Inventor

Richard H. Smith

Inventor

Birmingham, MI, US

Overview

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Patents

1978–2021

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 26 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

Y10Tprimary

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification9%

B63BShips or other waterborne vessels6%

F02BInternal-combustion piston engines6%

B21CManufacture of metal sheets, wire, rods, tubes, profiles or like semi-manufactured products otherwise than by rolling5%

B23KSoldering or unsoldering5%

F02MSupplying combustion engines in general with combustible mixtures or constituents thereof5%

F16LPipes5%

B21DWorking or processing of sheet metal or metal tubes, rods or profiles without essentially removing material3%

B23QDetails, components, or accessories for machine tools, e.g. arrangements for copying or controlling3%

C02FTreatment of water, waste water, sewage, or sludge3%

PatentTitleYear

11,116,532Surgical instrument with selectively actuated gap-setting features for end effector2021 10,654,731Method of treating contamination in a fluid stream with an electric current2020 10,051,866Electrochemical decontamination cells2018 9,957,036Aircraft structure2018 8,702,360'Adjustable cargo tie down device'2014 7,228,881'Wood processor'2007 6,439,635'Hydraulic seat lift for all-terrain vehicles'2002 6,233,237'Method and protocol for connecting data calls using R2 signaling'2001 D0347206'Anchor (bower and mooring)'1994 5,186,272'Automotive power steering gear'1993 4,836,090'Balanced variable stroke axial piston machine'1989 4,821,680'Sliding door hardware'1989 4,815,358'Balanced variable stroke axial piston machine'1989 4,763,764'Wrapped spring, overrunning clutch assembly'1988 4,509,447'Helical seamed structural vessel and method of forming same'1985 4,485,709'Apparatus for punching holes in a moving strip'1984 4,485,756'Helical seam structural vessel, method and apparatus of forming same'1984 4,455,823'Diesel exhaust particulate trap with pleated filter'1984 4,429,654'Helical seam structural vessel, method and apparatus of forming same'1984 4,419,113'Diesel exhaust particulate trap with axially stacked filters'1983 4,397,370'Surf service vehicle'1983 4,394,856'Compression operated injector with fuel injection control'1983 4,306,680'Compression operated injector'1981 4,277,868'Machine and method for single pass taper milling'1981 4,247,044'Compression operated injector'1981 4,104,714'Converter arrangements'1978

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1981–1993Patents assigned to GEN MOTORS CORP (9)· patent assignee history

1981–1984Patents assigned to BOEING CO (2)· patent assignee history

1981–1993Based in Birmingham, MI, US· patent location history

1981–1984Based in Auburn, WA, US· patent location history

1984–1985Patents assigned to UNIVERSAL SPIRALWELD (2)· patent assignee history

1984Based in Elmira, NY, US· patent location history

1989–2020Patents assigned to SMITH RICHARD H (4)· patent assignee history

2001Patents assigned to 3COM CORP (1)· patent assignee history

2018–2020Based in Edmonton, CA· patent location history

2021Based in Milford, OH, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN MOTORS CORP	9	1981–1993
SMITH RICHARD Hself	4	1989–2020
BOEING CO	2	1981–1984
UNIVERSAL SPIRALWELD	2	1984–1985
3COM CORP	1	2001

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Birmingham, MI, US	9	1981–1993
Edmonton, CA	2	2018–2020
Elmira, New York, US	2	1984
Auburn, Washington, US	2	1981–1984
Milford, OH, US	1	2021