Inventor · Ann Arbor, MI, US

Jerry Wayne Smith

54Patents
14h-index
56Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 25, 1985 → Apr 26, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD485450S1 Rack General 78 Expired
US6503043B1 Multiple level loading apparatus and method Performing Operations; Transporting 62 Expired
US4829006A Centrifugation vial and cluster tray Physics 43 Expired
US4968625A Centrifrugation vial and cluster tray Physics 40 Expired
US5411893A Dry slide for diagnostic tests Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US4666109A Tube support assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Expired
US4912048A Fluted culture vessel Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Expired
US4988302A Culture media package Chemistry; Metallurgy 33 Expired
US6349733B1 Water delivery and storage system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5772967A Luminescence test and exposure apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US9801409B1 Moist snuff compositions and methods of making and using same Human Necessities 23 Active
US4985631A Luminescence exposure apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6157806A Fuser system with greased belt Electricity 19 Expired
US5270609A Incandescent lamp having improved filament support structure Electricity 17 Expired
US7193180B2 Resistive heater comprising first and second resistive traces, a fuser subassembly including such a resistive heater and a universal heating apparatus including first and second resistive traces Physics 14 Expired
US6870140B2 Universal fuser heating apparatus with effective resistance switched responsive to input AC line voltage Physics 14 Expired
US5199787A Reflector lamp having improved lens Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US9551962B2 Hybrid heater with dual function heating capability Physics 10 Active
US7005611B2 Large area alumina ceramic heater Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5380230A Method of manufacturing a single-ended incandescent lamp Electricity 9 Expired
US8180269B2 Resistive heating hot roll fuser Physics 8 Active
US9417572B2 Fuser heating element for an electrophotographic imaging device Physics 7 Active
US6670174B1 Culture dish package and method of making Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US7336919B2 Multilayer fuser member including current elements Physics 7 Expired
US6879803B2 Belt fuser for a color electrophotographic printer Physics 7 Expired

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