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Daniel J. Woodruff — 85 Patents

SESemitool: 57 patents #3 of 141Top 3%
Applied Materials: 17 patents #793 of 7,310Top 15%
EXExabyte: 7 patents #9 of 104Top 9%
NPNorth American Philips: 2 patents #168 of 645Top 30%
Kalispell, MT: #4 of 262 inventorsTop 2%
Montana: #7 of 3,198 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #20,018 of 4,157,543Top 1%
85 Patents All Time
Daniel J. Woodruff has been granted 85 US patents while listed as an inventor at Semitool. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in February 2024. Daniel J. Woodruff ranks #20,018 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.48%). Patent records list Daniel J. Woodruff in Kalispell, MT, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 85 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11899366 Method and apparatus for post exposure processing of photoresist wafers Viachslav Babayan, Douglas A. Buchberger, Jr., Qiwei Liang, Ludovic Godet, Srinivas D. Nemani +2 more 2024-02-13 $47,589,000
11112697 Method and apparatus for post exposure processing of photoresist wafers Viachslav Babayan, Douglas A. Buchberger, Jr., Qiwei Liang, Ludovic Godet, Srinivas D. Nemani +2 more 2021-09-07 $49,370,000
10837119 Microelectronic substrate electro processing system Robert B. Moore, David Silvetti, Paul Z. Wirth, Randy Harris, Gregory J. Wilson 2020-11-17 $41,112,000
10494731 Electroplating dynamic edge control Paul R. McHugh, Gregory J. Wilson, Marvin L. Bernt 2019-12-03 $22,017,000
10474033 Method and apparatus for post exposure processing of photoresist wafers Viachslav Babayan, Douglas A. Buchberger, Jr., Qiwei Liang, Ludovic Godet, Srinivas D. Nemani +2 more 2019-11-12 $41,829,000
10260855 Electroplating tool with feedback of metal thickness distribution and correction Todd Egan, Edward W. Budiarto, Robert O. Miller, Abraham Ravid, Bridger Earl HOERNER +1 more 2019-04-16 $29,421,000
10203604 Method and apparatus for post exposure processing of photoresist wafers Viachslav Babayan, Douglas A. Buchberger, Jr., Qiwei Liang, Ludovic Godet, Srinivas D. Nemani +2 more 2019-02-12 $37,465,000
10047453 Electroplating apparatus Gregory J. Wilson, Paul R. McHugh 2018-08-14 $24,993,000
9309603 Component cleaning in a metal plating apparatus 2016-04-12 $12,337,000
9068272 Electroplating processor with thin membrane support 2015-06-30 $11,421,000
8968533 Electroplating processor with geometric electrolyte flow path Randy Harris, Jeffrey I. Turner, Gregory J. Wilson, Paul R. McHugh 2015-03-03 $11,301,000
8562752 Single workpiece processing chamber 2013-10-22 $10,239,000
8500968 Deplating contacts in an electrochemical plating apparatus Nolan L. Zimmerman, John L. Klocke, Klaus H. Pfeifer, Kyle M. Hanson, Matthew Herset 2013-08-06 $5,239,000
8313631 Apparatus and methods for electrochemical processing of microfeature wafers Paul R. McHugh, Gregory J. Wilson 2012-11-20 $4,897,000
8118044 Single workpiece processing chamber with tilting load/unload upper rim 2012-02-21 $13,903,000
8104488 Single side workpiece processing Jason Rye, Kyle M. Hanson 2012-01-31 $17,613,000
8082932 Single side workpiece processing Jason Rye 2011-12-27 $8,284,000
7935230 Electro-chemical processor Paul R. McHugh, Gregory J. Wilson, Kyle M. Hanson, Nigel Stewart, Erik Lund +1 more 2011-05-03
7931786 Apparatus and method for agitating liquids in wet chemical processing of microfeature workpieces Gregory J. Wilson, Paul R. McHugh 2011-04-26
7927469 Electro-chemical processor Nigel Stewart, Paul R. McHugh, Gregory J. Wilson, Kyle M. Hanson, Erik Lund +1 more 2011-04-19
7909967 Electro-chemical processor Paul R. McHugh, Gregory J. Wilson, Kyle M. Hanson, Erik Lund, Steven L. Peace 2011-03-22
7842173 Apparatus and methods for electrochemical processing of microfeature wafers Paul R. McHugh, Gregory J. Wilson 2010-11-30
7531060 Integrated tool assemblies with intermediate processing modules for processing of microfeature workpieces Paul Z. Wirth 2009-05-12 $3,511,000
7524406 Processing apparatus including a reactor for electrochemically etching microelectronic workpiece Steve Eudy, James J. Erickson, Thomas H. Oberlitner, Matthew Egloff 2009-04-28 $3,172,000
7420690 End point detection in workpiece processing Marvin L. Bernt 2008-09-02 $2,918,000