Michael W. Smith
14Patents
6h-index
19Co-inventors
63Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 26, 1975 → Jun 25, 2001
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4060445A | Building drum for tires and cylindrical articles having axially spaced beads | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US4626302A | Tire building apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US6364981B1 | Forming and application of tire ply | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US3989565A | Tire building machine server | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US5389187A | Apparatus for tire tread application | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US6524416B1 | Stress neutralization of an apex filler for a tire bead subassembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US4806196A | Bead crimping and handling system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US6645334B1 | Tire manufacturing using a roll forming apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US4057454A | Mandrel for fabricating an air spring | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US5358191A | Storage and splicing of strip material | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US4614268A | Bead transporting container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US5534093A | Method for tire tread application | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US4759813A | Process for forming and crimping a bead | Textiles; Paper | 3 | Expired |
| US4020719A | Securing a coupling to a hose | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.