David W. Smith
75Patents
22h-index
79Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 19, 1974 → May 19, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4303201A | Showering system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 192 | Expired |
| USD267582S | Hand-held showerhead | General | 162 | Expired |
| US4534340A | Combination handle | Human Necessities | 152 | Expired |
| US5316216A | Showerhead | Performing Operations; Transporting | 135 | Expired |
| US4674687A | Showerhead | Performing Operations; Transporting | 134 | Expired |
| US4561593A | Showerhead | Performing Operations; Transporting | 122 | Expired |
| US3958756A | Spray nozzles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 117 | Expired |
| US4598866A | Showerhead | Performing Operations; Transporting | 104 | Expired |
| US6022823A | Process for the production of supported palladium-gold catalysts | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 59 | Expired |
| US5404319A | Translation of behavioral modeling properties into an analog hardware description language | Physics | 54 | Expired |
| US9302065B2 | Patient interface device with adjustable headgear and frame | Human Necessities | 54 | Active |
| US6863972B2 | Synthetic wood component having a foamed polymer backing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US5417964A | Process for manufacturing an antiperspirant stick | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| USD267581S | Showerhead | General | 40 | Expired |
| US4275908A | Fluid coupling assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 40 | Expired |
| US4868770A | Simulation results enhancement method and system | Physics | 37 | Expired |
| US3964236A | Stuffing tube apparatus for an encasing machine | Human Necessities | 36 | Expired |
| US4460530A | Method for producing porous shaped products | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US4514521A | Manufacture of oxygenated compounds | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US5336802A | Pretreatment of palladium-gold catalysts useful in vinyl acetate synthesis | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US4071923A | Hand-held meat skinning device | Human Necessities | 23 | Expired |
| US4429056A | Manufacture of oxygenated compounds | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US5194417A | Pretreatment of palladium-gold catalysts useful in vinyl acetate synthesis | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 21 | Expired |
| US4233709A | Link cutter | Human Necessities | 21 | Expired |
| US5237097A | Catalytic carbonylation process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 21 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.