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Nicolas Bright

Lam Research: 27 patents #85 of 2,128Top 4%
Applied Materials: 13 patents #1,030 of 7,310Top 15%
NSNovellus Systems: 1 patents #479 of 780Top 65%
Arlington, WA: #4 of 172 inventorsTop 3%
Washington: #1,561 of 76,902 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #74,907 of 4,157,543Top 2%
41 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–41 of 41 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
6909190 Dual-damascene dielectric structures Jay E. Uglow, Dave Hemker, Kenneth P. MacWilliams, Jeffrey C. Benzing, Timothy M. Archer 2005-06-21
6894491 Method and apparatus for metrological process control implementing complementary sensors Yehiel Gotkis, Rodney Kistler, Aleksander Owczarz, David Hemker 2005-05-17
6859765 Method and apparatus for slope to threshold conversion for process state monitoring and endpoint detection Yehiel Gotkis, Vladimir Katz, David Hemker, Rodney Kistler 2005-02-22
6808590 Method and apparatus of arrayed sensors for metrological control Yehiel Gotkis, Rodney Kistler, Aleksander Owczarz, David Hemker 2004-10-26
6736720 Apparatus and methods for controlling wafer temperature in chemical mechanical polishing David Hemker 2004-05-18
6322661 Method and apparatus for controlling the volume of a plasma Andrew D. Bailey, III, Alan M. Schoepp 2001-11-27
6267545 Semiconductor processing platform architecture having processing module isolation capabilities Benjamin W. Mooring 2001-07-31
6251770 Dual-damascene dielectric structures and methods for making the same Jay E. Uglow, Dave Hemker, Kenneth P. MacWilliams, Jeffrey C. Benzing, Timothy M. Archer 2001-06-26
6194325 Oxide etch process with high selectivity to nitride suitable for use on surfaces of uneven topography Chan-Lon Yang, Jeffrey Marks, Kenneth S. Collins, David W. Groechel, Peter Keswick 2001-02-27
6095741 Dual sided slot valve and method for implementing the same Tony R. Kroeker, Benjamin W. Mooring 2000-08-01
6083412 Plasma etch apparatus with heated scavenging surfaces Michael R. Rice, Jeffrey Marks, David W. Groechel 2000-07-04
5770099 Plasma etch apparatus with heated scavenging surfaces Michael R. Rice, Jeffrey Marks, David W. Groechel 1998-06-23
5583737 Electrostatic chuck usable in high density plasma Kenneth S. Collins, John Trow, Joshua Chiu-Wing Tsui, Craig A. Roderick, Jeffrey Marks +2 more 1996-12-10
5539609 Electrostatic chuck usable in high density plasma Kenneth S. Collins, John Trow, Joshua Chiu-Wing Tsui, Craig A. Roderick, Jeffrey Marks +2 more 1996-07-23
5477975 Plasma etch apparatus with heated scavenging surfaces Michael R. Rice, Jeffrey Marks, David W. Groechel 1995-12-26
5350479 Electrostatic chuck for high power plasma processing Kenneth S. Collins, John Trow, Joshua Chiu-Wing Tsui, Craig A. Roderick, Jeffrey Marks +1 more 1994-09-27