Inventor · Howell, MI, US

Sidney T. Smith

39Patents
24h-index
47Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 30, 1987 → Aug 21, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5070886A Blood collection and testing means Human Necessities 245 Expired
US4834890A Centrifugation pheresis system Performing Operations; Transporting 202 Expired
US5322620A Centrifugation system having an interface detection surface Performing Operations; Transporting 160 Expired
US6083587A Multilayered polymer structure for medical products Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 144 Expired
US5494578A Centrifugation pheresis system Performing Operations; Transporting 134 Expired
US5104526A Centrifugation system having an interface detection system Performing Operations; Transporting 126 Expired
US6071423A Methods of collecting a blood plasma constituent Performing Operations; Transporting 123 Expired
US5076911A Centrifugation chamber having an interface detection surface Performing Operations; Transporting 121 Expired
US4910147A Cell culture media flexible container Chemistry; Metallurgy 96 Expired
US4939151A Adherent cell culture flask Chemistry; Metallurgy 90 Expired
US6297046A Multilayer gas-permeable container for the culture of adherent and non-adherent cells Chemistry; Metallurgy 88 Expired
US5976300A Method of sealing a port tube in a container Performing Operations; Transporting 71 Expired
US6083584A Perimeter seals for multi-layer materials and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US5935847A Multilayer gas-permeable container for the culture of adherent and non-adherent cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US6550493B2 Vacuum demand valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US5693232A Method for collecting a blood component concentration Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US4994021A Apparatus and method for collecting and freezing blood plasma Human Necessities 45 Expired
US5849203A Methods of accumulating separated blood components in a rotating chamber for collection Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US5993949A Multilayer, halide free, retortable barrier film Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US6024220A Encapsulated seam for multilayer materials Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Expired
US7431995B2 Multiple layer polymeric structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6391404B1 Coextruded multilayer film materials and containers made therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6361843B1 Multilayered polymer structure for medical products Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6659132B2 Gas permeable sterile closure Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
USD374616S Cryopreservation container General 19 Expired

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