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HILLS INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    77
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    172,570
About

HILLS INC has a total of 77 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1994. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets textiles and paper, machines and chemical engineering are FARE SPA, FARE ROSALDO and GERKING LUEDER.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing HILLS INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Wilkie Arnold E 28
#2 Haggard Jeffrey S 18
#3 Wilkie Arnold 18
#4 Hills William H 13
#5 Brang James 11
#6 De La Hoz Angel Antonio 10
#7 Yu Jing-Peir 7
#8 Haggard Jeffrey 7
#9 Harris Frank O 7
#10 Haggard Jeff S 6

Latest patents

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CN105518198A Spun-laid webs with at least one of lofty, elastic and high strength characteristics
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EP2019875A2 Method and apparatus for production of meltblown nanofibers
WO2007121458A2 Method and apparatus for production of meltblown nanofibers
EP1959034A1 Method and apparatus for producing polymer fibers and fabrics including multiple polymer components in a closed system
US2006272806A1 Swelling packer with overlapping petals
EP1781844A2 Forming shaped fiber fabrics
US2005208300A1 Multi-component fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties and methods of manufacturing thereof
US7431869B2 Methods of forming ultra-fine fibers and non-woven webs
EP1629141A2 Apparatus and method for controlling airflow in a fiber extrusion system
US7300272B1 Fiber extrusion pack including split distribution plates
US7252493B1 Temperature control system to independently maintain separate molten polymer streams at selected temperatures during fiber extrusion
US6861142B1 Controlling the dissolution of dissolvable polymer components in plural component fibers
US7504348B1 Production of nonwoven fibrous webs including fibers with varying degrees of shrinkage
US7192499B1 Nonwoven fabric with characteristics similar to woven and knitted fabrics
WO0206028A2 Filtration system utilizing a single valve to direct fluid streams between filter assemblies and corresponding methods
US6811873B2 Self-crimping multicomponent polymer fibers and corresponding methods of manufacture
US6803102B1 Spinneret hole configuration for preventing bending of bicomponent extrudate
WO0070131A1 Spinneret hole configuration for preventing bending of bicomponent extrudate