Inventor · Westerly, RI, US

Daniel M. Smith

37Patents
8h-index
36Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 5, 1974 → Aug 12, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5945350A Methods for use in formation of titanium nitride interconnects and interconnects formed using same Electricity 40 Expired
US4484153A Voltage converter for a frequency synthesizer Electricity 36 Expired
US4035695A Microelectronic variable inductor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US5724807A Combined gas turbine-steam cycle waste-to-energy plant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US4001711A Radio frequency power amplifier constructed as hybrid microelectronic unit Electricity 19 Expired
US5623822A Method of operating a waste-to-energy plant having a waste boiler and gas turbine cycle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4403342A Zone switching system for a frequency synthesized transceiver Electricity 12 Expired
US6479377B1 Method for making semiconductor devices having contact plugs and local interconnects Electricity 8 Expired
US6298650A Easy adjustable snap link Human Necessities 8 Expired
US6160296A Titanium nitride interconnects Electricity 8 Expired
US6501140B2 Transistor structures Electricity 7 Expired
US4394776A Priority channel system for a synthesized transceiver Electricity 7 Expired
US10591681B2 Multichannel fiber optic connector, adapter, and contact retention method Physics 6 Active
US10162129B2 Internal harnessing members and method for bend control of optical fibers in connector assemblies Physics 6 Active
US6268292A Methods for use in formation of titanium nitride interconnects Electricity 5 Expired
US6700205B2 Semiconductor devices having contact plugs and local interconnects Electricity 5 Expired
US10585257B1 Printable color-coded pattern label array for patch field applications Electricity 3 Active
US6734071B1 Methods of forming insulative material against conductive structures Electricity 2 Expired
US10083958B2 Deep trench metal-insulator-metal capacitors Electricity 1 Active
US10788640B2 Splice managers and related methods of use Physics 1 Active
US11448833B2 Angle polishing systems and methods for multi-ferrule optical connectors Physics 1 Active
US9349608B2 Methods of protecting a dielectric mask layer and related semiconductor devices Electricity 1 Active
US9917009B2 Methods of forming a through-substrate-via (TSV) and a metallization layer after formation of a semiconductor device Electricity 1 Active
US10168502B2 Fiber cassette and adapter module with slide lock Physics 1 Active
US10187706B2 Snap clip fastener assembly Electricity 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.