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John M. Boyd — 135 Patents

Lam Research: 120 patents #3 of 2,128Top 1%
Nortel Networks Limited: 9 patents #244 of 5,294Top 5%
GPGte Products: 3 patents #246 of 928Top 30%
STStrasbaugh: 3 patents #10 of 32Top 35%
Woodlawn, CA: #1 of 56 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #7,754 of 4,157,543Top 1%
135 Patents All Time
John M. Boyd has been granted 135 US patents while listed as an inventor at Lam Research. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in June 2016. John M. Boyd ranks #7,754 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.19%). Patent records list John M. Boyd in Woodlawn, ON, CA.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1990 to 2016Bar chart with a peak of 12 patents in 2003.peak 121990: 3 patents19901994: 4 patents1995: 1 patents1996: 1 patents19961997: 1 patents1998: 2 patents2000: 1 patents20002002: 6 patents2003: 12 patents2004: 9 patents20042005: 12 patents2006: 11 patents2007: 9 patents20072008: 6 patents2009: 12 patents2010: 11 patents20102011: 9 patents2012: 8 patents2013: 5 patents20132014: 8 patents2015: 2 patents2016: 2 patents2016

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 135 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9359673 Apparatus and method for atomic layer deposition Hyungsuk Alexander Yoon, Mikhail Korolik, Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi 2016-06-07 $22,992,000
9287110 Method and apparatus for wafer electroless plating William Thie, Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, John Parks, Tiruchirapalli Arunagiri +5 more 2016-03-15 $14,451,000
9117860 Controlled ambient system for interface engineering Yezdi Dordi, Tiruchirapalli Arunagiri, Benjamin W. Mooring, John Parks, William Thie +7 more 2015-08-25 $12,392,000
8926789 Apparatus for the removal of a fluorinated polymer from a substrate Hyungsuk Alexander Yoon, Andras Kuthi, Andrew D. Bailey, III 2015-01-06 $34,643,000
8916232 Method for barrier interface preparation of copper interconnect Hyungsuk Alexander Yoon, Yezdi Dordi, Fritz Redeker 2014-12-23 $71,205,000
8844461 Fluid handling system for wafer electroless plating and associated methods William Thie, Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, John Parks, Tiruchirapalli Arunagiri +5 more 2014-09-30 $8,350,000
8771804 Processes and systems for engineering a copper surface for selective metal deposition Yezdi Dordi, Tiruchirapalli Arunagiri, Fritz Redeker, William Thie, Arthur M. Howald 2014-07-08 $33,331,000
8747960 Processes and systems for engineering a silicon-type surface for selective metal deposition to form a metal silicide Yezdi Dordi, Tiruchirapalli Arunagiri, Johan VERTOMMEN, Fritz Redeker, William Thie +1 more 2014-06-10 $20,157,000
8691027 Method for removing material from semiconductor wafer and apparatus for performing the same Mikhail Korolik, Michael Ravkin, John M. de Larios, Fritz Redeker 2014-04-08 $6,512,000
8673769 Methods and apparatuses for three dimensional integrated circuits Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, Hyungsuk Alexander Yoon, Shijian Li 2014-03-18 $5,780,000
8622020 Simultaneous electroless plating of two substrates William Thie, Yezdi Dordi, Fritz Redeker 2014-01-07 $5,237,000
8623456 Methods for atomic layer deposition Hyungsuk Alexander Yoon, Mikhail Korolik, Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi 2014-01-07 $5,237,000
8519461 Device with post-contact back end of line through-hole via integration Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, Hyungsuk Alexander Yoon, Shijian Li 2013-08-27 $4,348,000
8490573 Method and apparatus for material deposition Yezdi Dordi, William Thie, Bob Maraschin, Fred C. Redeker, Joel M. Cook 2013-07-23 $7,904,000
8485120 Method and apparatus for wafer electroless plating William Thie, Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, John Parks, Tiruchirapalli Arunagiri +5 more 2013-07-16 $5,810,000
8419917 Electroplating head and method for operating the same Yezdi Dordi, Bob Maraschin, Fred C. Redeker 2013-04-16 $11,521,000
8403727 Pre-planarization system and method Fred C. Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, Sabir A. Majumder, Simon McClatchie 2013-03-26 $11,016,000
8330072 System method and apparatus for dry-in, dry-out, low defect laser dicing using proximity technology Fred C. Redeker 2012-12-11 $5,034,000
8323460 Methods and systems for three-dimensional integrated circuit through hole via gapfill and overburden removal Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, Hyungsuk Alexander Yoon, Shijian Li 2012-12-04 $6,751,000
8323420 Method for removing material from semiconductor wafer and apparatus for performing the same Mikhail Korolik, Michael Ravkin, John deLarios, Fritz Redeker 2012-12-04 $6,751,000
8314027 Wafer electroless plating system and associated methods William Thie, Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, John Parks, Tiruchirapalli Arunagiri +5 more 2012-11-20 $3,027,000
8287647 Apparatus and method for atomic layer deposition Hyungsuk Alexander Yoon, Mikhail Korolik, Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi 2012-10-16 $13,488,000
8241701 Processes and systems for engineering a barrier surface for copper deposition Yezdi Dordi, Tiruchirapalli Arunagiri, Hyungsuk Alexander Yoon, Fritz Redeker, William Thie +1 more 2012-08-14 $19,293,000
8187968 Methods of post-contact back end of line through-hole via integration Fritz Redeker, Yezdi Dordi, Hyungsuk Alexander Yoon, Shijian Li 2012-05-29 $6,894,000
8133812 Methods and systems for barrier layer surface passivation Yezdi Dordi, Fritz Redeker, William Thie, Tiruchirapalli Arunagiri, Alex Yoon 2012-03-13 $11,349,000