Dennis R. Smith
37Patents
12h-index
37Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 16, 1982 → Jan 28, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5944049A | Apparatus and method for regulating a pressure in a chamber | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 199 | Expired |
| US6957737B1 | Package for activatable point of sale cards | Physics | 88 | Expired |
| US5582534A | Orbital chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 75 | Expired |
| US6619480B2 | Methods and apparatus for point-of-sale packaging of cards | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Expired |
| US7000844B1 | Detachable protected point of sale card | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US7614548B2 | Stored-value card assembly with a plurality of stored-value cards | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US5384929A | Pig for use in cleaning the interior wall of a pipeline | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US8419889B2 | Ultrasecure card package | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| US7267284B1 | Detachable protected point of sale card | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6131995A | Multi-functional seat shield | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US6817377B1 | Processing apparatus having integrated pumping system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US7789297B2 | Stored-value card with chemical luminescence | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Active |
| US7841520B2 | Method of providing and processing a plurality of stored-value cards | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US6503050B2 | Turbo-molecular pump having enhanced pumping capacity | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US7766227B2 | Transaction card with movable member | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US4780962A | Pipeline bend verification pig | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US8231058B2 | Transaction product assembly with pocket and supporting backer | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US9049909B2 | Ultrasecure transaction card package | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US4930223A | Bend detector pig | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US8915366B2 | Dual activation package for readable card | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US10591934B2 | Mass flow controller for substrate processing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US7077159B1 | Processing apparatus having integrated pumping system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US7997483B2 | System for presenting and processing a plurality of financial transaction cards | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US5819411A | Automatic injector insertion station | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US8960433B2 | Dual activation package for readable card | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.