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UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    17
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    139,004
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 50.0%
About

UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS INC has a total of 17 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 50.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1974. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets civil engineering, packaging and shipping and mechanical elements are ECE PATENT AB, HICKEY CHRISTOPHER DANIEL DOWL and METAL CLADDING INC.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS INCs patent filings in countries

Patent filings per year

Chart showing UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Sirowatka John 5
#2 Grasman Michael J 2
#3 Knoth Wayne M 2
#4 Grigsby Charles F 2
#5 Prentice Carl D 2
#6 Jones Frederick E 1
#7 Spring David E 1
#8 Whipple Duane L 1
#9 Knoth Wayne 1
#10 Corbin Dennis O 1

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US2019193930A1 Transport shipping container for personal watercraft
US2019118994A1 Bulk materials container and method
US2017349324A1 Collapsible crate
US2016255963A1 Knock down bed foundation
US2015345173A1 Fencing system
US2015267407A1 Truss
US2015225114A1 Collapsible box
US7131243B1 Double-hinge plate, foldable truss incorporating the same, and methods for assembling and erecting a foldable truss
US6295794B1 Joint compound including recycled constituents and method and system for making the same
US5561949A Tie-down strap for building truss
US4562949A Automatic lattice fabrication apparatus
US3945249A Testing apparatus for structural members