Dean L. Smith
23Patents
13h-index
20Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 30, 1977 → Feb 7, 2002
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5275726A | Spiral wound element for separation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 119 | Expired |
| US6043836A | Vacuum drum with countersunk holes | Performing Operations; Transporting | 69 | Expired |
| US6009938A | Extruded, tiered high fin density heat sinks and method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 47 | Expired |
| US5829514A | Bonded cast, pin-finned heat sink and method of manufacture | Electricity | 42 | Expired |
| US5988266A | Bonded cast, pin-finned heat sink and method of manufacture | Electricity | 29 | Expired |
| US5937517A | Method of manufacturing bonded dual extruded, high fin density heat sinks | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US5238563A | Multi-element housing | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US4407707A | Process for dedusting solids-containing hydrocarbon oils | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Expired |
| US5936646A | Image processing equipment with thermally efficient heat dissipating element | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US6014162A | Vacuum imaging drum with media contours | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US4416754A | Compositions and process for dedusting solids-containing hydrocarbon oils | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US4692237A | Process for the removal of solids from an oil | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Expired |
| US6138352A | Method of manufacturing an extruded, tiered high fin density heat sink | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US5832986A | Heat exchanger | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US6050332A | Extruded, tiered high fin density heat sinks and method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6002419A | Vacuum imaging drum with an optimized surface | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US6902630B2 | Method for cleaning charged particles from an object | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US4407706A | Process for dedusting solids-containing hydrocarbon oils | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US5995367A | Heat exchanger having an extruded, tiered heat sink | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US6543078B1 | Apparatus and method for cleaning object having generally irregular surface features | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US4150900A | Slurry mixer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US6490746B1 | Apparatus and method for cleaning objects having generally irregular, undulating surface features | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US6226024A | Vacuum imaging drum with vacuum holes for maintaining a boundary in an image processing apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.