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Wayne R. Smith — 16 Patents

Xerox: 13 patents #1,046 of 8,622Top 15%
BGB&W Group: 2 patents #10 of 40Top 25%
MTMcdermott Technology: 1 patents #146 of 161Top 95%
Henrietta, NY: #18 of 192 inventorsTop 10%
New York: #9,128 of 115,490 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #284,196 of 4,157,543Top 7%
16 Patents All Time
Wayne R. Smith has been granted 16 US patents while listed as an inventor at Xerox. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in September 2023. Wayne R. Smith ranks #284,196 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.8%). Patent records list Wayne R. Smith in Henrietta, NY, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1981 to 2023Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1988.peak 21981: 1 patents19811983: 1 patents1985: 1 patents19851988: 2 patents1992: 1 patents19921993: 1 patents1998: 2 patents19982000: 1 patents2006: 1 patents20062007: 1 patents2010: 1 patents20102011: 1 patents2022: 1 patents20222023: 1 patents2023

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–16 of 16 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11760441 Pontoon cover system William A. Lisiecki 2023-09-19
11345445 Pontoon cover system William A. Lisiecki 2022-05-31
7864346 Apparatus and method for describing, planning and automatically programming complex finishing tasks Donald R. Ryan, Henry T. Kremers, Kevin R. Mathers, Gerard R. Sturnick 2011-01-04 $3,049,000
7669842 Sheet rotator 2010-03-02 $3,138,000
7206087 Finishing module coordinator apparatus and method for assembler/finisher systems Donald R. Ryan, Henry T. Kremers, Kevin R. Mathers 2007-04-17 $4,926,000
7061636 Production monitor controller apparatus and method for assembler/finisher systems Donald R. Ryan, Henry T. Kremers, Kevin R. Mathers 2006-06-13 $8,091,000
6025926 Post-printer open architecture device Clifford L. George, Donald R. Ryan 2000-02-15 $13,574,000
5828385 Magnetic tapes and processes William A. Sullivan 1998-10-27 $35,830,000
5724075 Ink jet book spine printing system 1998-03-03 $9,212,000
5254196 Security of negotiable instruments thru the application of color to xerographic images Gerald Abowitz, Raphael F. Bov, Jr., Paul W. Eakin 1993-10-19 $2,739,000
5083157 Application of MICR media to xerographic images William A. Sullivan 1992-01-21 $3,041,000
4757346 Optical system for scanning and flash exposing of document Robert A. Coons, Jr. 1988-07-12 $6,477,000
4732277 Toner cartridge with removable sleeve closure 1988-03-22 $3,292,000
4547096 Alignment of tubular piles for joinder Verlon C. Daigle 1985-10-15 $4,157,000
4376529 Output station for reproducing machine Clifford L. George 1983-03-15 $4,546,000
4257587 Document registering and feeding apparatus 1981-03-24 $7,932,000