Thomas M. Smith
12Patents
4h-index
23Co-inventors
60Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 23, 1995 → Jan 2, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5706334A | Apparatus for providing a graphical control interface | Electricity | 79 | Expired |
| USD480260S1 | Holding cabinet for serving precooked food products | General | 19 | Expired |
| US6259065A | Merchandisers with central heating and control mechanisms and methods for manufacturing and reconfiguring such merchandisers | Human Necessities | 16 | Expired |
| USD462567S1 | Automatic basket lifting fryer | General | 9 | Expired |
| US6627855B2 | Merchandisers with central heating and control mechanisms and methods for manufacturing and reconfiguring such merchandisers | Human Necessities | 4 | Expired |
| US11910957B2 | Automated fryer with selectively activated heating elements | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11678769B2 | Automated cooking system and methods of managing basket workflow for food preparation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US11185190B2 | Cleated continuous conveyor fryer and associated systems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US12207763B2 | Automated fryer with selectively activated heating elements | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11529019B2 | Automated fryer with overhead gantry and methods for food preparation | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US12262847B2 | Automated cooking system and method using basket-gantry interface | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US10517432B2 | Filter screen modification to improve filtration performance | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.