Inventor · Raleigh, NC, US

Thomas C. Smith

15Patents
5h-index
14Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 19, 1976 → Jun 28, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5467877A Baby bottle with recessed bottom for the removable receipt of a cold substance Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 56 Expired
US4697537A Retractable line storage device Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US6056764A Opthalmic surgical blade having hard single bevel edges Human Necessities 27 Expired
US7226328B1 Extendable spar buoy sea-based communication system Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US6099543A Ophthalmic surgical blade Human Necessities 14 Expired
US5503057A Portable collapsible drum stick Physics 5 Expired
US4057094A Car window screen Fixed Constructions 4 Expired
US9056339B2 Airfoil and baffle assemblies that reduce airflow requirements for fume hoods and fume hoods incorporating same Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US6575158B1 Endotracheal tube guide and related tracheostomy surgical procedure Human Necessities 3 Expired
US11293663B2 Fabric drop-down diffusers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10006448B2 Hydraulic ram liquid suction pump apparatus and methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11331701B2 Fume hood with baffle assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11852375B2 Ventilation partitions and systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10962027B2 Suction pumps Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10493505B2 Fume hood with horizontally moveable panels Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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