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Todd A. Smith
Also filed as: SMITH TODD · SMITH TODD A · SMITH TODD ALLEN
31 granted patents·4 pending applications·3,856 citations·filing 1986–2025
98Inventor score
Files withIBM15SMITH TODD A6ELBIT SYSTEMS AMERICA LLC3TORQUE TRACTION TECH INC3BROWN STOVE WORKS INC2
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35 records- 0198US5560008ARemote authentication and authorization in a distributed data processing systemIBM·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 24, 1996·550 cites·24 claims
- 0298US5113519AMaintenance of file attributes in a distributed data processing systemIBM·Filed 1989·Granted May 12, 1992·344 cites·25 claims
- 0398US4897781ASystem and method for using cached data at a local node after re-opening a file at a remote node in a distributed networking environmentIBM·Filed 1987·Granted Jan 30, 1990·494 cites·16 claims
- 0497US5175852ADistributed file access structure lockIBM·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 29, 1992·356 cites·18 claims
- 0597US4887204ASystem and method for accessing remote files in a distributed networking environmentIBM·Filed 1987·Granted Dec 12, 1989·426 cites·21 claims
- 0696US9220130B1Method and apparatus for controlling operation of range top heating elements for cookingSMITH TODD A·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 22, 2015·36 cites·17 claims
- 0796US5202971ASystem for file and record locking between nodes in a distributed data processing environment maintaining one copy of each file lockIBM·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 13, 1993·332 cites·18 claims
- 0895US10571133B1Method and apparatus for controlling operation of bake and broil elements in an electric ovenSMITH TODD A·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 25, 2020·13 cites·18 claims
- 0995US5481720AFlexible interface to authentication services in a distributed data processing environmentIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 2, 1996·246 cites·4 claims
- 1095US5151989ADirectory cache management in a distributed data processing systemIBM·Filed 1987·Granted Sep 29, 1992·203 cites·8 claims
- 1195US5001628ASingle system image uniquely defining an environment for each user in a data processing systemIBM·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 19, 1991·232 cites·25 claims
- 1294US11901151B2Microchannel plate and method of making the microchannel plate with an electron backscatter layer to amplify first strike electronsELBIT SYSTEMS AMERICA LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 13, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 1394US6634835B1Cutter blade with integral coolant passagesTORQUE TRACTION TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 21, 2003·60 cites·12 claims
- 1494US5226159AFile lock management in a distributed data processing systemIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 6, 1993·128 cites·14 claims
- 1590US10024546B2Method and apparatus for controlling operation of range top coils for cookingSMITH TODD A·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 17, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 1688US10408462B2Method and apparatus for controlling operation of range top coils for cookingSMITH TODD A·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 10, 2019·6 cites·15 claims
- 1787US5175851ASystem and method for controlling client machine access to a portion of a file with a variable lengthIBM·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 29, 1992·92 cites·15 claims
- 1885US12272515B2Microchannel plate and method of making the microchannel plate with an electron backscatter layer to amplify first strike electronsELBIT SYSTEMS AMERICA LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 8, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1985US4761737AMethod to automatically increase the segment size of unix files in a page segmented virtual memory data processing systemIBM·Filed 1986·Granted Aug 2, 1988·101 cites·11 claims
- 2082US5305440AFile extension by clients in a distributed data processing systemIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 19, 1994·93 cites·12 claims
- 2180US5537645AFile lock management in a distributed data processing systemIBM·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 16, 1996·75 cites·7 claims
- 2276US2025166954A1Microchannel plate and method of making the microchannel plate with an electron backscatter layer to amplify first strike electronsELBIT SYSTEMS AMERICA LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2372US7624110B2Method, system, and computer program product for security within a global computer networkSYMANTEC CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 24, 2009·19 cites·41 claims
- 2472US7523654B2Method and apparatus for evaluating NVH characteristics of mechanical systemsDANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 28, 2009·8 cites·33 claims
- 2569US12372218B2Vehicle lighting system using light channelsWHELEN ENG·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 2668US10845057B1Method and apparatus for controlling operation of gas range top burners for cookingSMITH TODD A·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 24, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 2767US11193673B2Method and apparatus for controlling operation of bake and broil elements in an electric ovenBROWN STOVE WORKS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 7, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 2862US11105513B2Method and apparatus for controlling operation of range top coils for cookingBROWN STOVE WORKS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 31, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 2962US6548793B1Apparatus and method of inductively heat treating a beveled gearTORQUE TRACTION TECH INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 15, 2003·4 cites·15 claims
- 3056US6907773B2Method of independently measuring bearing preload in an axle assemblyTORQUE TRACTON TECHNOLOGIES IN·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 21, 2005·9 cites·5 claims
- 3155US5016275ABuffered encryption/decryptionIBM·Filed 1988·Granted May 14, 1991·18 cites·12 claims
- 3248US6739064B1Setup gageTORQUE TRACTION TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 25, 2004·3 cites·13 claims
- 3342US2007111841A1Axle assembly bearing positioning and preload adjustment tool and method of implementing sameSMITH TODD A·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3439US2014120235A1Robotic vending machineROBOFUSION INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3531US2004216556A1Composite differential carrier having cage-type differential carrier frame memberFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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