Michael C. Smith
49Patents
14h-index
55Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 30, 1974 → Apr 30, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4250887A | Remote manual injecting apparatus | Human Necessities | 102 | Expired |
| US4356139A | Method for lubricating cable in a dry curing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 66 | Expired |
| US6129751A | Cardiac lead with active fixation and biocompatible lubricant | Human Necessities | 62 | Expired |
| US4976392A | Ultrasonic wire bonder wire formation and cutter system | Electricity | 51 | Expired |
| US4729826A | Temperature controlled catalytic demetallization of hydrocarbons | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 39 | Expired |
| US4416026A | Multi-purpose mechanic's glove | Human Necessities | 35 | Expired |
| US8324290B2 | Polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers and medical devices containing the same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 34 | Active |
| US6259953A | cardiac lead with active fixation and biocompatible lubricant | Human Necessities | 28 | Expired |
| US4438880A | Ultrasonic wire bond touchdown sensor | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| USD770174S1 | Phone bag | General | 20 | Active |
| US4372601A | Air drag reducing tail gate | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US3954217A | Method and apparatus for bonding and breaking leads to semiconductors | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| USD777917S1 | Two-point discriminator sensory measurement device | General | 17 | Active |
| US8501831B2 | Polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers and medical devices containing the same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Active |
| US7680719B1 | Method, system and apparatus for wealth management | Physics | 11 | Active |
| USD728868S1 | Dog toy with encircling sculpted teeth | General | 11 | Active |
| US9080587B1 | Spike for securing a flexible member to earth strata | Human Necessities | 9 | Active |
| US6786670B2 | Threaded closure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US9050992B2 | Portable work station | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US7575018B2 | Alignment device for valve bonnet | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US8382881B2 | Method for removal of mercury from hydrocarbon feedstocks | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US5165319A | Cutting knife with multiple insert blades | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US9955784B1 | System and method for making a mobile office bureau with simultaneous viewing recharging station | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| USD694479S1 | Dog toy with encircling sculpted teeth | General | 5 | Active |
| US6540229B1 | Card game apparatus | Human Necessities | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.