Inventor · Phoenix, AZ, US

Gordon Smith

21Patents
5h-index
9Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 20, 1976 → Sep 15, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5372352A Apparatus for sealing a fluid carrying device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US4687179A Automatic valve actuator and control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4679764A Automatic valve actuator and control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US4027373A Flange spreader Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5979488A Bleed system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5542644A Plug-valve having a plug assembly with retractible seals that can be removed without leakage Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US6276394A Compact stem set with load-balanced rollers for non-lubricated double block and bleed plug valves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US5385332A Flow stabilized, retractable seal, double-block and bleed plug valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US5392813A Integral bleed system for valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US5931192A External unified integral bleed system for valves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US5011115A Self supporting plug for a double block and bleed plug valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US6354566B1 Live loaded valve stem packing with shape memory alloy option Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US11677706B1 Systems and methods for evaluating and displaying subject-specific compliance standard information Electricity 1 Active
USD1083984S1 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface General 1 Active
US6443423B1 Load-profile compensating stuffing-box packing system for valves having stems of uniform cross-section Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US4617964A Tight shut-off valve with flow control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US12047343B2 Systems and methods for evaluating and displaying subject-specific compliance standard information Electricity 0 Active
US11093902B2 Systems and methods for absentee management Physics 0 Active
US11781937B1 Valve seal integrity verification systems and methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
USD1085124S1 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface General 0 Active
US12107813B2 Systems and methods for updating and presenting subject-specific compliance standard information Physics 0 Active

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