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David W. Smith — 38 Patents

FDFirst Data: 16 patents #12 of 590Top 3%
TMThe Mead: 3 patents #189 of 779Top 25%
GUGunderson: 2 patents #18 of 57Top 35%
FLFca Us Llc.: 2 patents #273 of 1,371Top 20%
ACAbb Power T&D Company: 2 patents #64 of 231Top 30%
AIAlcoa Closure Systems International: 1 patents #39 of 70Top 60%
IEInternational Standard Electric: 1 patents #147 of 567Top 30%
KIKulicke And Soffa Industries: 1 patents #111 of 219Top 55%
General Motors: 1 patents #9,441 of 18,328Top 55%
CGChrysler Group: 1 patents #1,051 of 2,641Top 40%
Shelby Charter Township, MI: #15 of 712 inventorsTop 3%
Michigan: #1,487 of 86,293 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #84,675 of 4,157,543Top 3%
38 Patents All Time
David W. Smith has been granted 38 US patents while listed as an inventor at First Data. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in September 2025. David W. Smith ranks #84,675 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.0%). Patent records list David W. Smith in Shelby Charter Township, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 38 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12404038 Vehicle having drone docking station Payam Akbari, Adam Goodes 2025-09-02
12397939 Vehicle having drone as an off road assistant Payam Akbari, Adam Goodes 2025-08-26
11724913 Compact portable lift assembly 2023-08-15
11167954 Compact portable lift assembly 2021-11-09
9090171 Vehicle immobilizer 2015-07-28
8473351 Systems and methods for verifying authorization Cassandra Mollett, Alan Jay Bethscheider, Susan Diane Brauckman, David Walker 2013-06-25
7959069 Systems and methods for interfacing location-base devices Cheryl Phillips 2011-06-14
7798073 Mountable table for the rear of a vehicle Steven R. Swailes, Mick Robert Zuk, Joseph Neighbors, Steven M. Jakubiec 2010-09-21
7769638 Systems and methods for verifying authorization for electronic commerce Cassandra Mollett, Alan Jay Bethscheider, Susan Diane Brauckman, David Walker 2010-08-03
7540410 Point of sale payment terminal Randy Templeton, Cassandra Mollett 2009-06-02
7520420 Systems and methods for generating receipts Cheryl Phillips 2009-04-21
7455220 Systems and methods for managing throughput of point of sale devices Cheryl Phillips 2008-11-25
7413117 Pre-paid activation and replenishment on a point-of-sale device Howard Caven, Matthew Peterson, Diane Blankstrom 2008-08-19
7299979 Systems and methods for interfacing location-base devices Cheryl Phillips 2007-11-27
7191941 Systems and methods for determining a need for authorization Cassandra Mollett, Alan Jay Bethscheider, Susan Diane Brauckman, David Walker 2007-03-20 $97,444,000
7182255 Systems and methods for determining an authorization Cassandra Mollett, Alan Jay Bethscheider, Susan Diane Brauckman, David Walker 2007-02-27 $32,715,000
7124936 Point of sale payment terminal Randy Templeton, Cassandra Mollett 2006-10-24 $31,367,000
7118030 Systems and methods for interfacing location-base devices Cheryl Phillips 2006-10-10 $40,070,000
7070092 Systems and methods for managing throughput of point of sale devices Cheryl Phillips 2006-07-04
7064269 Quick connect electrical junction box assembly 2006-06-20
6935559 Systems and methods for determining an authorization threshold Cassandra Mollett, Alan Jay Bethscheider, Susan Diane Brauckman, David Walker 2005-08-30 $60,356,000
6755344 Systems and methods for determining an authorization threshold Cassandra Mollett, Alan Jay Bethscheider, Susan Diane Brauckman, David Walker 2004-06-29 $177,992,000
6546878 Multi-unit railroad freight car for carrying cargo containers Gregory J. Saxton 2003-04-15
6547132 Point of sale payment terminal Randy Templeton, Cassandra Mollett 2003-04-15 $219,050,000
6510800 Multi-unit railroad freight car for carrying cargo containers between container well units Jon B. Zaerr, John N. Niosi 2003-01-28