Thomas W. Smith
104Patents
25h-index
101Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 26, 1971 → Dec 23, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5717283A | Display sheet with a plurality of hourglass shaped capsules containing marking means responsive to external fields | Physics | 98 | Expired |
| US6547380B2 | Ink jet printing process | Performing Operations; Transporting | 75 | Expired |
| US4252671A | Preparation of colloidal iron dispersions by the polymer-catalyzed decomposition of iron carbonyl and iron organocarbonyl compounds | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 69 | Expired |
| US6906118B2 | Phase change ink compositions | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 58 | Expired |
| US6167790A | Laminated foam structures with enhanced properties | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Expired |
| US6545108B1 | Catalysts containing N-pyrrolyl substituted nitrogen donors | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 51 | Expired |
| US5761809A | Process for substituting haloalkylated polymers with unsaturated ester, ether, and alkylcarboxymethylene groups | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US6270214A | Ink jet printing process with improved image fixation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 43 | Expired |
| US5739254A | Process for haloalkylation of high performance polymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 41 | Expired |
| US6302523A | Ink jet printheads | Performing Operations; Transporting | 40 | Expired |
| US4618551A | Photoresponsive imaging members with polysilylenes hole transporting compositions | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US6559091B1 | Catalysts containing N-pyrrolyl substituted nitrogen donors | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 35 | Expired |
| US5876813A | Laminated foam structures with enhanced properties | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US4252678A | Preparation of colloidal dispersions of ruthenium, rhodium, osmium and iridium by the polymer-catalyzed decomposition of carbonyl cluster compounds thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US6409316B1 | Thermal ink jet printhead with crosslinked polymer layer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US5994425A | Curable compositions containing photosensitive high performance aromatic ether polymers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US4297465A | Catalysts for polymerizing propylene in a high temperature solution process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 31 | Expired |
| US4952477A | Toner and developer compositions with semicrystalline polyolefin resins | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US5166026A | Toner and developer compositions with semicrystalline polyolefin resins | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US5753783A | Process for haloalkylation of high performance polymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 29 | Expired |
| US6142618A | System for depositing image enhancing fluid and ink jet printing process employing said system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 29 | Expired |
| US6323301A | High performance UV and heat crosslinked or chain extended polymers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US5102763A | Toner compositions containing colored silica particles | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US4638335A | Optical recording member | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US4122030A | Formation of colloidal dispersions of selenium by the locus control method | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 26 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.