Inventor · Opelika, AL, US

Richard D. Smith

25Patents
11h-index
14Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 21, 1979 → May 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4250628A Microwave fabric dryer method and apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 68 Expired
US4545360A Clean burning solid fuel stove and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 38 Expired
US5396715A Microwave clothes dryer and method with fire protection Textiles; Paper 33 Expired
US4627173A Fluid bed hog fuel dryer Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US4628833A Fluid bed hog fuel dryer Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US4860685A Treatment of cellulosic materials Textiles; Paper 19 Expired
US5606804A Microwave clothes dryer and method with hazard detection Textiles; Paper 19 Expired
US6622449B2 Door panel and method of forming same Fixed Constructions 18 Expired
US5328766A Stain-resistant, lightfast polyamide textile products and woolen goods and compositions and processes therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4318963A Treatment of cellulosic materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4443622A Method for making carbamates Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US5160503A Water-soluble blends of active methylene compounds and polyhydric alcohols as formaldehyde scavengers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5599613A Compositions for imparting stain-resistance to polyamide textile products which are lightfast and durable to alkaline washing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4515147A Clean burning grate for fireplaces and wood stoves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US5661227A Moisture sensor for microwave clothes dryer Physics 7 Expired
US6393725B1 Compact microwave clothes dryer and method Textiles; Paper 7 Expired
US4543734A Treatment of water damaged cellulosic materials Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6401357B1 End of cycle detector and method for microwave clothes dryer Textiles; Paper 6 Expired
US4800118A Compositions and methods for imparting stain resistance to textile articles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US5478603A Methods for imparting stain-resistance to polyamide and wool textile products which are lightfast and durable to alkaline washing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6676856B1 Deacidification treatment of printed cellulosic materials Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US9464383B2 Deacidification treatment of printed cellulosic materials Textiles; Paper 1 Active
US11904045B2 Low power, chemically amplified, electrically removable barrier Human Necessities 0 Active
US11304893B2 Low power, chemically amplified, electrically removable barrier Human Necessities 0 Active
US11109784B2 Metal-enzyme sandwich layers Human Necessities 0 Active

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