Inventor · Cupertino, CA, US

Samuel G. Smith

41Patents
11h-index
58Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 6, 2012 → Feb 24, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8953310B2 Magnetic systems for electronic devices and accessories Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US8878637B2 Accessory device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US9419669B2 Case for an electronic device and manufacturing methods for making a case Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Active
US9588551B1 Fabric electronic device housings Electricity 24 Active
US9883583B2 Fabric signal path structures for flexible devices Electricity 17 Active
US9035872B2 Detection system and method between accessory and electronic device Physics 16 Active
US10056205B2 Fabric electronic device housings Electricity 16 Active
US10892625B1 Cases and folios for carrying and charging accessories Electricity 14 Active
US9946295B2 Flexible keyboard accessory for a portable electronic device Physics 13 Active
US9432492B2 Drop countermeasures for electronic device Electricity 12 Active
US9315004B2 Accessory units for consumer electronic devices and related assemblies and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8847979B2 Peek mode and graphical user interface (GUI) experience Physics 11 Active
US9474345B2 Magnetic related features of a cover for an electronic device Human Necessities 10 Active
US10362670B2 Fabric signal path structures for flexible devices Electricity 8 Active
US9072352B2 Accessory device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US10303209B2 Flexible keyboard accessory for a portable electronic device Physics 7 Active
US9954571B2 Cover for an electronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9946296B2 Flexible keyboard accessory for a portable electronic device Physics 7 Active
US9971379B2 Attachment features for an accessory device Physics 6 Active
US9762278B2 Accessory device having a retaining feature Physics 6 Active
US9547050B2 Method and apparatus for detecting direction of a magnetic field Physics 5 Active
US9326576B2 Cover for an electronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9071672B2 Magnetic systems for electronic devices and accessories Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9575555B2 Peek mode and graphical user interface (GUI) experience Physics 3 Active
US10340969B2 Magnetic related features of a cover for an electronic device Human Necessities 2 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.