Inventor · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Douglas E. Smith

26Patents
7h-index
49Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 4, 1975 → Nov 6, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6085290A Method of and apparatus for validating data read out of a multi port internally cached dynamic random access memory (AMPIC DRAM) Physics 74 Expired
US6823470B2 Method and apparatus for correcting data Electricity 43 Expired
US6091806A Data processing system having a programmable modem and method therefor Electricity 31 Expired
US6951137B2 Method and apparatus for measuring bending in a pin member Physics 13 Expired
US8213471B2 Thin disk laser operations with unique thermal management Electricity 12 Active
US7216765B2 Spacer and shock-absorber type angleboard edge or corner protector Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US8562519B2 Pumping system and method for assisting a patient's heart Human Necessities 11 Active
US8550973B2 Percutaneous right ventricular assist apparatus and method Human Necessities 7 Active
US3985026A Surface coating test apparatus Physics 7 Expired
US6408059B1 Data processing system having a programmable modem and method therefor Electricity 3 Expired
US8213018B2 Constant optical power sensor using a light source current servo combined with digital demodulation intensity suppression for radiation and vibration insensitivity in a fiber optic gyroscope Physics 3 Active
US9446183B2 Pumping system and method for assisting a patient's heart Human Necessities 2 Active
US8992408B2 Percutaneous right ventricular assist apparatus and method Human Necessities 2 Active
US8680911B2 High-linearity signal-processing amplifier Electricity 1 Active
US11860131B2 System and method for portable ultrasonic testing Physics 1 Active
US9168334B2 Pumping system and method for assisting a patient's heart Human Necessities 1 Active
US8979742B2 Pumping system and method for assisting a patient's heart Human Necessities 1 Active
US8338749B2 Power booster for metal disintegrator Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US8542364B1 System to reduce gyroscopic errors with limited power supply quality in a fiber optic gyroscope Physics 1 Active
US10734092B2 Satellite control system Physics 0 Active
US8699189B2 High precision clipping regulator circuit Electricity 0 Active
US11002804B1 Magnetic field sensor compensation methods and systems Physics 0 Active
US10370125B2 Satellite control system Physics 0 Active
US8592746B2 Systems and methods for driving an optical modulator Physics 0 Active
US9440751B2 Ultra low noise data acquisition circuit Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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