William F. Smith
43Patents
12h-index
45Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 19, 1980 → Sep 3, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.