Inventor · Columbus, IN, US

Jerry R. Smith

51Patents
23h-index
28Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 19, 1981 → Feb 27, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5815484A Copy protectable optical media device and methodology therefor Physics 141 Expired
US5909498A Transducer device for use with communication apparatus Electricity 80 Expired
US6225903A Alarm system armed and disarmed by a deadbolt on a door Fixed Constructions 73 Expired
US8102306B2 Active-radar-assisted passive composite imagery for aiding navigation or detecting threats Physics 58 Active
US4741188A Rekeyable master and user lock system with high security features Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US6747930B1 Data protection on an optical disk Physics 55 Expired
US5377510A Key-releasable restraint Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US5349329A Vehicle security apparatus and method Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Expired
US5794461A Key operable restraining device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
USD457113S1 Lock construction General 45 Expired
US5474342A Door latch actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US4440009A Rekeyable lock method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US4412437A Rekeyable lock method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US4433854A Interchangeable ball hitch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US6902214B2 Electromechanical locking method and device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US5372021A Key control device and method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6824156B2 Adjustable hitch assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US5375444A Multi-key core lock assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US7963134B2 Deadbolt lock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US6715781B1 Interchangeable ball hitch assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US7712343B2 Dead locking deadbolt Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US6206396A Cycle incorporating shock absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US7207199B2 Dead locking deadbolt Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5482247A Golf club stand device Human Necessities 20 Expired
US5517744A Press-fit tube-connection system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired

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