Inventor · Galway, IE

Niall Smith

20Patents
8h-index
24Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 15, 2003 → Apr 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7971588B2 Methods and systems for operating an aerosol generator Human Necessities 74 Active
US6968840B2 Methods and systems for operating an aerosol generator Performing Operations; Transporting 74 Expired
US7331339B2 Methods and systems for operating an aerosol generator Performing Operations; Transporting 73 Expired
US8616195B2 Nebuliser for the production of aerosolized medication Human Necessities 64 Active
US7748377B2 Methods and systems for operating an aerosol generator Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Active
US6915962B2 Apparatus for providing aerosol for medical treatment and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US7771642B2 Methods of making an apparatus for providing aerosol for medical treatment Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Active
US8196573B2 Methods and systems for operating an aerosol generator Human Necessities 19 Active
US8517010B2 Nebuliser system Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US9956356B2 Nebulizer vibrating aperture plate drive frequency control and monitoring Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US10857313B2 Liquid nebulization systems and methods Human Necessities 4 Active
US10449307B2 Nebulizer vibrating aperture plate drive frequency control and monitoring Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US7950408B2 Pressure relief vent devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11065399B2 Nebulizer vibrating aperture plate drive frequency control and monitoring Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10617840B2 High flow nasal therapy system Human Necessities 1 Active
US11660404B2 Nebulizer vibrating aperture plate drive frequency control and monitoring Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US12186477B2 Nebulizer aperture plate drive frequency control and monitoring Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11833310B2 High flow nasal therapy system Human Necessities 0 Active
US10967138B2 End-of-dose detection in nebulizers Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11998678B2 End-of-dose detection in nebulizers Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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