William A. Smith
22Patents
8h-index
17Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 18, 1976 → Mar 20, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7315254B2 | Proximity detector for night vision goggles shut-off | Electricity | 39 | Expired |
| US7211778B1 | Night vision goggle with separate camera and user output paths | Electricity | 35 | Expired |
| USD380784S | Dart | General | 25 | Expired |
| US5522699A | Pipe laying assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Expired |
| USD399539S | Dart | General | 12 | Expired |
| USD381372S | Dart | General | 11 | Expired |
| US4102816A | Adsorbent for polynuclear aromatic compounds | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US5595154A | Rotary engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US5964055A | Flexible neck decoy | Human Necessities | 7 | Expired |
| USD395465S | Dart | General | 7 | Expired |
| USD437620S | Dart | General | 6 | Expired |
| USD393665S | Dart | General | 6 | Expired |
| USD331384S | Rigid boat cover | General | 4 | Expired |
| US4110344A | Adsorbent for polynuclear aromatic compounds | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Expired |
| USD387845S | Dart | General | 3 | Expired |
| US7282690B2 | Display of indicator lights in night vision devices using fiber optic screen | Physics | 1 | Expired |
| US8854220B1 | Indicating desiccant in night vision goggles | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US11219913B2 | Wheel guard to shield wheels from tire dressing | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US7109644B2 | Device and method for fabrication of microchannel plates using a mega-boule wafer | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
| US5736112A | Aqueous oxidation of organic molybdenum compounds | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 0 | Expired |
| US11592448B2 | Tandem identification engine | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US4241783A | Heating and cooling system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.