John E. Smith — 23 Patents at Meade Instruments

John E. Smith has been granted 23 US patents while listed as an inventor at Meade Instruments. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in January 2025. John E. Smith ranks #178,160 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.3%). Patent records list John E. Smith in Lakewood, CO, US.

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Showing 1–23 of 23 patents

Patent #	Title	Co-Inventors	Date	Approx Value ⓘ
12200093	System and method for measuring small frequency differences	—	2025-01-14
9154863	Speaker enclosure and method for eliminating standing waves therein	—	2015-10-06
8251780	Floor grinding machine and grinding head unit therefor	Willis D. Ward, Derrick Lee Hamm	2012-08-28
8147297	Surface grinding machine and grinding head therefor	Derrick Lee Hamm, Willis D. Ward	2012-04-03
7613902	Device and method for enabling efficient and flexible reconfigurable computing	Ross Martin, Clark Hinton, Timothy M. Pitel, Glenn G. Haselfeld	2009-11-03	$28,979,000
6445498	Upgradeable telescope system	Kenneth W. Baun, Michael Wachala, Brian Tingey, Brent G. Duchon, Stanley H. Dewan	2002-09-03	$986,000
6397868	Seat suspended between crutches	—	2002-06-04
6304376	Fully automated telescope system with distributed intelligence	Kenneth W. Baun, John Hoot, Michael Wachala, Brian Tingey, Brent G. Duchon +1 more	2001-10-16	$1,709,000
6257258	Seat suspended between crutches	—	2001-07-10
D422610	Automated telescope	John C. Diebel, Clair A. Samhammer, David M. Hines	2000-04-11
D417881	Automated telescope	John C. Diebel, Clair A. Samhammer, David M. Hines	1999-12-21
D417680	Spotting scope	John C. Diebel, Clair A. Samhammer, David M. Hines	1999-12-14
D412920	Telescope mount	John C. Diebel, Clair A. Samhammer, David M. Hines	1999-08-17
5694729	Wall partition connector	David G. Blackburn, Steven P. Kettenburg, Andy Scherer	1997-12-09
5399089	Oral hygiene appliance	Kim T. Eichman, Clifford J. Snyder, Gerald T. Swanson	1995-03-21
5393194	Game handling apparatus	—	1995-02-28
5329283	Synthetic aperture radar digital signal processor	—	1994-07-12	$9,962,000
5302081	Toric pump	—	1994-04-12	$10,648,000
5205707	Ioric pump with cast impeller housing requiring three machined surfaces and one central piloting bore to control critical tolerances	Dennis Koenig, William E. Ruhig, Jr.	1993-04-27	$8,193,000
5163810	Toric pump	—	1992-11-17	$8,494,000
4699365	Recirculating document feeder	Thomas J. Murray	1987-10-13	$11,480,000
4240122	Protective device	—	1980-12-16	$3,864,000
4220323	Sheet receiving and stacking apparatus	—	1980-09-02	$11,554,000

John E. Smith — 23 Patents

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