Paul Farrell Smith

This inventor holds 80 USPTO granted patents and 3 published patent applications, plus 6 CIPO patents and 15 EPO patents, primarily in Thin-Film Transistors (CPC class 430137). Top assignees: Xerox Corporation, Palo Alto Research Center Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.. Active years: 1998-2017.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Paul Farrell Smith. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/paul-farrell-smith

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank

USPTO Granted Patents = 80 (Patent Applications = 3)

% Patents Active = 55.0

CIPO Patents = 6 (Patent Applications = 1)

EPO Patents = 15 (Patent Applications = 12)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 4.8

ph-index = 19

Forward Citations = 1,456(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 1,428(Dec 10, 2025)

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Location History:

Toronto, CA (1998 - 2000)
Ontario, CA (2003 - 2016)
Oakville, CA (2002 - 2017)

Company Filing History:

Palo Alto Research Center Inc.

patents

1 out of 138,671

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

patents

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 1998-2017

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Areas of Expertise:

Thin-Film Transistors

Conductive Inks

RFID Technology

Organic Thin-Film Transistors

Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles

Photochromic Latex Ink

Dielectric Structures

Semiconducting Ink

Nanoscale Particles

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80 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 9820387 - Galvanic process for making printed conductive metal markings for chipless RFID applications (2017-11-14),

2. 9439293 - Galvanic process for making printed conductive metal markings for chipless RFID applications (2016-09-06),

3. 9404001 - Photochromic latex ink (2016-08-02),

4. 9286564 - Apparatuses and methods for printed radio frequency identification (RFID) tags (2016-03-15),

5. 9022546 - Method of jetting ink (2015-05-05),

6. 8815394 - Encapsulated nanoscale particles of organic pigments (2014-08-26),

7. 8729222 - Organic thin-film transistors (2014-05-20),

8. 8461292 - Organic thin-film transistors (2013-06-11),

9. 8319206 - Thin film transistors comprising surface modified carbon nanotubes (2012-11-27),

10. 8293363 - Thin-film transistors (2012-10-23),

11. 8236198 - Fluorescent nanoscale particles (2012-08-07),

12. 8236192 - Ferromagnetic nanoparticles with high magnetocrystalline anisotropy for MICR ink applications (2012-08-07),

13. 8164089 - Electronic device (2012-04-24),

14. 8154080 - Dielectric structure having lower-k and higher-k materials (2012-04-10),

15. 8154013 - Organic thin-film transistors (2012-04-10),

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Profile summary based on public USPTO records.