Peter H. Smith
37Patents
20h-index
18Co-inventors
82Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 18, 1974 → Mar 1, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7042440B2 | Man machine interfaces and applications | Physics | 626 | Expired |
| US6720949B1 | Man machine interfaces and applications | Physics | 433 | Expired |
| US8111239B2 | Man machine interfaces and applications | Physics | 110 | Active |
| US7079114B1 | Interactive methods for design of automobiles | Physics | 85 | Expired |
| US8405604B2 | Advanced video gaming methods for education and play using camera based inputs | Physics | 51 | Active |
| US4495485A | Touch control arrangement for data entry | Electricity | 48 | Expired |
| US4507530A | Automatic defrost sensing arrangement for microwave oven | Electricity | 48 | Expired |
| US4825028A | Magnetron with microprocessor power control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US4547642A | Combination microwave and thermal self-cleaning oven with an automatic venting arrangement | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
| US4476946A | Weight measuring arrangement for cooking appliance surface unit | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US10932670B2 | Optical pressure sensor assembly | Physics | 33 | Active |
| US4296299A | Apparatus for thawing frozen food in a refrigeration appliance | Electricity | 33 | Expired |
| US5012058A | Magnetron with full wave bridge inverter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US4843202A | Magnetron with frequency control for power regulation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US4446349A | Microwave phase shifting device | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US4333521A | Apparatus for thawing frozen food | Human Necessities | 26 | Expired |
| US5045658A | Magnetron with temperature probe isolation | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US3952421A | Dielectric heating arrangement for drying a continuously moving web of material | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US4873408A | Magnetron with microprocessor based feedback control | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US7675504B1 | Personal interfaces for independent living and health | Physics | 21 | Active |
| US8040328B2 | Books, papers, and downloaded information to facilitate human interaction with computers | Physics | 18 | Active |
| US4334135A | Utensil location sensor for induction surface units | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US4496817A | Automatic fire detection for a microwave oven | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US4620078A | Power control circuit for magnetron | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US4262183A | Combination microwave/forced convection oven | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.