John Stephen Smith
101Patents
38h-index
69Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 17, 1993 → Sep 24, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5545291A | Method for fabricating self-assembling microstructures | Electricity | 512 | Expired |
| US5904545A | Apparatus for fabricating self-assembling microstructures | Electricity | 355 | Expired |
| US6274508A | Apparatuses and methods used in forming assemblies | Electricity | 260 | Expired |
| US5824186A | Method and apparatus for fabricating self-assembling microstructures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 256 | Expired |
| US6468638B2 | Web process interconnect in electronic assemblies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 249 | Expired |
| US6527964B1 | Methods and apparatuses for improved flow in performing fluidic self assembly | Electricity | 227 | Expired |
| US5783856A | Method for fabricating self-assembling microstructures | Electricity | 218 | Expired |
| US6623579B1 | Methods and apparatus for fluidic self assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 210 | Expired |
| US6420266B1 | Methods for creating elements of predetermined shape and apparatuses using these elements | Electricity | 205 | Expired |
| US6479395B1 | Methods for forming openings in a substrate and apparatuses with these openings and methods for creating assemblies with openings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 199 | Expired |
| US6555408B1 | Methods for transferring elements from a template to a substrate | Electricity | 197 | Expired |
| US6291896A | Functionally symmetric integrated circuit die | Electricity | 192 | Expired |
| US6665044B1 | Apparatuses and methods for forming electronic assemblies | Electricity | 181 | Expired |
| US6864570B2 | Method and apparatus for fabricating self-assembling microstructures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 171 | Expired |
| US6683663B1 | Web fabrication of devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 161 | Expired |
| US6380729B1 | Testing integrated circuit dice | Electricity | 156 | Expired |
| US6850312B2 | Apparatuses and methods for flexible displays | Electricity | 149 | Expired |
| US6586338B2 | Methods for creating elements of predetermined shape and apparatus using these elements | Electricity | 143 | Expired |
| US6606079B1 | Pixel integrated circuit | Electricity | 132 | Expired |
| US6611237B2 | Fluidic self-assembly of active antenna | Electricity | 116 | Expired |
| US7172789B2 | Methods and apparatus for fluidic self assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 86 | Expired |
| US6988667B2 | Methods and apparatuses to identify devices | Physics | 85 | Expired |
| US7046328B2 | Apparatuses and methods for flexible displays | Electricity | 81 | Expired |
| US7101502B2 | Methods for forming openings in a substrate and apparatuses with these openings and methods for creating assemblies with openings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 74 | Expired |
| US7141176B1 | Methods and apparatuses for assembling elements onto a substrate | Electricity | 72 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.