Don W. Smith
13Patents
11h-index
15Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 13, 1975 → Mar 24, 2004
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3997277A | Material transfer mechanism | Fixed Constructions | 94 | Expired |
| US4803959A | Indexing sootblower | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 48 | Expired |
| US5090087A | Hub assembly for sootblower | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 36 | Expired |
| US5405212A | Paving machine with drop-then-stop dowel bar insertion | Fixed Constructions | 30 | Expired |
| US5267533A | Self-adjusting packing gland for sootblower | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 27 | Expired |
| US4351082A | Oscillating soot blower mechanism | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 19 | Expired |
| US5318377A | Paving machine with midline dowel bar insertion | Fixed Constructions | 19 | Expired |
| US6772775B2 | Sootblower mechanism providing varying lance rotational speed | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US5070823A | Port rodder with anti-drift feature | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US4995758A | Center bar inserter | Fixed Constructions | 14 | Expired |
| US4633711A | Local display technique for fiber optic illuminator/hood system | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US4744630A | Panel indicator | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7013599B2 | Methods and mixtures for treating distressed trees | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.