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Michael Walter Smith — 65 Patents

TETermax: 29 patents #2 of 22Top 10%
KOKohler: 10 patents #164 of 998Top 20%
PTPorex Technologies: 6 patents #1 of 27Top 4%
MDMag Daddy: 6 patents #1 of 4Top 25%
WIWtpa, Incorporated: 3 patents #2 of 6Top 35%
DUDepuy Ireland Unlimited: 1 patents #259 of 395Top 70%
UNUnknown: 1 patents #29,356 of 83,584Top 40%
Palatine, IL: #11 of 1,176 inventorsTop 1%
Illinois: #475 of 84,256 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #33,516 of 4,157,543Top 1%
65 Patents All Time
Michael Walter Smith has been granted 65 US patents while listed as an inventor at Termax. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in November 2023. Michael Walter Smith ranks #33,516 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.81%). Patent records list Michael Walter Smith in Palatine, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 2023Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2002.peak 51980: 1 patents19801988: 1 patents1991: 1 patents1993: 1 patents19931994: 1 patents1995: 1 patents1999: 1 patents19992000: 1 patents2001: 1 patents2002: 5 patents20022003: 2 patents2004: 2 patents2005: 3 patents20052007: 3 patents2008: 2 patents2010: 3 patents20102011: 1 patents2012: 3 patents2013: 2 patents20132014: 2 patents2015: 3 patents2016: 5 patents20162017: 4 patents2018: 5 patents2019: 2 patents20192020: 1 patents2021: 1 patents2022: 2 patents20222023: 5 patents2023

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 65 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11815206 Structural fastener Daniel James Dickinson 2023-11-14
11784428 Structural fastener Daniel James Dickinson, Zach Reusch, John Heinzinger 2023-10-10
11655841 Structural fastener Daniel James Dickinson 2023-05-23
11619324 Structural fastener Daniel James Dickinson 2023-04-04
11603050 Spring fastener Daniel James Dickinson 2023-03-14
D961079 Tibial protection plate Cole T. Brown, Nicholas A. Miltner, Stacie M. Zwolski, Jeremy Oden 2022-08-16
11261897 Structural fastener Daniel James Dickinson, Zach Reusch, John Heinzinger 2022-03-01
10927599 Roof rack side ladder Timothy Nakari 2021-02-23
10865825 Structural fastener Daniel James Dickinson 2020-12-15
10429000 Magnetic bracket and method Daniel James Dickinson 2019-10-01
10336265 Fastener clip over a carrier secured with hooks Daniel James Dickinson, Michael Tirrell 2019-07-02
10154659 Fishing rod holding assembly 2018-12-18
9919674 Tethered fastener apparatus and method Daniel James Dickinson, Michael Tirrell, John Clasen 2018-03-20
9915367 Valve assembly having improved rotational feel David H. Ritter, Chad J. Cochart, Douglas J. Brouwer, Christopher M. Shay, Brian S. Core 2018-03-13
9914408 Fastener clip over a carrier secured with barbs Daniel James Dickinson, Michael Tirrell 2018-03-13
9874287 Service valve for a valve body Douglas J. Brouwer, Michael A. Niver, Chad J. Cochart 2018-01-23
9816637 Testing cap for a valve body Douglas J. Brouwer, Michael A. Niver, Chad J. Cochart 2017-11-14
9657874 Plumbing fitting adapter Douglas J. Brouwer 2017-05-23
9649993 One step assembly fastener clip Daniel James Dickinson, Michael Tirrell, John Clasen 2017-05-16
9533718 Continously adaptive fastener clip Daniel James Dickinson, Michael Tirrell, Mark Fleydervish, Shawn Willis 2017-01-03
9499108 Magnetic fastener clip Daniel James Dickinson, John Clasen, Michael Tirrell 2016-11-22
9476508 Valve assembly having improved rotational feel David H. Ritter, Chad J. Cochart, Douglas J. Brouwer, Christopher M. Shay, Brian S. Core 2016-10-25
9457734 Continuously adaptive fastener clip Daniel James Dickenson 2016-10-04
9353890 Magnetic cable fastener Daniel James Dickinson, John Winnie, Michael Tirrell, John Clasen 2016-05-31
9334971 Universal valve body Douglas J. Brouwer, Michael A. Niver, Chad J. Cochart 2016-05-10