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Michael E. Hess — 36 Patents

Micron: 35 patents #540 of 6,374Top 9%
Kuna, ID: #6 of 87 inventorsTop 7%
Idaho: #401 of 8,810 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #92,222 of 4,157,543Top 3%
36 Patents All Time
Michael E. Hess has been granted 36 US patents while listed as an inventor at Micron. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in September 2009. Michael E. Hess ranks #92,222 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.2%). Patent records list Michael E. Hess in Kuna, ID, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1999 to 2009Bar chart with a peak of 10 patents in 2002.peak 101999: 2 patents19992000: 3 patents20002001: 6 patents20012002: 10 patents20022003: 4 patents20032004: 2 patents20042005: 3 patents20052006: 3 patents20062008: 1 patents20082009: 2 patents2009

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–36 of 36 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6296171 Utilize ultrasonic energy to reduce the initial contact forces in known-good-die or permanent contact systems David R. Hembree, John O. Jacobson, Warren M. Farnworth, Alan G. Wood 2001-10-02 $6,544,000
6285203 Test system having alignment member for aligning semiconductor components Salman Akram, Warren M. Farnworth, David R. Hembree 2001-09-04 $11,707,000
6279563 Method for sawing wafers employing multiple indexing techniques for multiple die dimensions Salman Akram, Derek Gochnour, David R. Hembree 2001-08-28 $10,002,000
6255196 Method for sawing wafers employing multiple indexing techniques for multiple die dimensions Salman Akram, Derek Gochnour, David R. Hembree 2001-07-03 $10,281,000
6250192 Method for sawing wafers employing multiple indexing techniques for multiple die dimensions Salman Akram, Derek Gochnour, David R. Hembree 2001-06-26 $18,844,000
6196096 Method for sawing wafers employing multiple indexing techniques for multiple die dimensions Salman Akram, Derek Gochnour, David R. Hembree 2001-03-06 $20,369,000
6155247 Method for sawing wafers employing multiple indexing techniques for multiple die dimensions Salman Akram, Derek Gochnour, David R. Hembree 2000-12-05 $14,390,000
6119675 Method for sawing wafers employing multiple indexing techniques for multiple die dimensions Salman Akram, Derek Gochnour, David R. Hembree 2000-09-19 $14,959,000
6045026 Utilize ultrasonic energy to reduce the initial contact forces in known-good-die or permanent contact systems David R. Hembree, John O. Jacobson, Warren M. Farnworth, Alan G. Wood 2000-04-04 $45,605,000
6006739 Method for sawing wafers employing multiple indexing techniques for multiple die dimensions Salman Akram, Derek Gochnour, David R. Hembree 1999-12-28 $14,966,000
5907492 Method for using data regarding manufacturing procedures integrated circuits (IC's) have undergone, such as repairs, to select procedures the IC's will undergo, such as additional repairs Salman Akram, Warren M. Farnworth, Derek Gochnour, David R. Hembree, John O. Jacobson +2 more 1999-05-25 $9,486,000