Inventor · Atlanta, GA, US

Steven M. Smith

23Patents
11h-index
62Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 8, 1986 → Oct 31, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5682460A Method for selecting transmission preferences Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US7287214B1 System and method for providing a searchable library of electronic documents to a user Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US4800582A Method and apparatus for creating and storing telephone directory listings Electricity 60 Expired
US5596346A Method and apparatus for applying a function to a localized area of a digital image using a window Electricity 55 Expired
US6368924B1 Amorphous carbon layer for improved adhesion of photoresist and method of fabrication Electricity 27 Expired
US6518071B1 Magnetoresistive random access memory device and method of fabrication thereof Electricity 25 Expired
US6992371B2 Device including an amorphous carbon layer for improved adhesion of organic layers and method of fabrication Physics 22 Expired
US6770569B2 Low temperature plasma Si or SiGe for MEMS applications Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US9336519B2 System and method for determining appropriate redemption presentations for a virtual token associated with a stored value account Physics 17 Active
US9349063B2 System and method for capturing token data with a portable computing device Physics 13 Active
US8573622B2 Wheelchair Human Necessities 11 Active
US11212909B2 Insertable wireless communication device for a power tool Electricity 8 Active
US7132372B2 Method for preparing a semiconductor substrate surface for semiconductor device fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7378346B2 Integrated multi-wavelength Fabry-Perot filter and method of fabrication Physics 7 Active
US6366009B1 Method for fabricating a field emission display having a spacer with a passivation layer Electricity 3 Expired
US11570888B2 Insertable wireless communication device for a power tool Electricity 2 Active
US6576520B2 Amorphous carbon layer for improved adhesion of photoresist and method of fabrication Electricity 2 Expired
US7729106B2 Smudge removal from electronic device displays Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US7431964B2 Method of forming a porous metal catalyst on a substrate for nanotube growth Electricity 1 Active
US11963079B2 Power tool with shared terminal block Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11665519B2 Power tool with shared terminal block Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9763321B2 Multi-layered electronic system Electricity 0 Active
US12133324B2 Insertable wireless communication device for a power tool Electricity 0 Active

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