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James A. Bruce — 28 Patents

IBM: 28 patents #3,689 of 70,183Top 6%
Underhill, VT: #16 of 98 inventorsTop 20%
Vermont: #259 of 4,968 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #134,628 of 4,157,543Top 4%
28 Patents All Time
James A. Bruce has been granted 28 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 1986 and the most recent in December 2013. James A. Bruce ranks #134,628 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.2%). Patent records list James A. Bruce in Underhill, VT, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1986 to 2013Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2002.peak 41986: 1 patents19861990: 1 patents1996: 1 patents19961997: 1 patents1998: 1 patents19981999: 1 patents2000: 2 patents20002001: 3 patents2002: 4 patents20022003: 2 patents2004: 1 patents20042007: 2 patents2009: 3 patents20092012: 2 patents2013: 3 patents2013

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 28 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8619236 Determining lithographic set point using optical proximity correction verification simulation Edward W. Conrad, Jacek G. Smolinski 2013-12-31 $6,686,000
8577489 Diagnosing in-line critical dimension control adjustments using optical proximity correction verification Kenneth T. Settlemyer, Jr. 2013-11-05 $5,290,000
8499260 Optical proximity correction verification accounting for mask deviations Kenneth T. Settlemyer, Jr. 2013-07-30 $15,502,000
8219964 Method for creating electrically testable patterns Edward W. Conrad, Jacek G. Smolinski 2012-07-10 $6,782,000
8166423 Photomask design verification Scott M. Mansfield, Gregory J. Dick, Ioana Graur 2012-04-24 $8,319,000
7562337 OPC verification using auto-windowed regions Gregory J. Dick, Donald P. Perley, Jacek G. Smolinski 2009-07-14 $8,070,000
7492941 Mask defect analysis system Orest Bula, Edward W. Conrad, William C. Leipold, Michael S. Hibbs, Joshua J. Krueger 2009-02-17 $3,763,000
7492940 Mask defect analysis system Orest Bula, Edward W. Conrad, William C. Leipold, Michael S. Hibbs, Joshua J. Krueger 2009-02-17 $3,763,000
7269808 Design verification James A. Culp, John D. Nickel, Jacek G. Smolinski 2007-09-11 $7,316,000
7257247 Mask defect analysis system Orest Bula, Edward W. Conrad, William C. Leipold, Michael S. Hibbs, Joshua J. Krueger 2007-08-14 $10,148,000
6766507 Mask/wafer control structure and algorithm for placement Stephen E. Knight, Joshua J. Krueger, Matthew Nicholls, Jed H. Rankin 2004-07-20 $7,882,000
6577406 Structure for lithographic focus control features Orest Bula, Emily E. Fisch 2003-06-10 $13,477,000
6539321 Method for edge bias correction of topography-induced linewidth variation Orest Bula, Edward W. Conrad, William C. Leipold 2003-03-25 $14,515,000
6395624 Method for forming implants in semiconductor fabrication Randy W. Mann 2002-05-28 $13,038,000
6395438 Method of etch bias proximity correction Orest Bula, Edward W. Conrad, William C. Leipold 2002-05-28 $13,038,000
6369397 SPM base focal plane positioning Brent A. Anderson, Steven J. Holmes, Peter H. Mitchell, Robert A. Myers 2002-04-09 $17,281,000
6338921 Mask with linewidth compensation and method of making same David V. Horak, Randy W. Mann, Jed H. Rankin, Andrew J. Watts 2002-01-15 $19,229,000
6303416 Method to reduce plasma etch fluting Mary Conroy Bushey, Premlatha Jagannathan, Walter E. Mlyriko, Dianne L. Sundling 2001-10-16 $28,845,000
6300228 Multiple precipitation doping process James W. Adkisson, John J. Ellis-Monaghan, Randy W. Mann, Edward J. Nowak, Kirk D. Peterson 2001-10-09 $29,916,000
6215190 Borderless contact to diffusion with respect to gate conductor and methods for fabricating Jonathan D. Chapple-Sokol, Charles W. Koburger, III, Michael Lercel, Randy W. Mann, James S. Nakos +3 more 2001-04-10 $37,384,000
6147394 Method of photolithographically defining three regions with one mask step and self aligned isolation structure formed thereby Steven J. Holmes, Robert K. Leidy, Walter E. Mlynko, Edward W. Sengle 2000-11-14 $46,730,000
6015750 Method for improving visibility of alignment target in semiconductor processing Steven J. Holmes, Robert K. Leidy 2000-01-18 $42,053,000
5972570 Method of photolithographically defining three regions with one mask step and self aligned isolation structure formed thereby Steven J. Holmes, Robert K. Leidy, Walter E. Mlynko, Edward W. Sengle 1999-10-26 $20,157,000
5760483 Method for improving visibility of alignment targets in semiconductor processing Steven J. Holmes, Robert K. Leidy 1998-06-02 $5,806,000
5614990 Illumination tailoring system using photochromic filter Joseph E. Gortych, Michael S. Hibbs 1997-03-25 $8,853,000