Inventor · Ballston Spa, NY, US

Walter John Smith

29Patents
12h-index
35Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 24, 1978 → Apr 1, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.