James E. Smith
94Patents
24h-index
71Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 16, 1974 → Nov 15, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5912604A | Molded pole automatic circuit recloser with bistable electromagnetic actuator | Electricity | 114 | Expired |
| US4042036A | Electric impact tool | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 94 | Expired |
| US4121745A | Electro-mechanical impact device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 94 | Expired |
| US6526980B1 | Cervical drug delivery system | Human Necessities | 90 | Expired |
| US4204622A | Electric impact tool | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 84 | Expired |
| US3967771A | Self-contained impact tool | Performing Operations; Transporting | 70 | Expired |
| US4544090A | Elastomeric driver return assembly for an electro-mechanical fastener driving tool | Performing Operations; Transporting | 62 | Expired |
| US5361737A | Radio frequency coaxial cavity resonator as an ignition source and associated method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 61 | Expired |
| US4189080A | Impact device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 59 | Expired |
| US4370711A | Branch predictor using random access memory | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| US6407331B1 | Pressure relief panel for arc resistant cabinets | Electricity | 48 | Expired |
| US6417443B1 | Exhaust chamber for arc resistant cabinets | Electricity | 47 | Expired |
| US5757260A | Medium voltage switchgear with means for changing fuses | Electricity | 47 | Expired |
| US5895501A | Virtual memory system for vector based computer systems | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US5654723A | Contrawound antenna | Electricity | 46 | Expired |
| US5495429A | Method and apparatus for measuring the color of three dimensional objects | Physics | 40 | Expired |
| US6300920A | Electromagnetic antenna | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US6621916B1 | Method and apparatus for determining document authenticity | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US5905244A | Arc resistant metal-clad switchgear | Fixed Constructions | 31 | Expired |
| US6593900B1 | Flexible printed circuit board antenna | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US4290493A | Configured impact member for driven flywheel impact device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US6066814A | Interlock for switchgear | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US7721697B2 | Plasma generating ignition system and associated method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 24 | Active |
| USD439728S | Golf visor | General | 24 | Expired |
| US5442369A | Toroidal antenna | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.