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Rodney Bruce Smith — 7 Patents

Cisco: 4 patents #3,400 of 13,007Top 30%
Ford: 3 patents #4,990 of 17,473Top 30%
Issaquah, WA: #397 of 1,767 inventorsTop 25%
Washington: #14,787 of 76,902 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #680,018 of 4,157,543Top 20%
7 Patents All Time
Rodney Bruce Smith has been granted 7 US patents while listed as an inventor at Cisco. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in March 2022. Rodney Bruce Smith ranks #680,018 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 16.4%). Patent records list Rodney Bruce Smith in Issaquah, WA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1992 to 2022Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1992.peak 21992: 2 patents19922006: 1 patents20062016: 1 patents20162020: 1 patents20202021: 1 patents20212022: 1 patents2022

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–7 of 7 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11283683 Network modification impact prediction 2022-03-22 $33,631,000
11018937 Determining an effect of a network configuration change 2021-05-25 $36,630,000
10680897 Network modification impact prediction 2020-06-09 $50,624,000
9467818 Method and apparatus for identifying wireless access points using beacon frames Nolan Daniel O'Brien 2016-10-11 $52,174,000
7048104 Selective bypass of solenoid-controlled supply to friction elements of an automatic transmission Kurt Howard Nickerson, Lee J. Becker, Charles W. Barnes 2006-05-23 $14,410,000
5083481 Electronically controlled automatic transmission John A. Daubenmier, John I. Zielke 1992-01-28 $10,332,000
5081886 Automatic transaxle control system for an automotive vehicle Dennis W. Person, Frank W. Timte, John A. Daubenmier, John I. Zielke, Roy S. Williams 1992-01-21 $19,720,000