Inventor · Akron, OH, US

Douglas H. Smith

17Patents
10h-index
36Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 24, 1975 → Mar 16, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5951015A Interactive arcade game apparatus Human Necessities 62 Expired
US5483843A Transport apparatus Physics 61 Expired
US5483075A Rotary scanning apparatus Physics 49 Expired
US6501382B1 Bearing with data storage device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US5799924A Replicated-in-place internal viscous shear damper for machine structures and components Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US6457869B1 Wheel mounting with axle-mounted sensor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US5893648A Combined bearing and sensor assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US5270839A Dual imaging station photoprint scanner Electricity 12 Expired
US6443622B1 Spindle and component assembly with formed spindle end portion Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US3986011A Printer-plotter system Physics 11 Expired
US6640438B2 Process and machine for uniting rotatable machine components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7045287B2 Method for contacting fluid components with moieties on a surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5739896A Method and apparatus for digitally printing and developing images onto photosensitive material Electricity 6 Expired
US6688773B2 Deformable spindle end portion Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US6702474B2 Component assembly with formed spindle end portion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US10955004B2 Wire-formed bearing cage Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12039863B2 Train detection and alert system Physics 0 Active

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