Michael B. Smith
19Patents
10h-index
15Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 27, 1981 → Aug 10, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5435400A | Lateral well drilling | Fixed Constructions | 235 | Expired |
| US4678037A | Method and apparatus for completing a plurality of zones in a wellbore | Fixed Constructions | 83 | Expired |
| US5594886A | Pseudo-LRU cache memory replacement method and apparatus utilizing nodes | Physics | 62 | Expired |
| US6353906B1 | Testing synchronization circuitry using digital simulation | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US4372380A | Method for determination of fracture closure pressure | Fixed Constructions | 20 | Expired |
| US4393933A | Determination of maximum fracture pressure | Fixed Constructions | 17 | Expired |
| US4478282A | Height control technique in hydraulic fracturing treatments | Fixed Constructions | 17 | Expired |
| US7632445B2 | Integrated co-injection molded vehicle components and methods of making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| US4434848A | Maximizing fracture extension in massive hydraulic fracturing | Fixed Constructions | 13 | Expired |
| US6131079A | Method and device for automatic simulation verification | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US6998174B2 | Integrated co-injection molded vehicle components and methods of making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US4953500A | Door system for large primate caging | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US6875476B2 | Methods and apparatus for manufacturing turbine engine components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US10738551B1 | Real time flow analysis methods and continuous mass balance and wellbore pressure calculations from real-time density and flow measurements | Fixed Constructions | 2 | Active |
| US6041348A | N-port algorithm for disabling a node within a network during reset | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US6838034B2 | Multi-part sequential valve gating | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Expired |
| US10028492B2 | Methods and systems for maintaining a constant depth | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US11242744B1 | Real time flow analysis methods and continuous mass balance and wellbore pressure calculations from real-time density and flow measurements | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US9738361B1 | Device and method for autonomously seeking, then maintaining a constant depth while in motion through the water either by retrieval or being towed | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.