Daniel M. Smith
37Patents
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36Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 5, 1974 → Aug 12, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.