Inventor · Missouri City, TX, US

Robert E. Smith, III

171Patents
29h-index
81Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 9, 1976 → Dec 27, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4913150A Method and apparatus for the automatic calibration of signals employed in oximetry Human Necessities 370 Expired
US4800495A Method and apparatus for processing signals used in oximetry Human Necessities 311 Expired
US5259381A Apparatus for the automatic calibration of signals employed in oximetry Human Necessities 299 Expired
US4892101A Method and apparatus for offsetting baseline portion of oximeter signal Human Necessities 207 Expired
US4819646A Feedback-controlled method and apparatus for processing signals used in oximetry Human Necessities 161 Expired
US4859056A Multiple-pulse method and apparatus for use in oximetry Human Necessities 149 Expired
US4783917A Wrist band Physics 88 Expired
US4694859A Undersea hydraulic coupling and metal seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Expired
US5099882A Pressure balanced hydraulic coupling with metal seals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US5486623A Cysteine protease inhibitors containing heterocyclic leaving groups Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US5374623A Cysteine protease inhibitors effective for in vivo use Chemistry; Metallurgy 52 Expired
US5390702A Undersea hydraulic coupling with pre-sealing guidance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US5203374A Pressure balanced hydraulic coupling with metal seals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US4832080A Pressure balanced hydraulic coupling with metal seals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US6190865A Method for characterizing nucleic acid molecules Chemistry; Metallurgy 43 Expired
US5052439A Undersea hydraulic coupling with dovetail seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US4915419A Sliding lock plate for hydraulic connectors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US5829480A Locking device for undersea hydraulic coupling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US6206040A Undersea hydraulic coupling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4900071A Undersea hydraulic coupling with dovetail seal Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US4754780A Pressure balanced hydraulic coupling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US5339861A Hydraulic coupling with hollow metal o-ring seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6575430B1 Hydraulic coupling with dovetail seal having multiple radial sealing surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US5232021A Probe member for undersea hydraulic coupling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US5664339A Lint basket for a lint storage system Textiles; Paper 33 Expired

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