HORMEL & CO GEO A has a total of 130 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1927. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets foods and drinks, packaging and shipping and machines are TOPKIP BV, STORK MPS BV and DEVRONE LTD.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United States | 73 | |
#2 | Canada | 11 | |
#3 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 7 | |
#4 | Denmark | 6 | |
#5 | United Kingdom | 6 | |
#6 | Japan | 6 | |
#7 | Australia | 5 | |
#8 | Germany | 3 | |
#9 | France | 3 | |
#10 | Sweden | 3 | |
#11 | Spain | 1 | |
#12 | Finland | 1 | |
#13 | Netherlands | 1 | |
#14 | Norway | 1 | |
#15 | New Zealand | 1 | |
#16 | Philippines | 1 | |
#17 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Foods and drinks | |
#2 | Packaging and shipping | |
#3 | Machines | |
#4 | Basic materials chemistry | |
#5 | Measurement | |
#6 | Environmental technology |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Slaughtering | |
#2 | Meat processing | |
#3 | Packaging | |
#4 | Food preservation | |
#5 | Foods | |
#6 | Refining | |
#7 | Shaping of plastics | |
#8 | Unspecified technologies | |
#9 | Testing of structures | |
#10 | Climate change mitigation in wastewater treatment |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Leining Lyndon R | 27 |
#2 | Lindstrom Oscar H | 13 |
#3 | Brown Frank M | 10 |
#4 | Burton Jean A | 9 |
#5 | Macy Christian D | 7 |
#6 | Willcox Jesse A | 6 |
#7 | Helgeson Gerald L | 6 |
#8 | Murphy Laurence W | 6 |
#9 | Fischer Nathan A | 6 |
#10 | Tribbett Kenneth E | 5 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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US5191181A | Sealing thermoplastic member devoid of conductive material | |
US4942053A | Vacuum chilling for processing meat | |
US4901558A | Seal integrity tester and method | |
US4812320A | Process for vacuum packaging fresh meat products | |
AU7689687A | Improving the qualities of pork products | |
EP0245033A1 | Process for vacuum packaging fresh meat products | |
US4682387A | Apparatus and method for stripping casing from sausages | |
US4662028A | Apparatus for splitting animal heads | |
US4653150A | Carcass splitting apparatus | |
JPS62282536A | Apparatus for producing frankfurt sausage | |
US4662029A | Process and apparatus for cutting hog carcasses | |
US4569101A | Dual extrusion apparatus | |
US4592112A | Declipper apparatus | |
US4631780A | Hand skinner device | |
US4570298A | Dual extrusion apparatus | |
US4525896A | Pork shoulder or ham slasher apparatus | |
US4451953A | Hand held skinning device | |
US4433453A | Shoulder skinning device | |
US4417367A | Mid-section skinning apparatus | |
US4327633A | Ham skinning apparatus |