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Michael Smart — 9 Patents

BOBorgwarner: 7 patents #139 of 1,600Top 9%
BPBell & Howell Phillipsburg: 2 patents #14 of 45Top 35%
Groton, NY: #5 of 38 inventorsTop 15%
New York: #16,392 of 115,490 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #535,341 of 4,157,543Top 15%
9 Patents All Time
Michael Smart has been granted 9 US patents while listed as an inventor at Borgwarner. The first was granted in 1997 and the most recent in June 2025. Michael Smart ranks #535,341 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 12.9%). Patent records list Michael Smart in Groton, NY, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–9 of 9 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12338753 Variable cam timing phaser John C. Bulzacchelli 2025-06-24
12129925 Variable tune hydraulic tensioner Fenton O'Shea 2024-10-29 $18,577,000
11168591 Hydraulically-actuated variable camshaft timing (VCT) phaser assembly with air venting John C. Bulzacchelli 2021-11-09 $43,120,000
8226509 Torque biased friction hinge for a tensioner 2012-07-24 $24,780,000
8105194 Torque biased friction hinge for a tensioner 2012-01-31 $29,585,000
8007386 Blade tensioner with opposing spans 2011-08-30 $48,706,000
7955206 Self-energizing brake for a tensioner 2011-06-07 $11,151,000
5647587 Document set accumulator having guide elements with compressible O-rings for tool-less adjustment Mark Ricker, Leonard Neifert 1997-07-15
5590873 Document set accumulator having shaft-mounted multi-grooved pulleys for tool-less adjustment of lateral belt positioning Steven McCay 1997-01-07