David B. Smith
23Patents
13h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 5, 1986 → May 4, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8308040B2 | Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector | Human Necessities | 2,339 | Active |
| US8408439B2 | Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector | Human Necessities | 2,055 | Active |
| US9138225B2 | Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector | Human Necessities | 1,758 | Active |
| US7699860B2 | Surgical clip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,657 | Expired |
| US9662110B2 | Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector | Human Necessities | 1,084 | Active |
| US10448950B2 | Surgical staplers with independently actuatable closing and firing systems | Human Necessities | 1,027 | Active |
| US10779823B2 | Firing member pin angle | Human Necessities | 791 | Active |
| US10973516B2 | Surgical end effectors and adaptable firing members therefor | Human Necessities | 601 | Active |
| US11013511B2 | Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector | Human Necessities | 379 | Active |
| US8556920B2 | Surgical clip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 160 | Active |
| US5600912A | Composite tube for a gun barrel | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 45 | Expired |
| US4728916A | Solenoid operated fluid control valve | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US5630683A | Chip breaker drill bushing assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6230429A | Composite tube for gun barrel | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6457274B2 | Composite tube for gun barrel | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US6639781B2 | Electromagnetic dent remover power supply | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US7078993B2 | Layered wing coil for an electromagnetic dent remover | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US10029780B2 | Stiffened composite panels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US6954127B2 | Layered wing coil for an electromagnetic dent remover | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
| US7721577B2 | Manufacturing process for extending a length of service of component parts | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US7114242B2 | Layered wing coil for an electromagnetic dent remover | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Expired |
| US11998200B2 | Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US8902560B2 | Electrostatic chuck ground punch | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.