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William C. Sweatt — 49 Patents

SASandia: 27 patents #6 of 2,107Top 1%
ELEuv Llc.: 9 patents #2 of 57Top 4%
UEUS Dept of Energy: 4 patents #173 of 5,099Top 4%
ANAnvik: 2 patents #10 of 23Top 45%
DEDepartment Of Energy: 2 patents #8 of 740Top 2%
UNUnknown: 1 patents #29,356 of 83,584Top 40%
POPolychromix: 1 patents #5 of 7Top 75%
Livermore, CA: #32 of 2,185 inventorsTop 2%
California: #8,171 of 386,348 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #56,552 of 4,157,543Top 2%
49 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–49 of 49 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
6549700 Optical switch using Risley prisms Todd R. Christenson 2003-04-15
6504943 Information-efficient spectral imaging sensor Stephen M. Gentry, Clinton A. Boye, Carter L. Grotbeck, Brian R. Stallard, Michael R. Descour 2003-01-07
6469827 Diffraction spectral filter for use in extreme-UV lithography condenser Daniel A. Tichenor, Luis J. Bernardez 2002-10-22
6396068 Illumination system having a plurality of movable sources Glenn D. Kubiak 2002-05-28
6285497 Diffractive element in extreme-UV lithography condenser Avijit K. Ray-Chaudhuri 2001-09-04
6285737 Condenser for extreme-UV lithography with discharge source Glenn D. Kubiak 2001-09-04
6262845 Apparatus and method for generating partially coherent illumination for photolithography 2001-07-17
6225027 Extreme-UV lithography system William C. Replogle 2001-05-01
6210865 Extreme-UV lithography condenser Donald W. Sweeney, David Shafer, James P. McGuire 2001-04-03
6118577 Diffractive element in extreme-UV lithography condenser Avijit K. Ray-Chaudhurl 2000-09-12
6060224 Method for maskless lithography Richard H. Stulen 2000-05-09
5948468 Method for correcting imperfections on a surface John W. Weed 1999-09-07
5920380 Apparatus and method for generating partially coherent illumination for photolithography 1999-07-06
5870176 Maskless lithography Richard H. Stulen 1999-02-09
5805365 Ringfield lithographic camera 1998-09-08
5729365 Computer generated holographic microtags 1998-03-17
5687264 Apparatus for injecting high power laser light into a fiber optic cable 1997-11-11
5512759 Condenser for illuminating a ringfield camera with synchrotron emission light 1996-04-30
5473475 Method for changing the cross section of a laser beam Lynn G. Seppala 1995-12-05
5361292 Condenser for illuminating a ring field 1994-11-01
5245473 Apparatus and method for laser velocity interferometry Philip L. Stanton, O. B. Crump, Jr., Lloyd L. Bonzon 1993-09-14
5148442 Dye lasing arrangement including an optical assembly for altering the cross-section of its pumping beam and method Richard W. O'Neil 1992-09-15
4664488 Light reflecting apparatus including a multi-aberration light reflecting surface Richard H. Sawicki 1987-05-12
4647164 Apparatus for and method of correcting for astigmatism in a light beam reflected off of a light reflecting surface Richard H. Sawicki 1987-03-03