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Hugh E. Stroupe — 34 Patents

Micron: 34 patents #571 of 6,374Top 9%
Boise, ID: #316 of 3,546 inventorsTop 9%
Idaho: #426 of 8,810 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #100,737 of 4,157,543Top 3%
34 Patents All Time
Hugh E. Stroupe has been granted 34 US patents while listed as an inventor at Micron. The first was granted in 1993 and the most recent in November 2011. Hugh E. Stroupe ranks #100,737 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.4%). Patent records list Hugh E. Stroupe in Boise, ID, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1993 to 2011Bar chart with a peak of 9 patents in 2003.peak 91993: 1 patents19931996: 1 patents1997: 1 patents19971998: 2 patents1999: 1 patents19992000: 2 patents2001: 4 patents20012002: 4 patents2003: 9 patents20032004: 2 patents2005: 2 patents20052006: 1 patents2007: 2 patents20072008: 1 patents2011: 1 patents2011

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 34 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8053371 Apparatus and methods for selective removal of material from wafer alignment marks Russell C. Zahorik, Guy F. Hudson, Todd A. Dobson, Brian F. Gordon 2011-11-08 $3,716,000
7449368 Technique for attaching die to leads 2008-11-11 $1,653,000
7307353 Technique for attaching die to leads 2007-12-11 $2,442,000
7244681 Methods for selective removal of material from wafer alignment marks Guy F. Hudson, Todd A. Dobson, Brian F. Gordon, Russell C. Zahorik 2007-07-17 $2,723,000
7135763 Technique for attaching die to leads 2006-11-14 $3,511,000
6889698 Apparatus for selective removal of material from wafer alignment marks Russell C. Zahorik, Guy F. Hudson, Todd A. Dobson, Brian F. Gordon 2005-05-10 $1,150,000
6882032 Technique for attaching die to leads 2005-04-19 $902,000
6828227 Method for applying uniform pressurized film across wafer Guy T. Blalock, Lynn J. Carroll 2004-12-07 $1,817,000
6693034 Deadhesion method and mechanism for wafer processing Guy T. Blalock, Brian F. Gordon 2004-02-17 $2,708,000
6656402 Wafer planarization using a uniform layer of material and method for forming uniform layer of material used in semiconductor processing Guy T. Blalock, Brian F. Gordon 2003-12-02 $2,846,000
6653722 Method for applying uniform pressurized film across wafer Guy T. Blalock, Lynn J. Carroll 2003-11-25 $2,006,000
6645345 Wafer planarization using a uniform layer of material and method and apparatus for forming uniform layer of material used in semiconductor processing Guy T. Blalock, Brian F. Gordon 2003-11-11 $2,657,000
6624089 Wafer planarization using a uniform layer of material and method and apparatus for forming uniform layer of material used in semiconductor processing Guy T. Blalock, Brian F. Gordon 2003-09-23 $3,145,000
6610610 Methods for selective removal of material from wafer alignment marks Russell C. Zahorik, Guy F. Hudson, Todd A. Dobson, Brian F. Gordon 2003-08-26 $4,256,000
6555897 Assembly for attaching die to leads 2003-04-29 $2,096,000
6530113 Apparatus for selective removal of material from wafer alignment marks Russell C. Zahorik, Guy F. Hudson, Todd A. Dobson, Brian F. Gordon 2003-03-11 $2,273,000
6518172 Method for applying uniform pressurized film across wafer Guy T. Blalock, Lynn J. Carroll 2003-02-11 $1,748,000
6506679 Deadhesion method and mechanism for wafer processing Guy T. Blalock, Brian F. Gordon 2003-01-14 $3,226,000
6472725 Technique for attaching die to leads 2002-10-29 $3,828,000
6429146 Wafer planarization using a uniform layer of material and method and apparatus for forming uniform layer of material used in semiconductor processing Guy T. Blalock, Brian F. Gordon 2002-08-06 $3,513,000
6410459 Wafer planarization using a uniform layer of material and method and apparatus for forming uniform layer of material used in semiconductor processing Guy T. Blalock, Brian F. Gordon 2002-06-25 $4,927,000
6380086 High-speed planarizing apparatus for chemical-mechanical planarization of semiconductor wafers Karl M. Robinson 2002-04-30 $4,819,000
6329301 Method and apparatus for selective removal of material from wafer alignment marks Russell C. Zahorik, Guy F. Hudson, Todd A. Dobson, Brian F. Gordon 2001-12-11 $7,768,000
6316363 Deadhesion method and mechanism for wafer processing Guy T. Blalock, Brian F. Gordon 2001-11-13 $9,194,000
6309913 Technique for attaching die to leads 2001-10-30 $9,423,000