Inventor · Austin, TX, US

Eric B. Smith

50Patents
11h-index
84Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 23, 1999 → Dec 9, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9743946B2 Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Human Necessities 395 Active
US10238413B2 Surgical instrument with multi-function button Human Necessities 242 Active
US7858038B2 Biopsy device with illuminated tissue holder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Active
US6082485A Adjustable earplug Human Necessities 58 Expired
US8162850B2 Hand actuated tetherless biopsy device with scissors grip Human Necessities 27 Active
US10720835B2 Limiting average current in a peak-controlled boost converter Electricity 24 Active
US8875578B2 Electronic damper circuit for MEMS sensors and resonators Physics 23 Active
US8574167B2 Needle for biopsy device Human Necessities 19 Active
US8672860B2 Tetherless biopsy device with self-reversing cutter drive mechanism Human Necessities 17 Active
US6577689B1 Timing recovery system for a 10 BASE-T/100 BASE-T ethernet physical layer line interface Electricity 15 Expired
US6559692B2 Output driver for a 10baset/100basetx ethernet physical layer line interface Electricity 14 Expired
US11579030B2 Baseline estimation for sensor system Electricity 8 Active
US9498193B2 Biopsy device Human Necessities 7 Active
US9531253B2 Soft-start for isolated power converter Electricity 7 Active
US10028794B2 Surgical system with voice control Physics 7 Active
US11115046B2 Closed loop control in a camera module Electricity 6 Active
US9698767B2 AC power controller Electricity 6 Active
US9588190B2 Resonant MEMS lorentz-force magnetometer using force-feedback and frequency-locked coil excitation Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US11070177B2 Minimizing crossover distortion in a class B current driver Electricity 5 Active
US10819238B1 Power system having multiple power conversion units with handoff of power regulation control Electricity 4 Active
US10667878B2 Surgical system with voice control Physics 3 Active
US6669312B2 Tracked vehicles, and endless tracks and wheels therefore Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US8366634B2 Biopsy targeting cube with elastomeric body Human Necessities 3 Active
US8816752B2 Adaptive triac controller Electricity 3 Active
US8167814B2 Biopsy targeting cube with malleable members Human Necessities 1 Active

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