Alan D. Smith
17Patents
7h-index
23Co-inventors
66Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 23, 1992 → Oct 30, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5537164A | Retroilluminating indirect gonioprism | Human Necessities | 58 | Expired |
| US5324049A | Mandrel with flared, dish shaped disk and process for using mandrel | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Expired |
| US5626594A | Keratoscopic surgical instrument for making radial and arcuate corneal incisions | Human Necessities | 31 | Expired |
| US5334246A | Dip coat process material handling system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US5486188A | Keratoscopic surgical instrument for making radial and arcuate corneal incisions | Human Necessities | 25 | Expired |
| US5794948A | Chuck assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US6394796B1 | Curing oven combining methods of heating | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US8950473B2 | Cross-jack counterbalance system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US5829759A | Chuck assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US5743538A | Chuck assembly having a pull up feature | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US11830817B2 | Creating interconnects between dies using a cross-over die and through-die vias | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US8518056B2 | Device for applying successive resilient ligating bands to tissue | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US5755473A | Substrate carrier system | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
| US11274896B2 | Conversion kit having interchangeable barrel liners | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US9885349B2 | Pumping unit and counterbalance system for pumping units | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US12228362B2 | Conversion kit | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US9157431B2 | Counterbalance system for pumping units | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.