Peter Ashwood Smith

This inventor holds 50 USPTO granted patents and 6 published patent applications and 1 EPO patent, primarily in Network Routing Technologies (CPC class H04L). Top assignees: Nortel Networks Corporation, Rockstar Consortium US LP, Rockstar Bidco, LP. Active years: 2004-2015.

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

Calculating rank

USPTO Granted Patents = 50 (Patent Applications = 6)

% Patents Active = 28.0

EPO Patents = 1 (Patent Applications = 5)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.0

ph-index = 13

Forward Citations = 689(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 668(Dec 10, 2025)

Inventors with similar research interests:

Location History:

Hull, CA (US) (2013)
Genevriers Hull, CA (2014)
Hull, CA (2004 - 2015)
Gatineau, CA (2009 - 2015)

Company Filing History:

18 out of 4,171

Nortel Networks Corporation

patents

13 out of 254

Rockstar Consortium US LP

Rpx Clearinghouse LLC

Constellation Technologies, LLC

patents

9. 1 out of 56,360

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

patents

10. 1 out of 1

Nortel Networks Limtied

patent

Years Active: 2004-2015

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Areas of Expertise:

Network Routing

VPLS Interworking

Path Computation

Resilient Bridging

Differential Forwarding

Failure Notification

XML Distribution

EMI Shielding

Routed Ethernet

Multicast Paths

VoIP Signaling

Link State Protocol

50 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 9124512 - Method and apparatus for simplifying the computation of alternate network paths (2015-09-01),

2. 9100316 - Resilient provider link state bridging (PLSB) virtual private LAN service (VPLS) interworking (2015-08-04),

3. 9059920 - Method and apparatus for selecting between available neighbors in a RAPID alternate path calculation (2015-06-16),

4. 9001647 - Distributed failure recovery in a routed ethernet network (2015-04-07),

5. 8964531 - Resilient attachment to provider link state bridging (PLSB) networks (2015-02-24),

6. 8923292 - Differential forwarding in address-based carrier networks (2014-12-30),

7. 8885490 - Failure notification in a network having serially connected nodes (2014-11-11),

8. 8861335 - Resilient attachment to provider link state bridging (PLSB) networks (2014-10-14),

9. 8838692 - Distribution of XML documents/messages to XML appliances/routers (2014-09-16),

10. 8830033 - Active EMI shielding for protection of medical instruments (2014-09-09),

11. 8699329 - Tie-breaking in shortest path determination (2014-04-15),

12. 8687522 - Distributed storage of routing information in a link state protocol controlled network (2014-04-01),

13. 8630167 - Distributed failure recovery in a routed ethernet network (2014-01-14),

14. 8619785 - Pre-computing alternate forwarding state in a routed ethernet mesh network (2013-12-31),

15. 8605628 - Utilizing betweenness to determine forwarding state in a routed network (2013-12-10),

Title: Peter Ashwood Smith - Innovator from Hull, CA

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Profile summary based on public USPTO records.