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KL Kla-Tencor: 9 patents #162 of 1,394Top 15%
KL Kla: 4 patents #87 of 758Top 15%
Overall (All Time): #334,315 of 4,157,543Top 9%
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Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12322620 Reflective waveplates for pupil polarization filtering Chong SHEN, Guoheng Zhao 2025-06-03
11733172 Apparatus and method for rotating an optical objective Anatoly Romanovsky, Jenn-Kuen Leong, Daniel Kavaldjiev, Chunhai Wang, Zhiwei Xu 2023-08-22
11366307 Programmable and reconfigurable mask with MEMS micro-mirror array for defect detection Hongxing Yuan, Tim Mahatdejkul 2022-06-21
11181484 Systems and methods for advanced defect ablation protection Zhiwei Xu, Steve Cui, Stephen Biellak 2021-11-23
10324045 Surface defect inspection with large particle monitoring and laser power control Steve (Yifeng) Cui, Chunsheng Huang, Chunhai Wang, Christian Wolters, Anatoly Romanovsky +2 more 2019-06-18
10215712 Method and apparatus for producing and measuring dynamically focused, steered, and shaped oblique laser illumination for spinning wafer inspection system Christian Wolters, Anatoly Romanovsky 2019-02-26
9891177 TDI sensor in a darkfield system Jijen Vazhaeparambil, Guoheng Zhao, Daniel Kavaldjiev, Anatoly Romanovsky, Ivan Maleev +5 more 2018-02-13
9678350 Laser with integrated multi line or scanning beam capability Christian Wolters, Jijen Vazhaeparambil, Dirk Woll, Anatoly Romanovsky, Stephen Biellak +1 more 2017-06-13
9664909 Monolithic optical beam splitter with focusing lens Patrick J. Czarnota, Juergen Reich, Sam Shamouilian 2017-05-30
9182358 Multi-spot defect inspection system Zhiwei Xu, Christian Wolters, Juergen Reich, Guoheng Zhao, Jijen Vazhaeparambil +3 more 2015-11-10
9068952 Method and apparatus for producing and measuring dynamically focussed, steered, and shaped oblique laser illumination for spinning wafer inspection system Aleksey Petrenko, Christian Wolters, Zhongping Cai, Anatoly Romanovsky 2015-06-30
8934091 Monitoring incident beam position in a wafer inspection system Juergen Reich, Aleksey Petrenko, Richard Fong, Jien Cao, Christian Wolters +2 more 2015-01-13
8432944 Extending the lifetime of a deep UV laser in a wafer inspection tool Anatoly Romanovsky, George Kren 2013-04-30
8134698 Dynamic range extension in surface inspection systems Christian Wolters, Anatoly Romanovsky, Daniel Kavaldjiev 2012-03-13