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Ronald A. Smith — 22 Patents

LILexmark International: 1 patents #1,468 of 1,618Top 95%
FIFairchild Camera & Instrument: 1 patents #58 of 173Top 35%
JCJ.H. Fenner & Co.: 1 patents #4 of 21Top 20%
SESentera: 1 patents #66 of 178Top 40%
Sumitomo Electric Industries: 1 patents #13,249 of 21,551Top 65%
Apple: 1 patents #12,397 of 18,612Top 70%
Los Gatos, CA: #379 of 2,986 inventorsTop 15%
California: #25,951 of 386,348 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #189,202 of 4,157,543Top 5%
22 Patents All Time
Ronald A. Smith has been granted 22 US patents while listed as an inventor at Apple. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in December 2023. Ronald A. Smith ranks #189,202 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.6%). Patent records list Ronald A. Smith in Los Gatos, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1982 to 2023Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1982.peak 21982: 2 patents19821983: 1 patents1984: 2 patents19841986: 1 patents1987: 1 patents19871992: 1 patents1996: 2 patents19961997: 2 patents1999: 1 patents19992003: 1 patents2004: 1 patents20042012: 1 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 2 patents2015: 2 patents20152023: 1 patents2023

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–22 of 22 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
D1007944 Frying pan — 2023-12-19
9188147 Structure for reducing locking distance in ratcheting devices — 2015-11-17
9181973 Components and uses for robust thread clamping device — 2015-11-10
8708629 Thread clamping device — 2014-04-29
8646339 Thread clamping device including internal sensing and reporting — 2014-02-11
8534974 Thread clamping device with improved locking distance — 2013-09-17
8257004 Thread clamping device and methods of use — 2012-09-04
6676498 Bi-directional grinder — 2004-01-13
6644438 Pole climbing and safety device Ezra T. Chang 2003-11-11
5954479 Twin engine, coaxial, dual-propeller propulsion system — 1999-09-21
5691637 Magnetic field position transducer for two or more dimensions Richard Oswald 1997-11-25
5592701 Sink stopper — 1997-01-14
5544011 Bracket and module assembly for a portable personal computer Timothy J. Blaney, Nicholas F. Talesfore 1996-08-06 $5,274,000
5488240 Apparatus and method for rotating an optical element using a moving coil in a constant magnetic field Louis Hlousek, K. C. Odencrantz, Richard Oswald, Donald W. Dahlin, Saied Motaei +3 more 1996-01-30
D328606 Electronic typewriter Peter J. Mendel, James P. Wang 1992-08-11
4706306 Sink strainer with bridged stem — 1987-11-17
4603567 Programmable manufacturing system for load/support arms for magnetic disk drive data storage systems James Jackson, Carl L. Lehfeldt, Leonard P. Cygnarowicz, Khosro Moshfegh, Kenneth L. Blanchard +1 more 1986-08-05
4490001 Dip carrier and socket Ronald F. Gordon 1984-12-25
4432106 Clamp assembly for self-rimming sinks or basins — 1984-02-21
D268166 Locking apparatus for snow skis and the like Johan Goudberg 1983-03-08
4352492 Data storage apparatus — 1982-10-05
4344525 Scraper device John Lindley Bancroft, John L. Greenhalgh 1982-08-17

Frequent Collaborators

Richard Oswald2 shared
Kenneth L. Blanchard1 shared
Louis Hlousek1 shared
Nicholas F. Talesfore1 shared
Carl L. Lehfeldt1 shared
Ezra T. Chang1 shared

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