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Clint Thomas — 10 Patents

Lam Research: 9 patents #330 of 2,128Top 20%
Newark, CA: #162 of 939 inventorsTop 20%
California: #61,378 of 386,348 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #481,000 of 4,157,543Top 15%
10 Patents All Time
Clint Thomas has been granted 10 US patents while listed as an inventor at Lam Research. The first was granted in 2002 and the most recent in January 2025. Clint Thomas ranks #481,000 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 11.6%). Patent records list Clint Thomas in Newark, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2002 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2013.peak 32002: 1 patents20022010: 1 patents20102011: 1 patents20112012: 1 patents20122013: 3 patents20132014: 1 patents20142016: 1 patents20162025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–10 of 10 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12198896 Compact high density plasma source Roger Patrick, Neil Benjamin, Lee Chen, Alan M. Schoepp, Thomas W. Anderson +1 more 2025-01-14
9287110 Method and apparatus for wafer electroless plating William Thie, John M. Boyd, Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, John Parks +5 more 2016-03-15 $14,451,000
8844461 Fluid handling system for wafer electroless plating and associated methods William Thie, John M. Boyd, Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, John Parks +5 more 2014-09-30 $8,350,000
8555903 Method and apparatus for removing contamination from substrate Erik M. Freer, John M. de Larios, Katrina Mikhaylichenko, Michael Ravkin, Mikhail Korolik +2 more 2013-10-15 $21,702,000
8522799 Apparatus and system for cleaning a substrate Erik M. Freer, John M. de Larios, Katrina Mikhaylichenko, Michael Ravkin, Mikhail Korolik +2 more 2013-09-03 $5,413,000
8485120 Method and apparatus for wafer electroless plating William Thie, John M. Boyd, Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, John Parks +5 more 2013-07-16 $5,810,000
8314027 Wafer electroless plating system and associated methods William Thie, John M. Boyd, Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, John Parks +5 more 2012-11-20 $3,027,000
8069813 Wafer electroless plating system and associated methods William Thie, John M. Boyd, Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, John Parks +5 more 2011-12-06 $16,890,000
7648584 Method and apparatus for removing contamination from substrate Erik M. Freer, John M. de Larios, Katrina Mikhaylichenko, Michael Ravkin, Mikhail Korolik +2 more 2010-01-19 $8,291,000
6367357 Positive engagement spanner wrench 2002-04-09