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Eric Kent — 20 Patents

AMD: 16 patents #709 of 9,280Top 8%
Asml Netherlands B.V.: 4 patents #960 of 3,192Top 35%
San Jose, CA: #3,285 of 32,062 inventorsTop 15%
California: #29,208 of 386,348 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #214,803 of 4,157,543Top 6%
20 Patents All Time
Eric Kent has been granted 20 US patents while listed as an inventor at AMD. The first was granted in 2000 and the most recent in May 2019. Eric Kent ranks #214,803 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.2%). Patent records list Eric Kent in San Jose, CA, US.

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Showing 1–20 of 20 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10296681 Process based metrology target design Guangqing Chen, Shufeng Bai, Yen-Wen Lu, Paul Anthony Tuffy, Jen-Shiang Wang +3 more 2019-05-21 $17,597,000
10007744 Process based metrology target design Guangqing Chen, Shufeng Bai, Yen-Wen Lu, Paul Anthony Tuffy, Jen-Shiang Wang +3 more 2018-06-26 $25,084,000
9804504 Method and apparatus for design of a metrology target Guangqing Chen, Jen-Shiang Wang, Omer Abubaker Omer Adam 2017-10-31 $31,055,000
9355200 Method and apparatus for design of a metrology target Guangqing Chen, Jen-Shiang Wang, Omer Abubaker Omer Adam 2016-05-31 $6,224,000
6529623 Stepper lens specific reticle compensation for critical dimension control 2003-03-04 $1,276,000
6482573 Exposure correction based on reflective index for photolithographic process control Jayendra D. Bhakta, Zicheng Gary Ling, Weizhong Wang, Warren T. Yu 2002-11-19 $1,532,000
6418946 Apparatus for automatically cleaning resist nozzle Vincent L. Marinaro, Ted Wakamiya 2002-07-16 $1,835,000
6368985 Dual track/stepper interface configuration for wafer processing Ted Wakamiya, Vince L. Marinaro 2002-04-09 $2,418,000
6360959 Dual resist dispense nozzle for wafer tracks Vince L. Marinaro, Ted Wakamiya 2002-03-26 $3,803,000
6361599 Mechanism for dispensing liquid onto an integrated circuit wafer with minimized back-splash Vincent L. Marinaro 2002-03-26 $3,803,000
6336960 System and method for purging air bubbles from filters Vince L. Marinaro, Ted Wakamiya 2002-01-08 $11,293,000
6318913 Semiconductor wafer manufacturing method and apparatus for an improved heat exchanger for a photoresist developer Ted Wakamiya, Vincent L. Marinaro 2001-11-20 $3,380,000
6299688 Developer nozzle clean combs Vincent L. Marinaro 2001-10-09 $5,854,000
6250822 Semiconductor wafer manufacturing method and apparatus for an improved heat exchanger for a photoresist developer Ted Wakamiya, Vincent L. Marinaro 2001-06-26 $6,004,000
6245584 Method for detecting adjustment error in photolithographic stepping printer Vincent L. Marinaro 2001-06-12 $5,669,000
6238747 Mechanism for dispensing liquid onto an integrated circuit wafer with minimized back-splash Vincent L. Marinaro 2001-05-29 $6,079,000
6170494 Method for automatically cleaning resist nozzle Vincent L. Marinaro, Ted Wakamiya 2001-01-09 $4,016,000
6130016 Method for forming semiconductor structures using a calibrating reticle 2000-10-10 $11,210,000
6082379 Mechanism for cleaning an integrated circuit wafer hot plate while the hot plate is at operating temperature Vincent L. Marinaro 2000-07-04
6051348 Method for detecting malfunction in photolithographic fabrication track Vincent L. Marinaro 2000-04-18 $8,077,000