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Evan E. Patton — 39 Patents

NSNovellus Systems: 34 patents #10 of 780Top 2%
Tektronix: 3 patents #378 of 1,698Top 25%
IBM: 3 patents #26,335 of 70,183Top 40%
Lam Research: 1 patents #1,379 of 2,128Top 65%
Portland, OR: #477 of 9,213 inventorsTop 6%
Oregon: #973 of 28,073 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #81,245 of 4,157,543Top 2%
39 Patents All Time
Evan E. Patton has been granted 39 US patents while listed as an inventor at Novellus Systems. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in March 2021. Evan E. Patton ranks #81,245 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.0%). Patent records list Evan E. Patton in Portland, OR, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1989 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 7 patents in 2000.peak 71989: 1 patents19891991: 2 patents2000: 7 patents20002001: 3 patents2002: 4 patents20022003: 3 patents2004: 4 patents20042005: 3 patents2006: 3 patents20062007: 1 patents2010: 2 patents20102011: 2 patents2012: 1 patents20122013: 1 patents2014: 1 patents20142021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 39 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10964514 Electrode for plasma processing chamber John Daugherty 2021-03-30 $460,773,000
8883640 Sequential station tool for wet processing of semiconductor wafers Theodore Cacouris, Eliot K. Broadbent, Steven T. Mayer 2014-11-11
8450210 Sequential station tool for wet processing of semiconductor wafers Theodore Cacouris, Eliot K. Broadbent, Steven T. Mayer 2013-05-28
D672010 Adjustable chemical vapor deposition showerhead assembly Percival Verdeflor, Alan Popiolkowski 2012-12-04
8048280 Process for electroplating metals into microscopic recessed features Steven T. Mayer, Vijay Bhaskaran, Robert Jackson, Jonathan D. Reid 2011-11-01 $9,147,000
8026174 Sequential station tool for wet processing of semiconductor wafers Theodore Cacouris, Eliot K. Broadbent, Steven T. Mayer 2011-09-27 $14,203,000
7696538 Sensor for measuring liquid contaminants in a semiconductor wafer fabrication process Won Lee 2010-04-13 $5,874,000
7686927 Methods and apparatus for controlled-angle wafer positioning Jonathan D. Reid, Steven T. Mayer, Seshasayee Varadarajan, David Craig Smith, Dinesh S. Kalakkad +2 more 2010-03-30 $8,078,000
7189647 Sequential station tool for wet processing of semiconductor wafers Theodore Cacouris, Eliot K. Broadbent, Steven T. Mayer 2007-03-13 $9,734,000
7097410 Methods and apparatus for controlled-angle wafer positioning Jonathan D. Reid, Steven T. Mayer, Seshasayee Varadarajan, David Craig Smith, Dinesh S. Kalakkad +2 more 2006-08-29 $12,349,000
7084466 Liquid detection end effector sensor and method of using the same Won Lee 2006-08-01 $11,109,000
7033465 Clamshell apparatus with crystal shielding and in-situ rinse-dry Jonathan D. Reid, Jeffrey A. Hawkins, Dinesh S. Kalakkad 2006-04-25 $22,872,000
6964792 Methods and apparatus for controlling electrolyte flow for uniform plating Steven T. Mayer, R. Marshall Stowell, Seshasayee Varadarajan 2005-11-15 $21,685,000
6946065 Process for electroplating metal into microscopic recessed features Steven T. Mayer, Vijay Bhaskaran, Robert Jackson, Jonathan D. Reid 2005-09-20 $24,223,000
6890416 Copper electroplating method and apparatus Steven T. Mayer, Robert Jackson, Jonathan D. Reid 2005-05-10 $25,539,000
6800187 Clamshell apparatus for electrochemically treating wafers Jonathan D. Reid, Steven T. Mayer, R. Marshall Stowell, Jeff Hawkins 2004-10-05 $10,886,000
6773571 Method and apparatus for uniform electroplating of thin metal seeded wafers using multiple segmented virtual anode sources Steven T. Mayer, Brian Paul Blackman, Jonathan D. Reid, Thomas A. Ponnuswamy, Harold D. Perry 2004-08-10 $14,429,000
6755946 Clamshell apparatus with dynamic uniformity control Jonathan D. Reid, Jeffrey A. Hawkins, Dinesh S. Kalakkad, Steven T. Mayer 2004-06-29 $12,780,000
6716334 Electroplating process chamber and method with pre-wetting and rinsing capability Jonathan D. Reid, Steven W. Taatjes, Robert J. Contolini 2004-04-06 $16,112,000
6589401 Apparatus for electroplating copper onto semiconductor wafer Wayne Fetters 2003-07-08 $23,704,000
6551487 Methods and apparatus for controlled-angle wafer immersion Jonathan D. Reid, Steven T. Mayer, Seshasayee Varadarajan, David Craig Smith, Dinesh S. Kalakkad +1 more 2003-04-22 $18,308,000
6527920 Copper electroplating apparatus Steven T. Mayer, Robert Jackson, Jonathan D. Reid 2003-03-04 $26,613,000
6471845 Method of controlling chemical bath composition in a manufacturing environment John O. Dukovic, William E. Corbin, Jr., Erick G. Walton, Peter S. Locke, Panayotis Andricacos +2 more 2002-10-29
6436249 Clamshell apparatus for electrochemically treating semiconductor wafers Wayne Fetters 2002-08-20 $29,950,000
6402923 Method and apparatus for uniform electroplating of integrated circuits using a variable field shaping element Steven T. Mayer, Richard Hill, Alain Harrus, Robert J. Contolini, Steve Taatjes +1 more 2002-06-11