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David B. Smith
Also filed as: SMITH DAVID B · SMITH DAVID BRUCE · SMITH DAVID K · SMITH DAVID R
24 granted patents·6 pending applications·13,502 citations·filing 1986–2024
98Inventor score
Files withBOEING CO7ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC3ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC3CILAG GMBH INT2HUANG ZHIFAN F2
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30 records- 0199US10973516B2Surgical end effectors and adaptable firing members thereforETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 13, 2021·644 cites·16 claims
- 0299US10779823B2Firing member pin angleETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 22, 2020·883 cites·32 claims
- 0399US10448950B2Surgical staplers with independently actuatable closing and firing systemsETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 22, 2019·1.1k cites·20 claims
- 0499US9662110B2Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effectorETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 30, 2017·1.1k cites·17 claims
- 0599US9138225B2Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effectorETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 22, 2015·1.8k cites·23 claims
- 0698US11013511B2Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effectorETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 25, 2021·399 cites·7 claims
- 0798US8308040B2Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effectorHUANG ZHIFAN F·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 13, 2012·3.1k cites·19 claims
- 0898US7699860B2Surgical clipETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 20, 2010·1.7k cites·22 claims
- 0997US8408439B2Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effectorHUANG ZHIFAN F·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 2, 2013·2.3k cites·19 claims
- 1095US8556920B2Surgical clipHUITEMA THOMAS W·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 15, 2013·164 cites·19 claims
- 1192US4728916ASolenoid operated fluid control valveLECTRON PRODUCTS·Filed 1986·Granted Mar 1, 1988·51 cites·23 claims
- 1291US5600912AComposite tube for a gun barrelFiled 1995·Granted Feb 11, 1997·79 cites·22 claims
- 1388US11998200B2Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effectorCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 4, 2024·1 cites·7 claims
- 1472US7078993B2Layered wing coil for an electromagnetic dent removerBOEING CO·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 18, 2006·5 cites·16 claims
- 1570US5630683AChip breaker drill bushing assemblyBOEING CO·Filed 1995·Granted May 20, 1997·28 cites·28 claims
- 1669US12508026B2Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effectorCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2024·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1765US6457274B2Composite tube for gun barrelFiled 2001·Granted Oct 1, 2002·14 cites·3 claims
- 1864US10029780B2Stiffened composite panelsBOEING CO·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 24, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 1960US6639781B2Electromagnetic dent remover power supplyBOEING CO·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 28, 2003·4 cites·8 claims
- 2057US6230429B1Composite tube for gun barrelMAGNUM RES INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 15, 2001·15 cites·18 claims
- 2156US2017027236A1Shirt with Lens ClothGOGGLE EYES LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2255US2025041518A1Insertable Device for Fluid Transmission Having Temperature SensorWESTFACE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2355US2022361956A1Guiding Medical Instruments During Medical ProceduresWESTFACE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2453US2020137999A1Rod CaddySMITH DAVID BRUCE·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 2552US7721577B2Manufacturing process for extending a length of service of component partsBOEING CO·Filed 2007·Granted May 25, 2010·0 cites·15 claims
- 2652US6954127B2Layered wing coil for an electromagnetic dent removerBOEING CO·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 11, 2005·2 cites·7 claims
- 2750US7114242B2Layered wing coil for an electromagnetic dent removerBOEING CO·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 3, 2006·0 cites·18 claims
- 2848US8902560B2Electrostatic chuck ground punchSMITH DAVID B·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 2, 2014·0 cites·16 claims
- 2943US2004116021A1Flocked fabricMILLIKEN & CO·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3040US2002160157A1Tack cloth and associated manufacturing processTEXTUS USA INC·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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