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RV

Robert Brent Vopat

Applied Materials: 25 patents #481 of 7,310Top 7%
VAVarian Semiconductor Equipment Associates: 19 patents #38 of 513Top 8%
Texas: #2,117 of 125,132 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #66,657 of 4,157,543Top 2%
44 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–44 of 44 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9899242 Device and method for substrate heating during transport Jason M. Schaller, Morgan Evans, Ala Moradian, David Blahnik, William T. Weaver 2018-02-20
9728430 Electrostatic chuck with LED heating Jason M. Schaller, William T. Weaver, Morgan Evans, Paul E. Pergande, Julian G. Blake +2 more 2017-08-08
9694989 Workpiece handling system and methods of workpiece handling Jason M. Schaller, Charles T. Carlson, Malcolm N. Daniel, JR., Aaron P. Webb, William T. Weaver 2017-07-04
9696097 Multi-substrate thermal management apparatus Kallol Bera, Kim Vellore, Andrew J. Constant, Jacob Newman, Jeffrey Blahnik +3 more 2017-07-04
9669552 System and method for quick-swap of multiple substrates Jason M. Schaller, William T. Weaver 2017-06-06
9496117 Two-dimensional mass resolving slit mechanism for semiconductor processing systems Jason M. Schaller 2016-11-15
9378994 Multi-position batch load lock apparatus and systems and methods including same William T. Weaver, Joseph Yudovsky, Jason M. Schaller, Jeffrey Blahnik, Malcolm N. Daniel, JR. +1 more 2016-06-28
9287148 Dynamic heating method and system for wafer processing Morgan Evans, Kevin Anglin, D. Jeffrey Lischer, William T. Weaver, Jason M. Schaller 2016-03-15
9281222 Wafer handling systems and methods William T. Weaver, Malcolm N. Daniel, JR., Jason M. Schaller, Jacob Newman, Dinesh Kanawade +4 more 2016-03-08
9214369 Dynamic pitch substrate lift Jason M. Schaller, Jeffrey Blahnik, Malcolm N. Daniel, JR. 2015-12-15
9202734 Electrostatic charge removal for solar cell grippers Jason M. Schaller 2015-12-01
9145271 Optimization of conveyor belts used for workpiece processing Malcolm N. Daniel, JR., Luke Bonecutter, Jason M. Schaller, Charles T. Carlson, William T. Weaver 2015-09-29
9064920 Electrostatic charge removal for solar cell grippers Jason M. Schaller 2015-06-23
9026249 Robot calibration method Jason M. Schaller, James McLane 2015-05-05
9016998 High throughput, low volume clamshell load lock Jeffrey Blahnik, William T. Weaver 2015-04-28
8920103 Multi-cell rotary end effector mechanism with slip ring Jason M. Schaller 2014-12-30
8777284 Venturi assisted gripper Jason M. Schaller 2014-07-15
8698104 System and method for handling multiple workpieces for matrix configuration processing William T. Weaver, Jaime A. Carrera, Aaron P. Webb, Charles T. Carlson 2014-04-15
8330128 Implant mask with moveable hinged mask segments William T. Weaver, Charles T. Carlson 2012-12-11