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Gary E. Sommargren — 34 Patents

ZYZygo: 21 patents #5 of 99Top 6%
University of California: 8 patents #840 of 18,278Top 5%
UEUS Dept of Energy: 3 patents #296 of 5,099Top 6%
UNUnknown: 1 patents #29,356 of 83,584Top 40%
Livermore, CA: #71 of 2,185 inventorsTop 4%
California: #14,619 of 386,348 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #100,737 of 4,157,543Top 3%
34 Patents All Time
Gary E. Sommargren has been granted 34 US patents while listed as an inventor at Zygo. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in June 2005. Gary E. Sommargren ranks #100,737 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.4%). Patent records list Gary E. Sommargren in Livermore, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 34 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6909510 Application of the phase shifting diffraction interferometer for measuring convex mirrors and negative lenses Eugene W. Campbell 2005-06-21
6876456 Absolute calibration of optical flats 2005-04-05
6704112 Application of the phase shifting diffraction interferometer for measuring convex mirrors and negative lenses Eugene W. Campbell 2004-03-09
6177993 Inspection of lithographic mask blanks for defects 2001-01-23
6014264 Embedded fiducials in optical surfaces 2000-01-11
5969848 Micromachined electrostatic vertical actuator Abraham P. Lee, Charles F. McConaghy, Peter Krulevitch 1999-10-19
5933236 Phase shifting interferometer 1999-08-03
5586133 Apparatus for increasing the frequency difference and stability of orthogonally polarized beams from a Zeeman split laser 1996-12-17
5548403 Phase shifting diffraction interferometer 1996-08-20
5218424 Flying height and topography measuring interferometer 1993-06-08 $296,000
5133599 High accuracy linear displacement interferometer with probe 1992-07-28 $280,000
5028137 Angular displacement measuring interferometer Earl William Ebert 1991-07-02 $334,000
5022061 An image focusing means by using an opaque object to diffract x-rays H. Joseph Weaver 1991-06-04
4963022 Method and apparatus for generating a straight reference line 1990-10-16 $214,000
4950078 High accuracy differential plane mirror interferometer 1990-08-21 $282,000
4881815 Linear and angular displacement measuring interferometer 1989-11-21 $115,000
4859066 Linear and angular displacement measuring interferometer 1989-08-22 $212,000
4807997 Angular displacement measuring interferometer 1989-02-28 $267,000
4802765 Differential plane mirror having beamsplitter/beam folder assembly Peter S. Young 1989-02-07 $270,000
4802764 Differential plane mirror interferometer having beamsplitter/beam folder assembly Peter S. Young 1989-02-07
4787747 Straightness of travel interferometer Peter S. Young 1988-11-29 $245,000
4752133 Differential plane mirror interferometer 1988-06-21 $274,000
4746216 Angle measuring interferometer 1988-05-24 $315,000
4733967 Apparatus for the measurement of the refractive index of a gas 1988-03-29 $287,000
4717250 Angle measuring interferometer 1988-01-05 $263,000