Michael L. Smith
37Patents
14h-index
44Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 21, 1979 → Jun 23, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8387299B1 | Recoil booster for firearm sound suppressors | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 57 | Active |
| US5156335A | Filtered drinking straw | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 55 | Expired |
| US8424441B2 | Firearm suppressor booster system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 51 | Active |
| US8579075B2 | Blackout silencer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 45 | Active |
| US9746267B2 | Modular silencer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 41 | Active |
| US5014781A | Tubing collar position sensing apparatus, and associated methods, for use with a snubbing unit | Fixed Constructions | 32 | Expired |
| US4964462A | Tubing collar position sensing apparatus, and associated methods, for use with a snubbing unit | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US9658019B2 | Silencer and mounting system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Active |
| US6471414B2 | Spring clip assembly for fiber optic adapter | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US6430335B1 | Network healing smart fiber optic switch | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US4255172A | Jet impaction preseparator | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US10458739B2 | Silencer baffle assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Active |
| US4274846A | Particle sizing sampler | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US5769498A | Detachable vehicle seat bolster | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US10480884B2 | Adapter assembly for firearm silencer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Active |
| US9506710B2 | Modular silencer system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Active |
| US10480883B2 | Silencer with improved mount | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Active |
| US9422383B2 | Ethylene/alpha-olefin/nonconjugated polyene interpolymers and processes to form the same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Active |
| USD391791S | Vehicles seat bolster | General | 11 | Expired |
| US6467971B1 | Removable optical adapter and receptor | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US7166118B2 | Microkeratome blade assembly | Human Necessities | 5 | Expired |
| US7192197B2 | Planetary cleaning motion optical connector cleaner | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US6363199B1 | Extraction apparatus for a fiber optic connector component | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US9208923B2 | Power cable comprising interpolymer compositions and methods for making the same | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US6735006B2 | Optical switch assembly | Physics | 4 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.