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Jon Opsal — 126 Patents

THTherma-Wave: 102 patents #1 of 60Top 2%
Kla-Tencor: 22 patents #93 of 2,049Top 5%
TLTokyo Electron Limited: 1 patents #3,538 of 5,567Top 65%
Livermore, CA: #5 of 2,185 inventorsTop 1%
California: #1,449 of 386,348 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #8,987 of 4,157,543Top 1%
126 Patents All Time
Jon Opsal has been granted 126 US patents while listed as an inventor at Therma-Wave. The first was granted in 1985 and the most recent in August 2014. Jon Opsal ranks #8,987 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.22%). Patent records list Jon Opsal in Livermore, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1985 to 2014Bar chart with a peak of 16 patents in 2006.peak 161985: 1 patents19851986: 2 patents1987: 2 patents1988: 1 patents19881989: 1 patents1990: 1 patents1991: 4 patents19911992: 2 patents1993: 1 patents1997: 1 patents19971998: 1 patents1999: 6 patents2000: 1 patents20002001: 7 patents2002: 8 patents2003: 15 patents20032004: 14 patents2005: 13 patents2006: 16 patents20062007: 8 patents2008: 7 patents2009: 6 patents20092010: 4 patents2011: 3 patents2014: 1 patents2014

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 126 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8817260 Modulated reflectance measurement system using UV probe Lena Nicolaides, Alex Salnik, Allan Rosencwaig 2014-08-26 $15,302,000
8049903 High resolution monitoring of CD variations Ilya Grodnensky, Heath A. Pois 2011-11-01 $22,175,000
7982867 Methods for depth profiling in semiconductors using modulated optical reflectance technology Alex Salnik, Lena Nicolaides 2011-07-19 $41,267,000
7933026 High resolution monitoring of CD variations Ilya Grodnensky, Heath A. Pois 2011-04-26 $13,337,000
7747424 Scatterometry multi-structure shape definition with multi-periodicity Jingmin Leng 2010-06-29 $6,570,000
7705977 Methods for depth profiling in semiconductors using modulated optical reflectance technology Alex Salnik, Lena Nicolaides 2010-04-27 $12,724,000
7667841 Detector configurations for optical metrology 2010-02-23 $17,468,000
7646486 Modulated reflectance measurement system using UV probe Lena Nicolaides, Alex Salnik, Allan Rosencwaig 2010-01-12 $11,177,000
7619741 Modulated reflectance measurement system with multiple wavelengths Lena Nicolaides, Jeffrey T. Fanton, Alex Salnik 2009-11-17 $48,733,000
7613598 Global shape definition method for scatterometry Hanyou Chu, Xuelong Cao, Youxian Wen 2009-11-03 $24,430,000
7567351 High resolution monitoring of CD variations Ilya Grodnensky, Heath A. Pois 2009-07-28 $13,191,000
7502104 Probe beam profile modulated optical reflectance system and methods Alex Salnik, Lena Nicolaides 2009-03-10 $13,622,000
7499168 Combined modulated optical reflectance and electrical system for ultra-shallow junctions applications Alex Salnik, Lena Nicolaides 2009-03-03 $9,395,000
7478019 Multiple tool and structure analysis Shahin Zangooie, Youxian Wen, Heath A. Pois 2009-01-13 $11,529,000
7456964 Detector configurations for optical metrology 2008-11-25 $9,265,000
7436527 Systems and methods for immersion metrology 2008-10-14 $5,848,000
7423757 Modulated reflectance measurement system with multiple wavelengths Lena Nicolaides, Jeffrey T. Fanton, Alex Salnik 2008-09-09 $8,361,000
7403022 Method for measuring peak carrier concentration in ultra-shallow junctions Alex Salnik, Lena Nicolaides, Mira Bakshi 2008-07-22 $45,991,000
7400403 Beam profile ellipsometer with rotating compensator 2008-07-15 $17,332,000
7362441 Modulated reflectance measurement system using UV probe Lena Nicolaides, Alex Salnik, Allan Rosencwaig 2008-04-22 $13,046,000
7330260 Method for measuring ion-implanted semiconductors with improved repeatability Lena Nicolaides, Mira Bakshi, Alex Salnik 2008-02-12 $39,748,000
7280215 Photothermal system with spectroscopic pump and probe Alex Salnik, Lena Nicolaides 2007-10-09
7248367 Characterization of ultra shallow junctions in semiconductor wafers Alex Salnik, Lena Nicolaides 2007-07-24
7248375 Critical dimension analysis with simultaneous multiple angle of incidence measurements Allan Rosencwaig 2007-07-24
7233390 Scatterometry for samples with non-uniform edges Yia-Chung Chang, Hanyou Chu 2007-06-19