keller | US | Bensalem, PA | Feb 04, 2010 / 20100027921 - LOCKING DEVICE CAPABLE OF SECURING A BAG TO AN OBJECT AND/OR IN A CLOSED CONFIGURATION | 3 |
| 92 | Yaw Shin Liao | TW | New Taipei City | Apr 11, 2013 / 20130089279 - AIRBAG STRUCTURE WITH INNER SHADE COVER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | 3 |
| 93 | Peter Strübbe | DE | Lengerich | Apr 21, 2011 / 20110091140 - Side Gusseted Bag | 3 |
| 94 | Johannes Wedi | DE | Emsdetten | Apr 21, 2011 / 20110091140 - Side Gusseted Bag | 3 |
| 95 | Deborah A. Lyzenga | US | Long Valley, NJ | May 16, 2013 / 20130121624 - Reclosable Flexible Packaging And Methods For Manufacturing Same | 3 |
| 96 | Rudolf Haimerl | DE | Konzell | Apr 21, 2011 / 20110091140 - Side Gusseted Bag | 3 |
| 97 | Eggo Haschke | US | Deerfield, IL | Oct 13, 2011 / 20110249918 - BAG WITH LINER AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME | 3 |
| 98 | Cori K. Kohl | US | Appleton, WI | Sep 29, 2011 / 20110235947 - RESEALABLE PACKAGE WITH TAMPER-EVIDENT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | 2 |
| 99 | Michael Bohn | US | Rochester, NY | Feb 10, 2011 / 20110033138 - PACKAGE CLOSURE FOR WITHSTANDING INTERNAL FORCES | 2 |
| 100 | Bastien Ecabert | CH | Bussigny | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130046271 - FILLING | 2 |
