Inventor · Cardiff, GB

Michael J. Smith

246Patents
65h-index
202Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 18, 1974 → Apr 13, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8990235B2 Automatically providing content associated with captured information, such as information captured in real-time Physics 348 Active
US8638363B2 Automatically capturing information, such as capturing information using a document-aware device Electricity 218 Active
US8810392B1 Device and method for monitoring the presence of items and issuing an alert if an item is not detected Physics 215 Active
US8156275B2 Power managed lock optimization Physics 196 Active
US8397013B1 Hybrid memory module Electricity 192 Active
US7535913B2 Gigabit ethernet adapter supporting the iSCSI and IPSEC protocols Electricity 154 Expired
US7472220B2 Interface circuit system and method for performing power management operations utilizing power management signals Physics 150 Active
US7870992B2 Container with freestanding insulating encapsulated cellulose-based substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 146 Active
US7386656B2 Interface circuit system and method for performing power management operations in conjunction with only a portion of a memory circuit Physics 139 Active
US7590796B2 System and method for power management in memory systems Physics 138 Active
US7724589B2 System and method for delaying a signal communicated from a system to at least one of a plurality of memory circuits Physics 137 Active
US7761724B2 Interface circuit system and method for performing power management operations in conjunction with only a portion of a memory circuit Physics 136 Active
US7392338B2 Interface circuit system and method for autonomously performing power management operations in conjunction with a plurality of memory circuits Physics 135 Active
US7581127B2 Interface circuit system and method for performing power saving operations during a command-related latency Physics 134 Active
US7609567B2 System and method for simulating an aspect of a memory circuit Physics 133 Active
US7730338B2 Interface circuit system and method for autonomously performing power management operations in conjunction with a plurality of memory circuits Physics 133 Active
US7580312B2 Power saving system and method for use with a plurality of memory circuits Physics 132 Active
US8089795B2 Memory module with memory stack and interface with enhanced capabilities Electricity 131 Active
US5601871A Soft treated uncreped throughdried tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 126 Expired
US5614293A Soft treated uncreped throughdried tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 117 Expired
US8130560B1 Multi-rank partial width memory modules Physics 116 Active
US8081474B1 Embossed heat spreader Electricity 111 Active
US8060774B2 Memory systems and memory modules Electricity 110 Active
US5713678A Low-paper sensing apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 98 Expired
US8447066B2 Performing actions based on capturing information from rendered documents, such as documents under copyright Electricity 95 Active

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