Jack E. Smith
38Patents
19h-index
48Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 14, 1976 → Apr 27, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5797536A | Endoscopic surgical instrument with pivotable and rotatable staple cartridge | Human Necessities | 2,400 | Expired |
| US5829662A | Endoscopic surgical stapling instrument with pivotable and rotatable staple cartridge | Human Necessities | 2,380 | Expired |
| US5607095A | Endoscopic surgical instrument with pivotable and rotatable staple cartridge | Human Necessities | 2,251 | Expired |
| US5405344A | Articulable socket joint assembly for an endoscopic instrument for surgical fastner track therefor | Human Necessities | 2,048 | Expired |
| US5381943A | Endoscopic surgical stapling instrument with pivotable and rotatable staple cartridge | Human Necessities | 2,029 | Expired |
| US5431323A | Endoscopic surgical instrument with pivotable and rotatable staple cartridge | Human Necessities | 1,714 | Expired |
| US5029939A | Alternating pressure pad car seat | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 71 | Expired |
| US4239733A | Catalytic converter having a monolith with support and seal means therefor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 71 | Expired |
| US4481830A | Apparatus for measuring fluid flow | Physics | 66 | Expired |
| US5248134A | Snap-in upper mount assembly and method of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
| US4761917A | Deflatable weatherstrips | Performing Operations; Transporting | 47 | Expired |
| US5018085A | Color printing system usable for reproduction of computer-generated images | Electricity | 39 | Expired |
| US6575917B2 | Protective-sleeve cartridge and stethoscope incorporating same | Human Necessities | 33 | Expired |
| US4976417A | Wrap spring end attachment assembly for a twisted rope torsion bar | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 32 | Expired |
| US4711190A | Decoratively stitched trim part and method | Textiles; Paper | 31 | Expired |
| US4756513A | Variable hydraulic-elastomeric mount assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 26 | Expired |
| US4256700A | Catalytic converter with air tube | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US5046285A | Vacuum system for deflating weatherstrips | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US4805347A | Bellows system for deflating weatherstrips | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US4152007A | Ski brake | Human Necessities | 18 | Expired |
| US5215051A | Modified aspirated internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US6834840B1 | Medical device support assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US4488498A | Apparatus for producing decoratively stitched trim part | Textiles; Paper | 13 | Expired |
| US4249041A | Dictation-transcription system | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US4984776A | End attachment assembly for a twisted rope torsion bar | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.