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Michael Vogtmann — 17 Patents

STStrasbaugh: 7 patents #6 of 32Top 20%
Lam Research: 6 patents #483 of 2,128Top 25%
ELElectroglas: 1 patents #11 of 34Top 35%
ISIchor Systems: 1 patents #19 of 19Top 100%
San Luis Obispo, CA: #20 of 530 inventorsTop 4%
California: #35,467 of 386,348 inventorsTop 10%
Overall (All Time): #263,971 of 4,157,543Top 7%
17 Patents All Time
Michael Vogtmann has been granted 17 US patents while listed as an inventor at Strasbaugh. The first was granted in 2000 and the most recent in December 2024. Michael Vogtmann ranks #263,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.3%). Patent records list Michael Vogtmann in San Luis Obispo, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2000 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2003.peak 32000: 2 patents20002001: 2 patents2002: 1 patents20022003: 3 patents2004: 2 patents20042008: 1 patents2012: 1 patents20122013: 1 patents2014: 1 patents20142015: 1 patents2016: 1 patents20162024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–17 of 17 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12183597 Fluid delivery system Randolph Treur, Stephen Carson 2024-12-31
9393669 Systems and methods of processing substrates William J. Kalenian, Thomas A. Walsh, Benjamin C. Smedley, Larry Spiegel, Thomas E. Brake 2016-07-19
8968052 Systems and methods of wafer grinding Thomas A. Walsh 2015-03-03
8915771 Method and apparatus for cleaning grinding work chuck using a vacuum 2014-12-23
8520222 System and method for in situ monitoring of top wafer thickness in a stack of wafers Frederic Anthony Schraub, Benjamin C. Smedley 2013-08-27
8133093 Grinding apparatus having an extendable wheel mount Thomas A. Walsh 2012-03-13
7345466 Method and apparatus for cleaning a probe card Rolf Hagenlocher, Uday Nayak 2008-03-18 $552,000
6796881 Sensing the presence of a wafer Terry L. Lentz 2004-09-28 $32,071,000
6672943 Eccentric abrasive wheel for wafer processing Krishna Vepa, Michael S. Wisnieski 2004-01-06
6645046 Conditioning mechanism in a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus for semiconductor wafers Chris Frederickson, Jeff Gasparitsch, Gene Hempel, Erik H. Engdahl 2003-11-11 $12,334,000
6632012 Mixing manifold for multiple inlet chemistry fluids Michael S. Wisnieski 2003-10-14
6505635 Lifting and rinsing a wafer Terry L. Lentz 2003-01-14 $5,263,000
6405740 Accurate positioning of a wafer Terry L. Lentz 2002-06-18 $7,643,000
6283827 Non-contacting support for a wafer Terry L. Lentz 2001-09-04 $19,684,000
6267642 Sensing the presence of a wafer Terry L. Lentz 2001-07-31 $13,966,000
6131589 Accurate positioning of a wafer Terry L. Lentz 2000-10-17 $12,719,000
6102057 Lifting and rinsing a wafer Terry L. Lentz 2000-08-15 $14,259,000