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Michael R. Conboy — 64 Patents

AMD: 59 patents #105 of 9,280Top 2%
Globalfoundries: 1 patents #2,221 of 4,424Top 55%
HIHimont: 1 patents #48 of 121Top 40%
WAWestern Geophysical Company Of America: 1 patents #10 of 40Top 25%
Micron: 1 patents #5,357 of 6,374Top 85%
Houston, TX: #138 of 21,073 inventorsTop 1%
Texas: #1,128 of 125,132 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #34,494 of 4,157,543Top 1%
64 Patents All Time
Michael R. Conboy has been granted 64 US patents while listed as an inventor at AMD. The first was granted in 1987 and the most recent in May 2012. Michael R. Conboy ranks #34,494 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.83%). Patent records list Michael R. Conboy in Houston, TX, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 64 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8180587 System for brokering fault detection data Elfido Cross, Jr., Sam Allen 2012-05-15 $7,029,000
7200779 Fault notification based on a severity level Elfido Coss, Jr., Susan Hickey 2007-04-03 $10,912,000
7162326 Mask identification database server Russel Shirley, Horace Paul Bowser, Jr. 2007-01-09 $41,551,000
7130769 Method of dynamically designing a preventative maintenance schedule based upon sensor data, and system for accomplishing same Sam Allen, Elfido Coss, Jr. 2006-10-31 $12,737,000
7092779 Automated material handling system for a manufacturing facility divided into separate fabrication areas Danny C. Shedd, Elfido Coss, Jr. 2006-08-15
7051250 Routing workpieces based upon detecting a fault Sam Allen, Michael L. Miller, Elfido Coss, Jr. 2006-05-23 $17,017,000
7039495 Management of multiple types of empty carriers in automated material handling systems Patrick J. Ryan, Elfido Coss, Jr. 2006-05-02 $21,137,000
6985794 Management of move requests from a factory system to an automated material handling system Russel Shirley, Jason Grover 2006-01-10 $17,911,000
6954883 Method and apparatus for performing fault detection using data from a database Elfido Coss, Jr., Susan Hickey 2005-10-11 $12,751,000
6928333 Scheduling method for automated work-cell transfer system Patrick J. Ryan, Elfido Coss, Jr. 2005-08-09 $9,550,000
6895295 Method and apparatus for controlling a multi-chamber processing tool Jason Grover, Sam Allen 2005-05-17 $3,810,000
6878895 Reticle sorter Patrick J. Ryan, Stephen P. Hovestol 2005-04-12 $6,806,000
6871112 Method for requesting trace data reports from FDC semiconductor fabrication processes Elfido Coss, Jr., Bryce A. Hendrix 2005-03-22 $6,839,000
6792389 Method of dynamically enabling additional sensors based upon initial sensor data, and system for accomplishing same Sam Allen, Elfido Coss, Jr. 2004-09-14 $2,721,000
6790680 Determining a possible cause of a fault in a semiconductor fabrication process Jason Grover, Elfido Coss, Jr., Sam Allen 2004-09-14 $2,721,000
6766285 Predictive processing method in a semiconductor processing facility Sam Allen, Jason Grover 2004-07-20 $1,607,000
6763277 Method and apparatus for proactive dispatch system to improve line balancing Sam Allen, Jason Grover 2004-07-13 $4,054,000
6763278 Operating a processing tool in a degraded mode upon detecting a fault Elfido Coss, Jr., Sam Allen 2004-07-13 $4,054,000
6711450 Integration of business rule parameters in priority setting of wafer processing Elfido Coss, Jr., Jason Grover 2004-03-23 $3,151,000
6699004 Wafer rotation in wafer handling devices Russel Shirley, Elfido Coss, Jr. 2004-03-02 $3,635,000
6666337 Method and apparatus for determining wafer identity and orientation Sam Allen, Elfido Coss, Jr. 2003-12-23 $5,236,000
6662070 Wafer rotation randomization in cluster tool processing Sam Allen, Russel Shirley, Elfido Coss, Jr. 2003-12-09 $2,702,000
6662076 Management of move requests from a factory system to an automated material handling system Russel Shirley, Jason Grover 2003-12-09 $2,702,000
6638778 Method for determining, tracking and/or controlling processing based upon silicon characteristics Anastasia Oshelski Peterson, Sam Allen, Jason Grover 2003-10-28 $6,461,000
6629012 Wafer-less qualification of a processing tool Terrence J. Riley, Qingsu Wang, Michael L. Miller, W. Jarrett Campbell 2003-09-30 $4,535,000