Paul Smith
38Patents
8h-index
68Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 31, 1974 → Jul 28, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6334807B1 | Chemical mechanical polishing in-situ end point system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 58 | Expired |
| US6022266A | In-situ pad conditioning process for CMP | Performing Operations; Transporting | 44 | Expired |
| US5885135A | CMP wafer carrier for preferential polishing of a wafer | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US3950727A | Fold-away rear turn indicators for motorcycles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US6319093A | Chemical-mechanical polishing system and method for integrated spin dry-film thickness measurement | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US6340601B1 | Method for reworking copper metallurgy in semiconductor devices | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US4956573A | Gas discharge display device with integral, co-planar, built-in heater | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US9227684B2 | Knee walker having enhanced steering and stability | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US8352689B2 | Command tag checking in a multi-initiator media controller architecture | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US4344222A | Bipolar compatible electrically alterable read-only memory | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US6458020B1 | Slurry recirculation in chemical mechanical polishing | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US6579149B2 | Support and alignment device for enabling chemical mechanical polishing rinse and film measurements | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US8991765B1 | Satellite predictive avoidance system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US5702683A | Nuclear magnetic resonance contrast agents | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US6967715B2 | Method and apparatus for optical film measurements in a controlled environment | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US11549506B2 | Wellsite electrical power management system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US8296480B2 | Context execution in a media controller architecture | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US4969849A | Gas discharge display device with integral, co-planar, built-in heater | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US10600448B2 | Streaming digital media bookmark creation and management | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US9123925B2 | Hydrogen energy systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8651268B2 | Hydrogen energy systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8868809B2 | Interrupt queuing in a media controller architecture | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US11719230B2 | Well servicing pump with electric motor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US11598190B2 | Dual pump integrated fracking system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US11753916B2 | Integrated fracking system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.