Inventor · Birmingham, GB

Daniel R. Smith

17Patents
9h-index
12Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 12, 1993 → Jun 21, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5759001A Blind rivet Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US5658107A Blind rivet Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US7303366B2 Three part blind fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5320465A Blind pin fixing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US5919016A Blind threaded nut Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US6428255B1 Blind rivet Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US7322783B2 Self-drilling pull-through blind rivet and methods of and apparatus for the assembly and setting thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US7887273B2 Blind rivet and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US5490312A Rivet setting tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6032510A Blind rivet setting tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7818859B2 Self-drilling pull-through blind rivet and methods of and apparatus for the assembly and setting thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8096742B2 Blind rivet Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US7055393B2 Blind fastener setting tool Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US5664919A Non-blind rivet Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US8491243B2 Variable grip blind rivet Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US8851813B2 Variable grip blind rivet Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US8721242B2 Blind rivet and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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