Inventor · Old Lyme, CT, US

James S. Smith

33Patents
17h-index
27Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 20, 1977 → Dec 19, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10193429B2 Air gap control systems and methods Electricity 383 Active
US8736133B1 Methods and apparatus for overlapping windings Electricity 84 Active
US6459986B1 Routing system Physics 77 Expired
US9154024B2 Systems and methods for improved direct drive generators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Active
US6700288B2 High speed rotor Electricity 50 Expired
US8400038B2 Flux focusing arrangement for permanent magnets, methods of fabricating such arrangements, and machines including such arrangements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US8362731B2 Air gap control systems and methods Electricity 46 Active
US8785784B1 Methods and apparatus for optimizing structural layout of multi-circuit laminated composite assembly Electricity 45 Active
US5373581A Automobile plug-in air freshener with rotatable switch and vaporizer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US4836108A Material for multiple component penetrators and penetrators employing same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US6637075B1 Plastic clip construction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US8397369B2 Flux focusing arrangement for permanent magnets, methods of fabricating such arrangements, and machines including such arrangements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US8716913B2 Devices and methods for magnetic pole and back iron retention in electromagnetic machines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US9479038B2 Air gap control systems and methods Electricity 20 Active
US9269483B2 Flux focusing arrangement for permanent magnets, methods of fabricating such arrangements, and machines including such arrangements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US8941961B2 Methods and apparatus for protection in a multi-phase machine Electricity 18 Active
US7205695B2 High speed rotor Physics 18 Expired
US6602421B2 Method for purifying contaminated groundwater using steel slag Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US7911104B2 Pole retention configuration for electric machine rotors Electricity 14 Active
US6750584B2 High speed rotor Electricity 13 Expired
US5758477A Interface device for packaging equipment Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US4141520A Fail-safe lock for an airplane rudder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US10549670B1 Seat locking system Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US10177620B2 Methods and apparatus for segmenting a machine Electricity 6 Active
US8287048B2 Pinch guard for a vehicle seat Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active

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