Inventor · Woodbury, MN, US

Kim R. Smith

181Patents
23h-index
99Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: May 24, 1985 → Dec 20, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6534075B1 Antimicrobial and antiviral compositions and treatments for food surfaces Human Necessities 82 Expired
US6262013A Sanitizing laundry sour Chemistry; Metallurgy 81 Expired
US6593283B2 Antimicrobial composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US6479454B1 Antimicrobial compositions and methods containing hydrogen peroxide and octyl amine oxide Chemistry; Metallurgy 54 Expired
US7592301B2 Cleaning composition for handling water hardness and methods for manufacturing and using Chemistry; Metallurgy 51 Expired
US6407051B1 Microemulsion detergent composition and method for removing hydrophobic soil from an article Chemistry; Metallurgy 51 Expired
US8881749B1 Systems and methods for controlling silica dust during hydraulic fracturing operations Fixed Constructions 51 Active
US6436445B1 Antimicrobial and antiviral compositions containing an oxidizing species Human Necessities 50 Expired
US9162261B1 Systems and methods for controlling silica dust during hydraulic fracturing operations Fixed Constructions 44 Active
US6204233A Laundry pre-treatment or pre-spotting compositions used to improve aqueous laundry processing Chemistry; Metallurgy 42 Expired
US6544942B1 Phase-separating solvent composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US7922828B2 Cleaning compositions containing water soluble magnesium compounds and methods of using them Chemistry; Metallurgy 40 Active
US7530361B2 Detergent composition containing branched alcohol alkoxylate and compatibilizing surfactant, and method for using Chemistry; Metallurgy 38 Active
US5389685A Stabilizer disinfectant formulation Human Necessities 37 Expired
US5075501A Mixed tert-amine oxide dihydrates Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Expired
US8071528B2 Cleaning compositions with water insoluble conversion agents and methods of making and using them Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Active
US8246906B2 Antimicrobial composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Active
US5545749A Quaternary ammonium compounds with high flash points and method of making the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US9012504B2 Non-enzymatic removal of hydrogen peroxide from peracids Human Necessities 25 Active
US6506737B1 Antimicrobial phosphonium and sulfonium polyhalide compositions Human Necessities 25 Expired
US6663902B1 Method and composition for the generation of chlorine dioxide using Iodo-Compounds, and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US6489281B1 Cleaning composition comprising inorganic acids, an oxidant, and a cationic surfactant Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US5055233A Detergent bar process using trialkylamine oxide dihydrate Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US7087190B2 Composition for the production of chlorine dioxide using non-iodo interhalides or polyhalides and methods of making and using the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US8222196B2 Composition and methods for removal of polymerized non-trans fats Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Active

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