Inventor · Ann Arbor, MI, US

Derek Smith

14Patents
11h-index
9Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 14, 1976 → Dec 20, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6050940A General-purpose medical instrumentation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 482 Expired
US6375614B1 General-purpose medical istrumentation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 224 Expired
US6502076B1 System and methods for determining and displaying product promotions Physics 190 Expired
US6875174B2 General-purpose medical instrumentation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 126 Expired
US8562527B2 General-purpose medical instrumentation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Active
US4089190A Carbon fiber drive shaft Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 52 Expired
US4041599A Method of concentric bonding of a rod in a tubular shaft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US8079953B2 General-purpose medical instrumentation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4172562A Process for winding filaments on a mandrel Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US4190479A Method of producing a joint capable of transmitting high torque Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4325174A Composite drive shafts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4218895A Composite drive shafts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4352584A Method of producing a joint capable of transmitting high torque Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US8291780B2 Sensor finger module for a pipeline inspection tool Physics 2 Active

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