Inventor · Plano, TX, US

David Michael Smith

22Patents
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44Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 27, 1991 → Nov 8, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6308898A Apparatus and methods for active flow control of a nozzle exhaust plume Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US10810840B2 Enhanced electronic gaming machines providing selectively volatile wager outcomes Physics 28 Active
US8801831B1 Fuel saving inert gas generation system Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Active
US6837287B2 Self-sealing pneumatic tire and preparation thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5174838A Tire with tread base rubber blend Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Expired
US6763651B2 Active system for wide area suppression of engine vortex Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6542282B2 Post metal etch clean process using soft mask Physics 15 Expired
US7064171B1 Non-random styrene-butadiene rubber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
USD429188S Tire tread General 14 Expired
US11514757B2 Enhanced electronic gaming machines providing selectively volatile wager outcomes Physics 9 Active
US5284195A Tire with tread base rubber blend Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US7597288B2 In-flight refueling lightning protection system Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US7669785B2 Integrated engine exhaust systems and methods for drag and thermal stress reduction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7798423B1 Integrated engine exhaust systems and methods for drag and thermal stress reduction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10060781B2 Methods and systems for direct fuel quantity measurement Physics 3 Active
US10286235B2 Systems and methods for flammability reduction and ventilation using nitrogen-enriched gas for transportation vehicle protection Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10393281B2 Compressor surge protection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US6291595A Halogenated isobutylene rubber composition containing sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US6371181B1 Halogenated isobutylene rubber composition containing sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US12243393B2 Enhanced electronic gaming machines providing selectively volatile wager outcomes Physics 0 Active
US7884168B2 Heterogeneous rubbery polymers having random, tapered, and block portions therein and methods of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7572735B2 Blanket resist to protect active side of semiconductor Electricity 0 Active

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