Inventor · Dallas, TX, US

Stephen W. Smith

55Patents
17h-index
47Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: May 31, 1979 → May 17, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4893067A Direct current motor speed control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Expired
US5430607A Rugged modular portable computer including modules hinged along an edge Electricity 83 Expired
US4737661A Variable speed trigger switch Electricity 52 Expired
US6371033B1 High capacity integrated railway car truck Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 52 Expired
US5511491A Railway car Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US5392717A Railway car Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US6871600B2 Pultruded panel Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Expired
US5584252A Railway freight car Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US4734629A Variable speed trigger switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6722287B2 Roof assembly and airflow management system for a temperature controlled railway car Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US8138778B1 Apparatus for high density low cost automatic test applications Physics 22 Active
US6302031A Sidewall for a railway car Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6367391B1 Railway car with composite box structure formed from molded components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
USD291292S Child's racing bike General 21 Expired
US4649245A Variable speed trigger switch Electricity 20 Expired
US4875553A Modular elevator cab construction Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6704991B1 Method for forming a railway car with improved crosstie connections Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5710400A Rotary multiple capacitive switch Electricity 17 Expired
USD343671S Swing seat General 16 Expired
US6575102B2 Temperature controlled railway car Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US5562046A Load bearing crossbearer connection Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US5341747A Railway gondola car Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US4348962A Railway hopper car bolster assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US6237505A Large capacity car body for pressure discharge railway hopper cars Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US6941875B2 Temperature controlled railway car Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired

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