William V. Smith
28Patents
11h-index
16Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 7, 1975 → Jul 14, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5246316A | Work table orientation apparatus and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Expired |
| US4167756A | Split image camera system | Electricity | 45 | Expired |
| US4058831A | Panoramic camera scanning system | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US4242670A | Photosensitive alarm systems | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US5898459A | Multi-camera programmable pan-and-tilt apparatus | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US4321625A | Control system for plurality of video cameras | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US4688815A | Hydraulically driven bicycle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US4720851A | Meter reader | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US4543609A | Television surveillance system | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US4856054A | Meter reader | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US4225886A | Video camera control system | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US4157464A | Microwave heating system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US4152696A | Multi-function control circuit | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US6778503B1 | Automated line signal processing | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US4369467A | Video camera monitoring system | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US4008466A | Device for indicating angular position and depth of a towed vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US6654368B1 | Apparatus and method for processing frame structured data signals | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US4534021A | Angularly multiplexed optical recording medium | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US4404923A | Heat alarm indicator | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US4570163A | Video camera control system | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US4314278A | Video camera multifunction control system | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US4893202A | Video tape recorder control system | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US7447239B2 | Transmission path monitoring | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US5354159A | Cable drive for drilling machine Z-axis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US4468700A | Automatic iris control lens system | Electricity | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.