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Gerald S. Karr — 8 Patents

SESmith Engineering: 5 patents #3 of 24Top 15%
CCCalifornia R & D Center: 1 patents #12 of 18Top 70%
Santa Monica, CA: #598 of 3,628 inventorsTop 20%
California: #74,834 of 386,348 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #600,572 of 4,157,543Top 15%
8 Patents All Time
Gerald S. Karr has been granted 8 US patents while listed as an inventor at Smith Engineering. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in July 2004. Gerald S. Karr ranks #600,572 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 14.4%). Patent records list Gerald S. Karr in Santa Monica, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1981 to 2004Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1985.peak 21981: 1 patents19811982: 1 patents19821985: 2 patents19851986: 2 patents19861997: 1 patents19972004: 1 patents2004

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–8 of 8 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
6760276 Acoustic signaling system 2004-07-06
5661470 Object recognition system 1997-08-26
4627090 Audio frequency multiplication device Jay Smith, III 1986-12-02
4622690 Audio frequency multiplication device Jay Smith, III 1986-11-11
4504062 Digital watch having matrix display for arcade-like game playing Jay Smith, III 1985-03-12
4500879 Circuitry for controlling a CRT beam Jay Smith, III 1985-02-19
4359222 Hand-held electronic game playing device with replaceable cartridges Jay Smith, III, Lawrence T. Jones 1982-11-16
4247107 Electronically controlled roadrace system with sound generator Jay R. Smith, Lawrence T. Jones, Thomas Grimm 1981-01-27