Walter John Smith
29Patents
12h-index
35Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 24, 1978 → Apr 1, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4723327A | Patient mover | Human Necessities | 70 | Expired |
| US4813834A | Fit-up fastener with flexible tab-like retaining structure and method of making same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 57 | Expired |
| US7116036B2 | Energy harvesting system, apparatus and method | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US5315755A | Fastener system including a swage fastener and a tool for installing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US9121448B2 | Hermetically sealed damper assembly and methods of assembling same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Active |
| US5604968A | Fastener system including a swage fastener and tool for installing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US5548889A | Fastener system including a swage fastener and tool for installing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US4863325A | Two piece blind fastener with lock spindle construction | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 27 | Expired |
| US6095733A | Threaded fastener with determinable clamp load | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 26 | Expired |
| US4347728A | Apparatus and system for setting fasteners | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US9429191B2 | Journal bearing assemblies and methods of assembling same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US4208943A | Multigrip fastener | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US4437805A | Multigrip fastener | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US5959379A | Vibration-isolation grommet and motor assembly containing same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US4342529A | Multigrip fastener | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US7519158B2 | Pumping schemes for X-ray tubes with ferrofluid seals | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US6978680B2 | Dynamic pressure probe holder and method of obtaining a dynamic pressure signal | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7197115B2 | Cantilever and straddle x-ray tube configurations for a rotating anode with vacuum transition chambers | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US6813925B2 | Calibration method and system for a dynamic combustor sensor | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US8009805B2 | Rotating union for a liquid cooled rotating X-ray target | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8176688B1 | Flashing attachment apparatus | Fixed Constructions | 2 | Active |
| US10808788B2 | Damper for a fuel delivery system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US6018967A | Noise reducing clip device for a washing machine | Textiles; Paper | 2 | Expired |
| US10577884B2 | Blowout prevention system including blind shear ram | Fixed Constructions | 1 | Active |
| US9493943B1 | Flashing attachment apparatus and method | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.