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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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Robin E. Smith — 14 Patents

Xerox: 3 patents #3,111 of 8,622Top 40%
NONewell Operating: 3 patents #66 of 268Top 25%
ITIrwin Industrial Tool: 3 patents #65 of 165Top 40%
BDBlack & Decker: 1 patents #2,049 of 2,745Top 75%
SLSoftplay, L.L.C.: 1 patents #10 of 13Top 80%
CSChek-Med Systems: 1 patents #6 of 10Top 60%
SMSmc: 1 patents #1,088 of 1,119Top 100%
Stanley, NC: #6 of 59 inventorsTop 15%
North Carolina: #3,601 of 45,564 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Robin E. Smith has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Irwin Industrial Tool. The first was granted in 1993 and the most recent in September 2025. Robin E. Smith ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Robin E. Smith in Stanley, NC, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1993 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1993.peak 21993: 2 patents19931994: 1 patents1997: 1 patents19971998: 1 patents1999: 1 patents19992000: 1 patents2006: 1 patents20062009: 1 patents2010: 1 patents20102011: 1 patents2012: 1 patents20122017: 1 patents2025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12410041 Lifting and lowering tool Ralf Strauss, Stephen Rowlay 2025-09-09
9701154 Chalk reel Gregory David Parker, Norman LeBlanc, Anthony M. DeLeo, Michael Reedy, Brian Butler +1 more 2017-07-11
8302247 Releasable paint roller cover retainer Natalia Johnson, Christopher John Parke, Brandon Seth Cross, George Andrew Hartel, Kimberly Clendenen Franklin 2012-11-06 $27,053,000
8032973 Liquid applicator Joseph Lutgen, Brandon Hoover, Brandon Seth Cross, George Andrew Hartel, Matthew R. Shute 2011-10-11 $23,601,000
7657959 Releasable paint roller cover retainer Natalia Johnson, Christopher John Parke, Brandon Seth Cross, George Andrew Hartel, Kimberly Clendenen Franklin 2010-02-09 $36,191,000
7571517 Multi-function tool handle Brandon Hoover 2009-08-11
7152508 Ratchet extraction wrench Richard McCalley, Mark T. Vogeler 2006-12-26
D420738 Paracentesis pump Frank C. Carter, Frank W. Jackson, Jr., Edgar B. Montague, Ian Cunningham 2000-02-15
6001020 Toddler climb and slide Keith C. Nagelski, Ian Cunningham 1999-12-14
D389905 Water heater Edgar B. Montague, Christopher F. Yonge 1998-01-27
5618090 Movable hospital room equipment column Edgar G. Montague, Christopher F. Yonge 1997-04-08
5280901 Sheet variable corrugating and feeding nip Kenneth G. Christy, Gary M. Foos 1994-01-25 $2,552,000
5247335 Developed image transfer assist apparatus having a cam mechanism James D. Apolito, George F. Rittberg, David K. Ahl, Dan F. Lockwood 1993-09-21 $6,012,000
5227852 Transfer blade in an electronic reprographic printing system James D. Apolito, James R. Cassano, George F. Rittberg, David K. Ahl, Dan F. Lockwood +2 more 1993-07-13 $3,714,000