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William C. Layer — 10 Patents

Micron: 10 patents #1,504 of 6,374Top 25%
Boise, ID: #797 of 3,546 inventorsTop 25%
Idaho: #1,292 of 8,810 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #481,000 of 4,157,543Top 15%
10 Patents All Time
William C. Layer has been granted 10 US patents while listed as an inventor at Micron. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in June 2004. William C. Layer ranks #481,000 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 11.6%). Patent records list William C. Layer in Boise, ID, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–10 of 10 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6750666 Automated multi-chip module handler and testing system Mark A. Tverdy, Lothar Kress, Eric Matthews 2004-06-15 $1,928,000
6483333 Automated multi-chip module handler and testing system Mark A. Tverdy, Lothar Kress, Eric Matthews 2002-11-19 $4,057,000
6414503 Magazine for carrying a plurality of multi-chip modules Mark A. Tverdy, Lothar Kress, Eric Matthews 2002-07-02 $4,151,000
6356094 Automated multi-chip module handler, method of module handling, and module magazine Mark A. Tverdy, Lothar Kress, Eric Matthews 2002-03-12 $8,055,000
6229323 Automated multi-chip module handler, method of module handling, and module magazine Mark A. Tverdy, Lothar Kress, Eric Matthews 2001-05-08 $13,139,000
5927503 Tray for processing and/or shipping integrated circuit device Leland R. Nevill, Steven L. Hamren, Gregory A. Barnett 1999-07-27 $10,452,000
5731230 Method for processing and/or shipping integrated circuit devices Leland R. Nevill, Steven L. Hamren, Gregory A. Barnett 1998-03-24 $6,624,000
5267395 Burn-in board LIF unloader system and method Arthur T. Jones, Jr. 1993-12-07 $25,237,000
5226361 Integrated circuit marking and inspecting system William Grant, Refugio Morales, Deanna K. Wirz 1993-07-13 $4,274,000
5117963 System for automated handling of symmetrical supply tubes Glenn S. Thayer 1992-06-02 $1,847,000