Inventor · Carlsbad, CA, US

William F. Smith

43Patents
12h-index
45Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 19, 1980 → Sep 3, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4349035A Blood collection assembly with unidirectional flow valve Human Necessities 158 Expired
US5348691A Atmosphere membrane humidifier and method and system for producing humidified air Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US6887601B2 Regenerative electrochemical cell system and method for use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US5210798A Vector neural network for low signal-to-noise ratio detection of a target Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US6168705A Electrochemical gas purifier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US5205410A Loose-egg transport panel Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6659049B2 Hydrogen generation apparatus for internal combustion engines and method thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5350496A Solid state high pressure oxygen generator and method of generating oxygen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6237863A Disengageable worm wheel gearbox Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5867121A Radar scan converter system Physics 14 Expired
US6490708B2 Method of integrated circuit design by selection of noise tolerant gates Physics 13 Expired
US7241522B2 Regenerative electrochemical cell system and method for use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US8003268B2 Modular regenerative fuel cell system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US5118398A Method and an apparatus for detecting ionizable substance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5122239A Fuel cell product liquid gas stripper Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5535303A """Barometer"" neuron for a neural network" Physics 8 Expired
US7095063B2 Multiple supply gate array backfill structure Electricity 7 Expired
US4989707A Resettable shaft clutch-disconnect for a co-axial drive shaft Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6857397B2 Hydrogen generation apparatus for internal combustion engines and method thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4763641A Solar energy absorber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6924661B2 Power switch circuit sizing technique Electricity 4 Expired
US4597378A Solar energy collector and glazing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
USD322450S Golf calculator General 3 Expired
US5432889A Vector neural networks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US8715871B2 Electrochemical cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.