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Benjamin D. Briggs — 191 Patents

IBM: 162 patents #253 of 70,183Top 1%
TETessera: 19 patents #21 of 271Top 8%
Applied Materials: 6 patents #1,938 of 7,310Top 30%
ASAdeia Semiconductor Solutions: 3 patents #3 of 57Top 6%
Pleasantdale, NY: #1 of 14 inventorsTop 8%
New York: #166 of 115,490 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #3,748 of 4,157,543Top 1%
191 Patents All Time
Benjamin D. Briggs has been granted 191 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 2016 and the most recent in November 2025. Benjamin D. Briggs ranks #3,748 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.09%). Patent records list Benjamin D. Briggs in Pleasantdale, NY, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2016 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 41 patents in 2020.peak 412016: 3 patents20162017: 21 patents20172018: 35 patents20182019: 37 patents20192020: 41 patents20202021: 26 patents20212022: 6 patents20222023: 11 patents20232024: 9 patents20242025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 191 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12482704 Self-forming barrier for use in air gap formation Elbert E. Huang, Takeshi Nogami, Christopher J. Penny 2025-11-25
12218003 Selective ILD deposition for fully aligned via with airgap Christopher J. Penny, Huai Huang, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Michael Rizzolo, Hosadurga Shobha 2025-02-04
12183634 Selective recessing to form a fully aligned via Jessica Dechene, Elbert E. Huang, Joe Lee, Thedorus E. Standaert 2024-12-31
12087685 Semiconductor interconnect structure with double conductors Takeshi Nogami, Raghuveer R. Patlolla 2024-09-10 $10,715,000
12055821 Structure and method of bi-layer pixel isolation in advanced LCOS back-plane Lan Yu, Tyler Sherwood, Zihao Yang 2024-08-06 $90,312,000
12033892 Structure and method to improve FAV RIE process margin and electromigration Joe Lee, Theodorus E. Standaert 2024-07-09 $11,082,000
11955424 Semiconductor device including a porous dielectric layer, and method of forming the semiconductor device Lawrence A. Clevenger, Bartlet H. DeProspo, Huai Huang, Christopher J. Penny, Michael Rizzolo 2024-04-09
11908678 Method of CMP integration for improved optical uniformity in advanced LCOS back-plane Lan Yu, Tyler Sherwood, Raghav Sreenivasan, Joseph F. Salfelder 2024-02-20 $66,055,000
11881539 Structure and method of advanced LCoS back-plane having highly reflective pixel via metallization Lan Yu, Tyler Sherwood, Raghav Sreenivasan 2024-01-23 $48,508,000
11880052 Structure and method of mirror grounding in LCoS devices Lan Yu, Tyler Sherwood, Raghav Sreenivasan 2024-01-23 $48,508,000
11869783 Optimizating semiconductor binning by feed-forward process adjustment Lawrence A. Clevenger, Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo, Michael Rizzolo, Theodorus E. Standaert, James H. Stathis 2024-01-09 $9,963,000
11837501 Selective recessing to form a fully aligned via Jessica Dechene, Elbert E. Huang, Joe Lee, Theodorus E. Standaert 2023-12-05 $9,771,000
11790072 Paint on micro chip touch screens Maryam Ashoori, Justin A. Canaperi, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Leigh Anne H. Clevenger, Michael Rizzolo +1 more 2023-10-17 $7,011,000
11756786 Forming high carbon content flowable dielectric film with low processing damage Donald F. Canaperi, Huy Cao, Thomas J. Haigh, Jr., Son V. Nguyen, Hosadurga Shobha +2 more 2023-09-12 $5,734,000
11735524 Electrical device having conductive lines with air gaps therebetween and interconnects without exclusion zones Lawrence A. Clevenger, Christopher J. Penny, Michael Rizzolo 2023-08-22 $5,113,000
11710658 Structure and method to improve FAV RIE process margin and Electromigration Joe Lee, Theodorus E. Standaert 2023-07-25 $13,062,000
11676854 Selective ILD deposition for fully aligned via with airgap Christopher J. Penny, Huai Huang, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Michael Rizzolo, Hosadurga Shobha 2023-06-13 $11,668,000
11636353 Cognitive system for localized LIDAR pollution detection using autonomous vehicles Lawrence A. Clevenger, Leigh Anne H. Clevenger, Michael Rizzolo 2023-04-25 $8,760,000
11587830 Self-forming barrier for use in air gap formation Elbert E. Huang, Takeshi Nogami, Christopher J. Penny 2023-02-21 $10,931,000
11586067 Structure and method of advanced LCoS back-plane having robust pixel via metallization Lan Yu, Tyler Sherwood, Raghav Sreenivasan 2023-02-21 $24,540,000
11574864 Semiconductor device including a porous dielectric layer, and method of forming the semiconductor device Lawrence A. Clevenger, Bartlet H. DeProspo, Huai Huang, Christopher J. Penny, Michael Rizzolo 2023-02-07 $5,433,000
11573452 Method for LCoS DBR multilayer stack protection via sacrificial hardmask for RIE and CMP processes Lan Yu, Tyler Sherwood, Raghav Sreenivasan 2023-02-07 $44,390,000
11488863 Self-aligned contact scheme for pillar-based memory elements Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo, Michael Rizzolo 2022-11-01 $6,203,000
11348060 Increasing cost benefit and energy efficiency with modular delivery drones in inclement weather Leigh Anne H. Clevenger, Aldis Sipolins, Michael Rizzolo, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Christopher J. Penny 2022-05-31 $8,769,000
11348872 Hybrid dielectric scheme for varying liner thickness and manganese concentration Lawrence A. Clevenger, Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo, Takeshi Nogami, Christopher J. Penny, Michael Rizzolo 2022-05-31 $8,769,000