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John Stephen Smith
Also filed as: SMITH JOHN · SMITH JOHN A S · SMITH JOHN ALEC SYDNEY · SMITH JOHN C
102 granted patents·18 pending applications·7,796 citations·filing 1993–2025
99Inventor score
Files withALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP39APPLE INC38SMITH JOHN STEPHEN10UNIV CALIFORNIA8SHAPIRTEN LABORATORIES LLC5
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120 records- 0199US6665044B1Apparatuses and methods for forming electronic assembliesALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·219 cites·41 claims
- 0299US6468638B2Web process interconnect in electronic assembliesALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 22, 2002·303 cites·8 claims
- 0399US5904545AApparatus for fabricating self-assembling microstructuresUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1995·Granted May 18, 1999·532 cites·17 claims
- 0498US9965092B2Managing power consumption of force sensorsAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 8, 2018·50 cites·19 claims
- 0598US9665200B2Temperature compensating transparent force sensorAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 30, 2017·27 cites·18 claims
- 0698US9542028B2Temperature compensating transparent force sensor having a compliant layerAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 10, 2017·61 cites·13 claims
- 0798US7727804B2Method and apparatus for fabricating self-assembling microstructuresUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 1, 2010·69 cites·8 claims
- 0898US7500610B1Assembly comprising a functional device and a resonator and method of making sameALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 10, 2009·57 cites·13 claims
- 0998US7425467B2Web process interconnect in electronic assembliesALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 16, 2008·53 cites·10 claims
- 1098US7113250B2Apparatuses and methods for forming assembliesALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 26, 2006·72 cites·16 claims
- 1198US6864570B2Method and apparatus for fabricating self-assembling microstructuresUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 8, 2005·231 cites·131 claims
- 1298US6850312B2Apparatuses and methods for flexible displaysALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 1, 2005·192 cites·8 claims
- 1398US6623579B1Methods and apparatus for fluidic self assemblyALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 23, 2003·271 cites·15 claims
- 1498US6586338B2Methods for creating elements of predetermined shape and apparatus using these elementsALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 1, 2003·171 cites·18 claims
- 1598US6555408B1Methods for transferring elements from a template to a substrateALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 29, 2003·267 cites·22 claims
- 1698US6527964B1Methods and apparatuses for improved flow in performing fluidic self assemblyALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 4, 2003·359 cites·4 claims
- 1798US6479395B1Methods for forming openings in a substrate and apparatuses with these openings and methods for creating assemblies with openingsALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 12, 2002·265 cites·29 claims
- 1898US6420266B1Methods for creating elements of predetermined shape and apparatuses using these elementsALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 16, 2002·294 cites·28 claims
- 1998US6274508B1Apparatuses and methods used in forming assembliesALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 14, 2001·372 cites·9 claims
- 2098US5545291AMethod for fabricating self-assembling microstructuresUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 13, 1996·726 cites·26 claims
- 2197US9690413B2Temperature compensating transparent force sensor having a compliant layerAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 27, 2017·24 cites·22 claims
- 2297US7561221B2Apparatuses and methods for forming assembliesALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 14, 2009·53 cites·26 claims
- 2397US7551141B1RFID strap capacitively coupled and method of making sameALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 23, 2009·72 cites·27 claims
- 2497US7531218B2Methods and apparatuses for fluidic self assemblyALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 12, 2009·60 cites·17 claims
- 2597US7046328B2Apparatuses and methods for flexible displaysALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted May 16, 2006·103 cites·19 claims
- 2697US6683663B1Web fabrication of devicesALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 27, 2004·221 cites·16 claims
- 2797US6611237B2Fluidic self-assembly of active antennaUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 26, 2003·172 cites·74 claims
- 2897US6291896B1Functionally symmetric integrated circuit dieALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 18, 2001·261 cites·80 claims
- 2997US5824186AMethod and apparatus for fabricating self-assembling microstructuresUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 20, 1998·372 cites·28 claims
- 3097US5783856AMethod for fabricating self-assembling microstructuresUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 21, 1998·323 cites·34 claims
- 3196US10048789B2Force determination employing sheet sensor and capacitive arrayAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 14, 2018·18 cites·20 claims
- 3296US9612170B2Transparent strain sensors in an electronic deviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 4, 2017·26 cites·24 claims
- 3396US7172910B2Web fabrication of devicesALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 6, 2007·42 cites·23 claims
- 3496US7172789B2Methods and apparatus for fluidic self assemblyALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 6, 2007·107 cites·6 claims
- 3596US6988667B2Methods and apparatuses to identify devicesALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 24, 2006·118 cites·84 claims
- 3696US6380729B1Testing integrated circuit diceALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 30, 2002·228 cites·30 claims
- 3795US10139294B2Strain sensors in an electronic deviceAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 27, 2018·10 cites·19 claims
- 3895US8284034B2Methods and apparatuses to identify devicesSTEWART ROGER G·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 9, 2012·39 cites·22 claims
- 3995US7562083B2RFID Huffman encoded commandsALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 14, 2009·29 cites·40 claims
- 4095US7141176B1Methods and apparatuses for assembling elements onto a substrateALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 28, 2006·90 cites·33 claims
- 4195US7101502B2Methods for forming openings in a substrate and apparatuses with these openings and methods for creating assemblies with openingsALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 5, 2006·90 cites·28 claims
- 4295US6927085B2Web fabrication of devicesALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 9, 2005·91 cites·16 claims
- 4394US10353506B2Dual resistive strain and pressure sensor for force touchAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 16, 2019·26 cites·19 claims
- 4494US10275069B2Pressure resistant force sensing enclosureAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 30, 2019·11 cites·20 claims
- 4594US10055048B2Noise adaptive force touchAPPLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 21, 2018·14 cites·22 claims
- 4694US7288432B2Electronic devices with small functional elements supported on a carrierALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 30, 2007·62 cites·39 claims
- 4794US6606079B1Pixel integrated circuitALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 12, 2003·168 cites·4 claims
- 4893US11531438B2Differential drive and sense for touch sensor panelAPPLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 20, 2022·4 cites·26 claims
- 4993US11526240B1Reducing sensitivity to leakage variation for passive stylusAPPLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 13, 2022·7 cites·19 claims
- 5093US10659866B2Elastomeric pressure transduction based user interfaceAPPLE INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 19, 2020·8 cites·18 claims
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