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Ross S. Dando — 62 Patents

Micron: 58 patents #307 of 6,374Top 5%
RRRound Rock Research: 3 patents #66 of 239Top 30%
AIAptina Imaging: 1 patents #187 of 332Top 60%
Nampa, ID: #9 of 306 inventorsTop 3%
Idaho: #205 of 8,810 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #36,550 of 4,157,543Top 1%
62 Patents All Time
Ross S. Dando has been granted 62 US patents while listed as an inventor at Micron. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in June 2024. Ross S. Dando ranks #36,550 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.88%). Patent records list Ross S. Dando in Nampa, ID, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1999 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 9 patents in 2005.peak 91999: 2 patents19992000: 4 patents2002: 2 patents20022003: 3 patents2004: 8 patents20042005: 9 patents2006: 5 patents20062007: 5 patents2008: 5 patents20082009: 4 patents2010: 5 patents20102011: 2 patents2012: 2 patents20122013: 1 patents2015: 2 patents20152017: 1 patents2022: 1 patents20222024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 62 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12014958 Microfeature workpieces and methods for forming interconnects in microfeature workpieces William M. Hiatt 2024-06-18 $38,359,000
11476160 Microfeature workpieces and methods for forming interconnects in microfeature workpieces William M. Hiatt 2022-10-18 $11,961,000
9653381 Semiconductor structures and die assemblies including conductive vias and thermally conductive elements and methods of forming such structures 2017-05-16 $14,903,000
9023436 Methods for depositing material onto microfeature workpieces in reaction chambers and systems for depositing materials onto microfeature workpieces Dan Gealy 2015-05-05 $12,335,000
8956498 Apparatuses facilitating fluid flow into via holes, vents, and other openings communicating with surfaces of substrates of semiconductor device components 2015-02-17 $18,841,000
RE44409 Method for electronic tracking of units associated with a batch Mark E. Tuttle 2013-08-06
8314498 Isolated bond pad with conductive via interconnect Kevin W. Hutto, Swarnal Borthakur, Richard A. Mauritzson 2012-11-20
8133554 Methods for depositing material onto microfeature workpieces in reaction chambers and systems for depositing materials onto microfeature workpieces Dan Gealy 2012-03-13 $4,684,000
8076244 Methods for causing fluid to flow through or into via holes, vents and other openings or recesses that communicate with surfaces of substrates of semiconductor device components 2011-12-13 $2,397,000
7863187 Microfeature workpieces and methods for forming interconnects in microfeature workpieces William M. Hiatt 2011-01-04 $2,617,000
7845540 Systems and methods for depositing conductive material into openings in microfeature workpieces Rick Lake 2010-12-07 $4,229,000
RE41815 System and method for electronic tracking of units associated with a batch Mark E. Tuttle 2010-10-12
RE41562 System and method for electronic tracking of units associated with a batch Mark E. Tuttle 2010-08-24
7749899 Microelectronic workpieces and methods and systems for forming interconnects in microelectronic workpieces Douglas Clark, Steven Oliver, Kyle K. Kirby 2010-07-06 $2,361,000
7662649 Methods for assessing alignments of substrates within deposition apparatuses; and methods for assessing thicknesses of deposited layers within deposition apparatuses Eric Blomiley, Nirmal Ramaswamy, Joel Drewes 2010-02-16 $3,260,000
7588804 Reactors with isolated gas connectors and methods for depositing materials onto micro-device workpieces 2009-09-15 $6,722,000
7585371 Substrate susceptors for receiving semiconductor substrates to be deposited upon Eric Blomiley, Nirmal Ramaswamy, Joel Drewes, Danny Dynka 2009-09-08 $7,238,000
7560371 Methods for selectively filling apertures in a substrate to form conductive vias with a liquid using a vacuum Steven Oliver, Swarnal Borthakur, Kevin W. Hutto 2009-07-14 $3,519,000
7481887 Apparatus for controlling gas pulsing in processes for depositing materials onto micro-device workpieces Craig M. Carpenter, Allen Mardian 2009-01-27 $1,904,000
7431225 Methods of operating a liquid vaporizer Allen Mardian, Raynald Cantin, Gurtej S. Sandhu 2008-10-07 $1,422,000
7427425 Reactors with isolated gas connectors and methods for depositing materials onto micro-device workpieces Craig M. Carpenter, Danny Dynka 2008-09-23 $1,890,000
7422986 Deposition methods utilizing microwave excitation Craig M. Carpenter, Philip Campbell 2008-09-09 $1,324,000
7387685 Apparatus and method for depositing materials onto microelectronic workpieces Craig M. Carpenter, Allen Mardian, Kimberly Tschepen, Garo Derderian 2008-06-17 $1,834,000
7378127 Chemical vapor deposition methods Craig M. Carpenter 2008-05-27 $2,289,000
7311947 Laser assisted material deposition Dan Gealy, Craig M. Carpenter, Philip Campbell, Allen Mardian 2007-12-25