Stephen A. Smith
32Patents
14h-index
48Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 8, 1993 → Oct 27, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5724529A | Computer system with multiple PC card controllers and a method of controlling I/O transfers in the system | Physics | 126 | Expired |
| US6932843B2 | Apparatus and method for the in-situ formation of a structural prosthesis | Human Necessities | 102 | Expired |
| US5796981A | Method and apparatus for providing register compatibility between non-identical integrated circuits | Physics | 102 | Expired |
| US5812858A | Method and apparatus for providing register and interrupt compatibility between non-identical integrated circuits | Physics | 92 | Expired |
| US5630174A | Adapter for detecting whether a peripheral is standard or multimedia type format and selectively switching the peripheral to couple or bypass the system bus | Physics | 69 | Expired |
| US6149319A | Computer system host adapter for controlling signal levels to peripheral cards | Electricity | 62 | Expired |
| US5440244A | Method and apparatus for controlling a mixed voltage interface in a multivoltage system | Electricity | 57 | Expired |
| US5905885A | Method and apparatus for interfacing between peripherals of multiple formats and a single system bus | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US5677849A | Selective low power clocking apparatus and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US5634075A | Backward compatibility for plug and play systems | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US5758171A | Apparatus and method for reading back socket power status information | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US5727184A | Method and apparatus for interfacing between peripherals of multiple formats and a single system bus | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US7027999B2 | Method of and apparatus for forecasting item availability | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US6523931B1 | Method and apparatus for priming a printhead | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US5619703A | Apparatus and method for supporting multiple interrupt protocols with unequal number of interrupt request signals | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US6014717A | PCMCIA host adapter and method for variable data transfers | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US5467042A | Low power clocking apparatus and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US7233909B2 | Method of and apparatus for forecasting item availability | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7499651B2 | Upgradeable passive optical network | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US8180223B2 | System and method for extending reach in a passive optical network | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US6315382A | Printer drive roller positioning | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US6950229B2 | Electrical insulating ring located between an end cap and a tension sleeve of an undersea pressure vessel housing an optical amplifier module | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US6917465B2 | Method and apparatus for electrically isolating an optical amplifier module housed in a universal cable joint | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US5804990A | Wired combinational logic circuit with pullup and pulldown devices | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US6604805B2 | Printing system and method using page stitching for printing on roll media | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.