Michael J. Smith
30Patents
15h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 25, 1985 → May 27, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6326806A | FPGA-based communications access point and system for reconfiguration | Physics | 129 | Expired |
| USD314401S | Robot newspaper vending machine | General | 49 | Expired |
| US6206324A | Wing-drive mechanism, vehicle employing same, and method for controlling the wing-drive mechanism and vehicle employing same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 40 | Expired |
| US5771114A | Optical interface with safety shutdown | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US5540112A | Backlash adjustment mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US6658804B2 | Self-bearing flexible curtain wall system | Fixed Constructions | 23 | Expired |
| US5457714A | Software controlled adaptive delta modulator | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US5272937A | Active inertia torque absorbing system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US6783097B1 | Wing-drive mechanism and vehicle employing same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US5727110A | Electro-optic interface for field instrument | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US5685197A | Backlash adjustment mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US6568634B2 | Wing-drive mechanism and vehicle employing same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US7063252B2 | Centralized electronic safe and accounting control system | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US6724306B1 | Luggage locating system | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US6565039B2 | Wing-drive mechanism and vehicle employing same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US10450795B2 | Security gate | Fixed Constructions | 15 | Active |
| US5241777A | Wind powered mole control device | Human Necessities | 12 | Expired |
| US4729676A | Impact printing apparatus and ribbon cartridges | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US8181907B2 | Wing-drive mechanism and vehicle employing same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US4854027A | Manufacture of impact printing ribbon cartridge | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US4813731A | Release mechanism | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US7219278B2 | Configurator arrangement and approach therefor | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US6966828B2 | Money tube and associated dispensing units | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US7673579B2 | Traffic flow indicator with traffic cone-mounted movable pointer | Fixed Constructions | 2 | Expired |
| US6418914B1 | Constraint idler | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.