SMITHFIELD FOODS INC has a total of 34 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 2011. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets foods and drinks, packaging and shipping and machine tools are FUCHS GMBH & CO, WANG YITIAN and WANG AIMING.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United States | 9 | |
#2 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 6 | |
#3 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 6 | |
#4 | China | 4 | |
#5 | Canada | 3 | |
#6 | Japan | 2 | |
#7 | Mexico | 2 | |
#8 | Hong Kong | 1 | |
#9 | Hungary | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Foods and drinks | |
#2 | Packaging and shipping | |
#3 | Machine tools | |
#4 | Furniture and games | |
#5 | Chemical engineering | |
#6 | Environmental technology |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Foods | |
#2 | Special foods | |
#3 | Food preservation | |
#4 | Meat processing | |
#5 | Transport or storage devices | |
#6 | Food shaping | |
#7 | Cutting | |
#8 | Kitchen equipment | |
#9 | Water treatment | |
#10 | Separation |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Roberds James | 14 |
#2 | Johnson Bruce A | 13 |
#3 | Blong Robert | 11 |
#4 | Taylor Dave | 11 |
#5 | Kafer Paul | 11 |
#6 | White Anthony | 11 |
#7 | Phillips Jeffrey | 11 |
#8 | Cattin James | 11 |
#9 | Fritz Michael | 11 |
#10 | Dairo Charles O | 3 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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US2020079659A1 | Waste peptone disposal system and methods | |
EP3709823A1 | Bacon product and method of making | |
US2016332316A1 | Method and apparatus for spiral ham slicing | |
EP3217811A1 | Mehtod and system for processing ready-to-eat bacon with pan fried bacon characteristics | |
MX2015000141A | Method and system for processing ready-to-eat bacon with pan fried bacon characteristics. | |
CA2890228A1 | Multi-tier and spiral microwave oven dryers for rapid preparation of dry sausage | |
CN104869849A | Rapid partial drying of sausage logs | |
EP2520172A1 | Process for rapid preparation of dry sausage |