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Eric J. Smith — 19 Patents

Micron: 7 patents #2,079 of 6,374Top 35%
General Motors: 4 patents #3,757 of 18,328Top 25%
STSuperconductor Technologies: 2 patents #33 of 63Top 55%
Xerox: 2 patents #3,932 of 8,622Top 50%
CMClimax Engineered Materials: 1 patents #15 of 28Top 55%
Livonia, MI: #65 of 1,586 inventorsTop 5%
Michigan: #4,375 of 86,293 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #229,345 of 4,157,543Top 6%
19 Patents All Time
Eric J. Smith has been granted 19 US patents while listed as an inventor at Micron. The first was granted in 1995 and the most recent in October 2023. Eric J. Smith ranks #229,345 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.5%). Patent records list Eric J. Smith in Livonia, MI, US.

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Showing 1–19 of 19 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11798935 Apparatus with voltage protection mechanism James E. Davis, Milind Nemchand Furia, Michael Chaine 2023-10-24 $15,333,000
11398468 Apparatus with voltage protection mechanism James E. Davis, Milind Nemchand Furia, Michael Chaine 2022-07-26 $15,302,000
11158570 Semiconductor devices having electrostatic discharge layouts for reduced capacitance Michael V. Ho 2021-10-26 $16,064,000
10961768 Power door closing algorithm Besi Rrumbullaku, Jeffrey L. Konchan 2021-03-30 $51,511,000
9980752 Disc and motion preserving implant system 2018-05-29
9371060 Trailer steering assembly 2016-06-21
8465692 Sodium/molybdenum composite metal articles and methods for producing metal articles Naresh Goel, Carl V. Cox, Dave Honecker, Chris Michaluk, Adam DeBoskey +1 more 2013-06-18
8360486 Vehicle side door assembly Jorg Gschweng, Andreas Heberer, Peter Eduard Schuessler, Thorsten Luedtke, Winfried Langendorf +1 more 2013-01-29 $6,030,000
7597026 Cable assembly conduit condensation drain Jeffrey L. Konchan, Joseph P. Fannon, Darren M. Van Houzen 2009-10-06
7160795 Method and structures for reduced parasitic capacitance in integrated circuit metallizations Shubneesh Batra, Michael Chaine, Brent Keeth, Salman Akram, Troy A. Manning +3 more 2007-01-09 $1,984,000
6909196 Method and structures for reduced parasitic capacitance in integrated circuit metallizations Shubneesh Batra, Michael Chaine, Brent Keeth, Salman Akram, Troy A. Manning +3 more 2005-06-21 $1,292,000
6676196 Dual-pivot hinge assembly for vehicles 2004-01-13 $24,703,000
6457392 Process and apparatus for producing an endless seamed belt Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Laurence J. Lynd, Donald W. Owens, Alex Skirko, David Watro 2002-10-01 $4,424,000
6413250 Catheter snapped valve 2002-07-02
6311595 Process and apparatus for producing an endless seamed belt Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Laurence J. Lynd, Donald W. Owens, Alex Skirko, David Watro 2001-11-06 $12,489,000
RE36295 Apparatus for growing metal oxides using organometallic vapor phase epitaxy Steven P. DenBaars, Boo Nilsson 1999-09-14
5896041 Method and apparatus for programming anti-fuses using internally generated programming voltage Joseph C. Sher 1999-04-20 $7,134,000
5844298 Method and apparatus for programming anti-fuses Joseph C. Sher 1998-12-01 $9,271,000
5458086 Apparatus for growing metal oxides using organometallic vapor phase epitaxy Steven P. DenBaars, Boo Nilsson 1995-10-17 $478,000