George E. Smith
56Patents
20h-index
42Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 21, 1976 → May 14, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5001609A | Nonimaging light source | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 128 | Expired |
| US5055892A | High efficiency lamp or light accepter | Electricity | 103 | Expired |
| US8573823B2 | Solid-state luminaire | Physics | 84 | Active |
| US8506112B1 | Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 61 | Active |
| US7274808B2 | Imaging system and apparatus for combining finger recognition and finger navigation | Physics | 54 | Expired |
| US4206054A | Pyramidic aquarium filter-aerator | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| US5159340A | Signal digitizer for bar code readers | Electricity | 50 | Expired |
| US6476970B1 | Illumination optics and method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 50 | Expired |
| US4522068A | Ultrasonic densitometer for liquid slurries | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US8602586B1 | Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 47 | Active |
| US4964025A | Nonimaging light source | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US4446730A | Specific gravity independent gauging of liquid filled tanks | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US9081125B2 | Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 33 | Active |
| US5873217A | Vacuum sealing methods and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Expired |
| US7571817B2 | Automatic separator or shaker with electromagnetic vibrator apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Active |
| US7158659B2 | System and method for multiplexing illumination in combined finger recognition and finger navigation module | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US4448186A | Device for increasing the efficiency of cooking on gas stoves | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 27 | Expired |
| US8899808B2 | Lightguide luminaire module for direct and indirect illumination | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 24 | Active |
| US8833969B2 | Indirect direct troffer luminaire | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Active |
| US7495837B2 | Collimating lens structures | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US8172740B2 | Controlled centrifuge systems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Active |
| US4100035A | Apparatus for quenching delayed coke | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Expired |
| US9028120B2 | Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Active |
| US4086876A | Aquarium-terrarium structure | Human Necessities | 15 | Expired |
| US8746459B2 | Automatic vibratory separator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.