Thomas E. Smith
27Patents
11h-index
32Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 21, 1976 → Dec 27, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5092893A | Human orthopedic vertebra implant | Human Necessities | 260 | Expired |
| US4357744A | Method of connecting insulated glass frame | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US4624817A | Dilatable, individually cast coating die | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US4704311A | Process for making electrically conductive textile filaments | Textiles; Paper | 26 | Expired |
| US4545835A | Method of forming supported antistatic yarn | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US4047381A | Gas turbine engine power plants for aircraft | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US6373201B1 | Reliable lamp life timer | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US5222896A | Polyhedral approximation of a spherical body and two-dimensional projections therefrom | Human Necessities | 17 | Expired |
| US4675596A | Digital fluid analyzer using capacitive sensing | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4262875A | Information record stampers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US7841149B2 | Concealed ceiling panel system | Fixed Constructions | 11 | Active |
| US4514893A | Fabrication of FETs | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| USD715460S1 | Thin renovation ceiling tile cover for a blemished existing flat 2′×4′ ceiling tile | General | 9 | Active |
| USD727538S1 | Thin renovation ceiling tile cover for a blemished existing reveal ceiling tile | General | 7 | Active |
| US8006454B2 | Suspended ceiling system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US7752821B2 | Suspended ceiling system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US4886706A | Fibrous polyacrylonitrile reinforcing mixture for friction product applications, and method of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US4318877A | Video disc molding process | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US9194621B2 | Skating rink markings and related methods | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US5755473A | Substrate carrier system | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
| US6771894B2 | Motor control resolution enhancement | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
| US4479851A | Purification of video disc lubricant additives | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
| US4706043A | Frequency standard using hydrogen maser | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
| US9400130B2 | Skating rink markings and related methods | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11707407B2 | System and method for bodily fluid capture and preservation | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.