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Thomas G. Smith — 29 Patents

AMAmoco: 9 patents #77 of 1,251Top 7%
TATarkett: 5 patents #1 of 46Top 3%
LMLeith Medical: 4 patents #2 of 2Top 100%
HP: 3 patents #5,824 of 7,018Top 85%
BABp Amoco: 1 patents #58 of 196Top 30%
Verizon: 1 patents #5,651 of 6,238Top 95%
AOAol: 1 patents #1,222 of 1,465Top 85%
TATarkett Ab: 1 patents #6 of 22Top 30%
BSBell Atlantic Network Services: 1 patents #142 of 282Top 55%
Austin, TX: #1,056 of 18,064 inventorsTop 6%
Texas: #4,128 of 125,132 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #127,851 of 4,157,543Top 4%
29 Patents All Time
Thomas G. Smith has been granted 29 US patents while listed as an inventor at Amoco. The first was granted in 1984 and the most recent in May 2025. Thomas G. Smith ranks #127,851 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.1%). Patent records list Thomas G. Smith in Austin, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1984 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 1993.peak 51984: 1 patents19841985: 1 patents1988: 1 patents19881990: 3 patents1991: 2 patents19911992: 1 patents1993: 5 patents19931994: 1 patents1996: 2 patents19961997: 2 patents1999: 1 patents19992000: 2 patents2003: 1 patents20032011: 1 patents2018: 2 patents20182020: 1 patents2023: 1 patents20232025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 29 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12290293 Bone fixation systems, apparatuses, and methods with anti-back-out feature Timothy J. Leak 2025-05-06
11617605 Bone fixation system with fasteners and a removal tool for decoupling of the fasteners Timothy J. Leak 2023-04-04
10736679 Bone fixation systems, apparatuses, and methods with anti-back-out feature Timothy J. Leak 2020-08-11
10148816 Interactive voice response (IVR) call authentication Brian S. Badger 2018-12-04 $317,249,000
10105169 Bone fixation systems, apparatuses, and methods with anti-back-out feature Timothy J. Leak 2018-10-23
D636174 Threaded container clip ring 2011-04-19
6564225 Method and apparatus for archiving in and retrieving images from a digital image library Barbara Spencer Brogliatti, Christopher Grakal, Lisa A. Janney, Marisa B. O'Neil 2003-05-13 $773,285,000
6040927 Color halftoning options influenced by print-mode setting Kirt Alan Winter 2000-03-21 $77,917,000
6015207 Color halftoning options influenced by print-mode setting Kirt Alan Winter 2000-01-18 $151,723,000
5977426 Crystallization of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene John M. Weis, Yenamandra Viswanath 1999-11-02 $548,438,000
5704021 Adaptive color rendering by an inkjet printer based on object type Kirt Alan Winter, Frank Anthony Kurucz 1997-12-30 $56,501,000
5619562 Method and system for remotely activating/changing subscriber services in a public switched telephone network Kevin Maurer, Maria Castan, Thomas Cousin, Gilbert Spagnola, Kathleen Daley +1 more 1997-04-08 $133,330,000
5571588 Durable inlaid floor coverings having a uniform, unpatterned decorative appearance Edward F. Lussi 1996-11-05
5510563 Crystallizaiton of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene John M. Weis, Yenamandra Viswanath 1996-04-23 $135,521,000
5290591 Decorative inlaid types of sheet materials for commercial use Eduard F. Lussi 1994-03-01
5260118 Materials having a selectively applied decorative adhesive matrix Eduard F. Lussi 1993-11-09
5246765 Decorative inlaid types of sheet materials for commerical use Eduard F. Lussi 1993-09-21
5241114 Method and system for extending catalyst useful life Owen Bailey, Gary P. Hagen 1993-08-31 $44,202,000
5210353 Aromatic transformation process Carl A. Udovich, E. William Breder, Jr., Ibrahim Ghanayem, Mark W. Meszaros, Thomas E. Nemo 1993-05-11 $28,390,000
5210355 Selective production of 2,6-methylethylnaphthalene Gary P. Hagen 1993-05-11 $28,390,000
5138098 2-acyl-6-methylnaphthalene preparation Gary P. Hagen, Gregory E. Schmidt, John M. Weis 1992-08-11 $24,580,000
5026917 Preparation of 2-acyl-6-methylnaphthalenes Gary P. Hagen, Gregory E. Schmidt, John M. Weis 1991-06-25 $25,183,000
5015516 Decorative inlaid types of sheet materials Edward F. Lussi 1991-05-14
4941382 Sawmill carriage Edward C. Smith 1990-07-17
4942258 Process for preparation of methacrylic acid with regeneration of catalyst 1990-07-17 $65,407,000