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Daniel R. Smith — 18 Patents

NENewfrey: 9 patents #32 of 476Top 7%
EMEmhart: 8 patents #34 of 338Top 15%
Royal Sutton Coldfield, GB: #5 of 150 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #245,716 of 4,157,543Top 6%
18 Patents All Time
Daniel R. Smith has been granted 18 US patents while listed as an inventor at Newfrey. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in December 2025. Daniel R. Smith ranks #245,716 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.9%). Patent records list Daniel R. Smith in Royal Sutton Coldfield, GB.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–18 of 18 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12509247 Indexing for airframes undergoing pulsed-line assembly Dary Von Jones, Frederick M. Swanstrom 2025-12-30
8851813 Variable grip blind rivet Steven V. Jones, Graham Frank Harry Williams, Harold Martin Bone, John Davies, David John Brookes 2014-10-07
8721242 Blind rivet and method Daniel Vigliotti, Edward D. McCusker, Jerry Robertson, Steven V. Jones 2014-05-13
8491243 Variable grip blind rivet Steven V. Jones, Graham Frank Harry Williams, Harold Martin Bone, John Davies, David John Brookes 2013-07-23
8096742 Blind rivet John Davies, Steven V. Jones 2012-01-17
7887273 Blind rivet and method Daniel Vigliotti, Edward D. McCusker, Jerry Robertson, Steven V. Jones 2011-02-15
7818859 Self-drilling pull-through blind rivet and methods of and apparatus for the assembly and setting thereof Richard A. Pearce, Robert M. Stanko 2010-10-26 $446,000
7322783 Self-drilling pull-through blind rivet and methods of and apparatus for the assembly and setting thereof Richard A. Pearce, Robert M. Stanko 2008-01-29 $622,000
7303366 Three part blind fastener 2007-12-04 $736,000
7055393 Blind fastener setting tool 2006-06-06 $308,000
6428255 Blind rivet 2002-08-06
6032510 Blind rivet setting tool Stephen Morris, John Davies 2000-03-07
5919016 Blind threaded nut Donald W Armstrong 1999-07-06
5759001 Blind rivet 1998-06-02
5664919 Non-blind rivet 1997-09-09
5658107 Blind rivet 1997-08-19
5490312 Rivet setting tool 1996-02-13
5320465 Blind pin fixing 1994-06-14