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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Sept 30, 2025
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VIVerity Instruments: 12 patents #2 of 30Top 7%
SPSpeedfam-Ipec: 9 patents #8 of 143Top 6%
OTOmnivision Technologies: 6 patents #147 of 604Top 25%
EDEmpire Technology Development: 4 patents #125 of 547Top 25%
LVLutronic Vision: 4 patents #4 of 16Top 25%
Longmont, CO: #61 of 2,039 inventorsTop 3%
Colorado: #819 of 40,980 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #97,668 of 4,157,543Top 3%
35 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–35 of 35 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
6991514 Optical closed-loop control system for a CMP apparatus and method of manufacture thereof Andrew Weeks Kueny 2006-01-31
6960115 Multiprobe detection system for chemical-mechanical planarization tool Matthew Weldon, Thomas Laursen, Malcolm Grief, Paul Holzapfel, Robert A. Eaton 2005-11-01
6805613 Multiprobe detection system for chemical-mechanical planarization tool Matthew Weldon, Thomas Laursen, Malcolm Grief, Paul Holzapfel, Robert A. Eaton 2004-10-19
6685537 Polishing pad window for a chemical mechanical polishing tool Clinton O. Fruitman, Periya Gopalan, Andrew Michael Yednak, III 2004-02-03
6466642 Methods and apparatus for the in-situ measurement of CMP process endpoint 2002-10-15
6290584 Workpiece carrier with segmented and floating retaining elements Inki Kim, Mike K. Park 2001-09-18
6287171 System and method for detecting CMP endpoint via direct chemical monitoring of reactions 2001-09-11
6283836 Non-abrasive conditioning for polishing pads Clinton O. Fruitman, John Natalicio 2001-09-04
6273792 Method and apparatus for in-situ measurement of workpiece displacement during chemical mechanical polishing 2001-08-14
6264532 Ultrasonic methods and apparatus for the in-situ detection of workpiece loss 2001-07-24