Alan M. Smith
37Patents
16h-index
60Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 14, 1980 → Jul 27, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5141868A | Device for use in chemical test procedures | Physics | 854 | Expired |
| US7041057B1 | Tissue interface device | Human Necessities | 263 | Expired |
| US6925317B1 | Integrated alignment devices, system, and methods for efficient fluid extraction, substance delivery and other applications | Human Necessities | 261 | Expired |
| US4931384A | Optical assay technique | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 193 | Expired |
| US4978503A | Devices for use in chemical test procedures | Physics | 171 | Expired |
| US4810658A | Photometric instruments, their use in methods of optical analysis, and ancillary devices therefor | Physics | 154 | Expired |
| US5118608A | Optical assay technique | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 126 | Expired |
| US7384396B2 | System and method for continuous analyte monitoring | Human Necessities | 123 | Expired |
| US5192502A | Devices for use in chemical test procedures | Physics | 118 | Expired |
| US5535753A | Apparatus and methods for the noninvasive measurement of cardiovascular system parameters | Human Necessities | 92 | Expired |
| US5647369A | Apparatus and methods for the noninvasive measurment of cardiovascular system parameters | Human Necessities | 81 | Expired |
| US4661821A | Vandalism-resistant UHF antenna | Electricity | 63 | Expired |
| US7037277B1 | System and method for fluid management in a continuous fluid collection and sensor device | Human Necessities | 31 | Expired |
| US5550437A | Electronic dimmable gas tube power supply with overvoltage protection | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US4580080A | Phase control ballast | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US4530566A | Optical fiber duplex coupler | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US5847909A | Safety-enhanced transformer circuit | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US4522482A | Information storage and retrieval | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6485326B1 | High-voltage connection enclosure and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US8703424B2 | Predicting human developmental toxicity of pharmaceuticals using human stem-like cells and metabolomics | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US4858099A | Resonant inverter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US4333139A | Static inverter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US10166378B2 | Permeant delivery system and methods for use thereof | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US10060932B2 | Biomarkers of autism spectrum disorder | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US4459515A | Phase-controlled ballast having shifting control | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.