Michael James Smith
48Patents
12h-index
82Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 5, 1979 → Apr 29, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6052693A | System for assembling large databases through information extracted from text sources | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 251 | Expired |
| US6405134B1 | Method and apparatus for predicting lightning threats based on radar and temperature data | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 125 | Expired |
| US6351218B1 | Method and apparatus for activating weather warning devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 67 | Expired |
| US5402358A | Method and structure for the automated design of analog integrated circuits | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US6062948A | Apparatus and method for gauging a workpiece | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US5762855A | Method of using a sequential fill valve gated injection molding system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 29 | Expired |
| US5262730A | Apparatus and method for determining the permittivity of samples of material over a wide frequency band | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US4533464A | Teeter bed zone density control device and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US5509304A | Phased array acoustic antenna system | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US10726246B1 | Automated vending machine with customer and identification authentication | Physics | 15 | Active |
| US10333047B2 | Electrical, mechanical, computing/ and/or other devices formed of extremely low resistance materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US4284922A | Linear beam microwave amplifier having section comprising three resonant coupled circuits two of which are resonant cavities which interact with the beam | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US4522283A | Noise measurement | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US11321962B2 | Automated vending machine with customer and identification authentication | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US11289639B2 | Electrical, mechanical, computing, and/or other devices formed of extremely low resistance materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US8915084B2 | Heat energy extraction system from underground in situ combustion of hydrocarbon reservoirs | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US9436644B1 | Apparatus and method for optimizing USB-over-IP data transactions | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US9644332B1 | Modular barrier and airfield repair system | Fixed Constructions | 3 | Active |
| US7021106B2 | Apparatus and method for forming internally ribbed or rifled tubes | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US10496658B2 | Method and system of visually depicting hierarchical data through selective colorization | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US11139639B1 | Modular power distribution assembly and method of assembly thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US7543193B2 | Serial data validity monitor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US10494119B2 | Power distribution connector with thermally conductive polymer heat sink | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US10777861B2 | Battery pack | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US10742031B2 | Modular power distribution assembly | Electricity | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.