Inventor · Ann Arbor, MI, US

Peter H. Smith

37Patents
20h-index
18Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 18, 1974 → Mar 1, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.