Wayne A. Smith
20Patents
8h-index
22Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 21, 1974 → Apr 29, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5941206A | Rotary valve for internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 24 | Expired |
| US6308116A | System and method for integrating LNAV and VNAV with autopilots for existing aircraft | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US5385097A | Electroexplosive device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US5029501A | Roughing cutter for saw chain | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US8944718B2 | Clamping bushing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US5480372A | Apparatus for folding and loading microwave popcorn bags into a fixture | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US10632353B2 | Method for forming a fiber-reinforced composite structure | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US4198543A | Stereo composite processor for stereo radio receiver | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US6237556A | Rotary valve for internal combustion engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US3952161A | Audio processor circuit for an FM-stereo radio receiver | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US6585454B1 | Apparatus and method for anchoring a dock | Fixed Constructions | 6 | Expired |
| US5582895A | Integrally molded greenhouse trim | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US9212691B2 | Cross blade flexure pivot and methods of use thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US4707574A | Disconnect switch with latch | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US10408201B2 | Positive displacement pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US10272302B2 | Fiber-reinforced composite tubular shafts and manufacture thereof | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US6717229B2 | Distributed reverse surge guard | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US7824270B2 | Flexible coupling | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US3947771A | Keyed classical AGC system | Electricity | 2 | Expired |
| US8458998B2 | Rotary lawn mower cutting blade | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.