Inventor · Gardena, CA, US

William Joseph Smith

11Patents
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16Co-inventors
55Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 5, 2010 → Oct 24, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9719518B2 Adjustable-trim centrifugal compressor with ported shroud, and turbocharger having same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US9777640B2 Adjustable-trim centrifugal compressor, and turbocharger having same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US10570905B2 Centrifugal compressor for a turbocharger, having synergistic ported shroud and inlet-adjustment mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8544262B2 Flow-control assembly with a rotating fluid expander Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8446029B2 Turbomachinery device for both compression and expansion Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US10443387B2 Turbine wheel with reduced inertia Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9989068B2 Method for controlling a trim-adjustment mechanism for a centrifugal compressor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9708925B2 Adjustable-trim centrifugal compressor, and turbocharger having same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10227917B2 Passive inlet-adjustment mechanisms for compressor, and turbocharger having same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9822698B2 Passive and semi-passive inlet-adjustment mechanisms for compressor, and turbocharger having same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10760437B2 Turbocharger with ported turbine shroud Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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