Samuel Smith (September 13, 1927 – January 1, 2005) was an American chemist who co-invented Scotchgard with Patsy Sherman while an employee at the 3M company in 1952.

[1] He was born in New York City and received his B.S.

He held 30 U.S. patents and retired from 3M in 1998.

Smith was an inductee in the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

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