Inventor · Brevard, NC, US

William L. Smith

39Patents
15h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 18, 1977 → Aug 17, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7610047B2 System and method for providing integrated voice and data services utilizing wired cordless access with unlicensed/unregulated spectrum and wired access with licensed/regulated spectrum Electricity 150 Expired
US6328329A Collapsible shopping cart with removable mesh basket Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US4471058A Method for the detection and/or determination of a polyvalent antigen using at least two different monoclonal antibodies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US7890124B2 Location based information delivery Electricity 27 Active
US7627338B2 System and method for providing integrated voice and data services utilizing wired cordless access with unlicensed spectrum and wired access with licensed spectrum Electricity 26 Active
US5339906A Positon feedback mechanism for an implement Human Necessities 24 Expired
US7657270B2 System and method for providing a single telephone number for use with a plurality of telephone handsets Electricity 24 Expired
US5348101A Hydraulic system for a towed implement Human Necessities 22 Expired
US5006797A Electromagnetic sensor assembly Physics 22 Expired
US5037406A Eyedrop applicator attachment Human Necessities 21 Expired
US4277440A Metering apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US4170960A Additive supply and control device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US5918292A Right angle sensor Physics 17 Expired
US6718821B1 Laser interferometry force-feedback sensor for an interfacial force microscope Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
USD659809S1 Sink trap General 16 Expired
US5295981A Eyedrop applicator attachment Human Necessities 13 Expired
US6406635B1 Machine tool coolant system including a pump with chopping mechanism at inlet Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8457082B2 System and method for providing integrated voice and data services utilizing wired cordless access with unlicensed/unregulated spectrum Electricity 5 Active
US7558673B1 Method and system for determining atmospheric profiles using a physical retrieval algorithm Physics 5 Active
US4048940A Trolling attachment for outboard engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US6923082B1 Right angle sensor Physics 4 Expired
US8532679B2 System and method for providing a single telephone number for use with a plurality of telephone handsets Electricity 3 Active
US8258780B2 Self-testing sensor Physics 2 Active
US6298739A Right angle sensor Physics 2 Expired
US6543304B1 Right angle sensor Physics 2 Expired

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