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James I. Smith — 17 Patents

GE: 16 patents #1,876 of 36,430Top 6%
LCLouis Marx & Co.: 1 patents #4 of 16Top 25%
Erie, PA: #37 of 1,097 inventorsTop 4%
Pennsylvania: #4,187 of 74,527 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #263,971 of 4,157,543Top 7%
17 Patents All Time
James I. Smith has been granted 17 US patents while listed as an inventor at GE. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in December 2003. James I. Smith ranks #263,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.3%). Patent records list James I. Smith in Erie, PA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 2003Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1991.peak 31980: 1 patents19801987: 2 patents1988: 1 patents19881990: 2 patents1991: 3 patents19911992: 1 patents1993: 1 patents19931997: 1 patents1998: 1 patents19981999: 1 patents2000: 1 patents20002001: 1 patents2003: 1 patents2003

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–17 of 17 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6657837 Circuit breaker incorporating fault lockout protection Robert A. Morris, Hemant K. Mody, Thomas Frederick Papallo, Jr., Nataniel de Jesus Barbosa Vicente 2003-12-02 $42,474,000
6268989 Residential load center with arcing fault protection John James Dougherty, Donald Jay McDonald, Ronald Ciarcia, Edward E. Kim, Roger J. Morgan +1 more 2001-07-31 $167,206,000
6141197 Smart residential circuit breaker Edward E. Kim, John James Dougherty, Esteban Santos, David Arnold, Richard E. Saunders +2 more 2000-10-31 $128,027,000
5910650 Manual charging mechanism for industrial-rated circuit breaker Roger N. Castonguay 1999-06-08 $176,060,000
5797483 Operating mechanism linkage assembly for high ampere-rated circuit breakers Roger N. Castonguay 1998-08-25 $99,488,000
D378914 Industrial-rated circuit breaker William H. Calder, Karen Lausier, Roy Watson 1997-04-22
5196817 Molded case circuit breaker arc exhaust gas controller Linda Yvonne Jacobs, Joseph M. Palmieri, Franco P. Pardini 1993-03-23 $18,616,000
5166651 Molded case circuit breaker arc exhaust gas controller Linda Yvonne Jacobs, Joseph M. Palmieri, Franco P. Pardini 1992-11-24 $8,424,000
D320386 Electronic-trip, molded-case circuit breaker Richard E. Saunders, Dennis W. Heath 1991-10-01
D319627 Electronic-trip molded-case circuit breaker Dennis W. Heath, Richard E. Saunders 1991-09-03
D318460 Electronic trip molded case circuit breaker Dennis W. Heath, Richard E. Saunders 1991-07-23
4965544 Molded case circuit breaker exhaust barrier Joseph B. Kelaita, Jr., David Arnold 1990-10-23 $7,562,000
4928080 Molded case circuit breaker line terminal plug Linda Yvonne Jacobs, Joseph M. Palmieri 1990-05-22 $7,759,000
4754247 Molded case circuit breaker accessory enclosure Paul A. Raymont, James M. Mitsch, Robert A. Morris, Irenaeus S. Panus, Lloyd G. Palmer 1988-06-28 $19,042,000
4675641 Rating plug for molded case circuit breakers Thomas G. Hampton, James M. Mitsch, Joseph M. Palmieri, David Scott Parker 1987-06-23 $12,757,000
4675782 Molded plastic enclosure for disconnect switches David A. Hibbert, Larry J. Newmark, Timothy C. Brasel, Peter Wung 1987-06-23 $12,757,000
D253832 Toy vehicle Calvin S. Cook, John A. Vernon, Jr., Richard H. Ratkiewich 1980-01-01