Steven L. Worm
44Patents
12h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 19, 1996 → Nov 15, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD758656S1 | Hand-held aerosol forming device | General | 182 | Active |
| US9078473B2 | Smoking articles and use thereof for yielding inhalation materials | Human Necessities | 182 | Active |
| USD758004S1 | Hand-held aerosol forming device | General | 98 | Active |
| USD758655S1 | Hand-held aerosol forming device | General | 71 | Active |
| US9930915B2 | Smoking articles and use thereof for yielding inhalation materials | Human Necessities | 60 | Active |
| US9839238B2 | Control body for an electronic smoking article | Human Necessities | 60 | Active |
| US10492542B1 | Smoking articles and use thereof for yielding inhalation materials | Human Necessities | 56 | Active |
| US10058125B2 | Method for assembling an aerosol delivery device | Human Necessities | 41 | Active |
| US6619304B2 | Pressure chamber assembly including non-mechanical drive means | Electricity | 39 | Expired |
| US9974334B2 | Electronic smoking article with improved storage of aerosol precursor compositions | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Active |
| US9913493B2 | Aerosol delivery device including a moveable cartridge and related assembly method | Human Necessities | 26 | Active |
| US6666928B2 | Methods and apparatus for holding a substrate in a pressure chamber | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US10524511B2 | Control body for an electronic smoking article | Human Necessities | 11 | Active |
| US6982007B2 | Divided pressure vessel apparatus for carbon dioxide based systems and methods of using same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US10531690B2 | Electronic smoking article with improved storage of aerosol precursor compositions | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US6782900B2 | Methods and apparatus for cleaning and/or treating a substrate using CO2 | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US6734112B2 | Divided pressure vessel apparatus for carbon dioxide based systems and methods of using same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US6706641B2 | Spray member and method for using the same | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US10362809B2 | Smoking articles and use thereof for yielding inhalation materials | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US5930416A | Ambient light and dust protection for a mechanically operated optical switch | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US9845618B2 | Shock resistant lock | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US5682259A | Bus powered manually actuatable integrated pilot light/contact/communications module | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US5952648A | Linear operating mechanism for an optical switch | Electricity | 2 | Expired |
| US11779051B2 | Smoking articles and use thereof for yielding inhalation materials | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US10334880B2 | Aerosol delivery device including connector comprising extension and receptacle | Electricity | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.