Robert Gordon Smith
13Patents
7h-index
14Co-inventors
59Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 12, 2000 → Sep 30, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6438954B1 | Multi-directional thermal actuator | Electricity | 128 | Expired |
| US6531947B1 | Direct acting vertical thermal actuator with controlled bending | Electricity | 110 | Expired |
| US6708491B1 | Direct acting vertical thermal actuator | Electricity | 42 | Expired |
| US6483419B1 | Combination horizontal and vertical thermal actuator | Electricity | 38 | Expired |
| US6483957B1 | MEMS-based polarization mode dispersion compensator | Electricity | 29 | Expired |
| US6647164B1 | Gimbaled micro-mirror positionable by thermal actuators | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US6711318B2 | Optical switch based on rotating vertical micro-mirror | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US8453676B2 | Fugitive emission reducing valve arrangement | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8630062B2 | Bearing apparatus having concentric inner and outer roller bearings and information recording/reproducing apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US8221003B2 | Bearing unit and pivot device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US8345386B2 | Bearing device and information recording and reproducing apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US8917478B2 | Bearing with grease pockets, bearing device with plural bearings, and recording device equipped with bearing device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US6798954B2 | Packaged optical micro-mechanical device | Physics | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.