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Richard E. Bills
Also filed as: BILLS RICHARD · BILLS RICHARD E · BILLS RICHARD EARL
29 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,009 citations·filing 1992–2017
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31 records- 0199US5308737ALaser propulsion transfer using black metal coated substratesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1993·Granted May 3, 1994·212 cites·17 claims
- 0298US5521035AMethods for preparing color filter elements using laser induced transfer of colorants with associated liquid crystal display deviceMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1994·Granted May 28, 1996·191 cites·35 claims
- 0398US5278023APropellant-containing thermal transfer donor elementsMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 11, 1994·181 cites·39 claims
- 0496US7417722B2System and method for controlling light scattered from a workpiece surface in a surface inspection systemKLA TENCOR TECH CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 26, 2008·26 cites·20 claims
- 0595US10656275B1Remote sensing for detection and ranging of objectsAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 19, 2020·34 cites·17 claims
- 0694US10445896B1Systems and methods for determining object rangeAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 15, 2019·32 cites·42 claims
- 0792US10305247B2Radiation source with a small-angle scanning arrayAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 28, 2019·13 cites·18 claims
- 0892US6529270B1Apparatus and method for detecting defects in the surface of a workpieceADE OPTICAL SYST CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 4, 2003·58 cites·48 claims
- 0991US10018572B2Front quartersphere scattered light analysisKLA TENCOR CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 10, 2018·2 cites·9 claims
- 1091US7623227B2System and method for inspecting a workpiece surface using polarization of scattered lightKLA TENCOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 24, 2009·11 cites·20 claims
- 1190US10712446B1Remote sensing for detection and ranging of objectsAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 14, 2020·8 cites·22 claims
- 1289US9488591B2Front quartersphere scattered light analysisKLA TENCOR CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 8, 2016·3 cites·8 claims
- 1389US7605913B2System and method for inspecting a workpiece surface by analyzing scattered light in a front quartersphere region above the workpieceKLA TENCOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 20, 2009·7 cites·33 claims
- 1489US6366319B1Subtractive color processing system for digital imagingPHOTRONICS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 2, 2002·154 cites·34 claims
- 1586US7557910B2System and method for controlling a beam source in a workpiece surface inspection systemKLA TENCOR CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 7, 2009·6 cites·12 claims
- 1685US9103800B2System with multiple scattered light collectorsKLA TENCOR CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 11, 2015·2 cites·12 claims
- 1784US5766827AProcess of imaging black metal thermally imageable transparency elementsMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 16, 1998·38 cites·13 claims
- 1882US9528942B2Front quartersphere scattered light analysisKLA TENCOR CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 27, 2016·1 cites·18 claims
- 1982US7839495B2System and method for controlling a beam source in a workpiece surface inspection systemKLA TENCOR CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 23, 2010·3 cites·15 claims
- 2081US8059268B2Inspecting a workpiece using polarization of scattered lightJUDELL NEIL·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 15, 2011·3 cites·2 claims
- 2179US10775507B2Adaptive transmission power control for a LIDARAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 15, 2020·4 cites·18 claims
- 2278US8537350B2Inspecting a workpiece using scattered lightJUDELL NEIL·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 17, 2013·1 cites·3 claims
- 2378US7659974B2System and method for controlling light scattered from a workpiece surface in a surface inspection systemKLA TENCOR CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 9, 2010·2 cites·18 claims
- 2477US9110033B2Front quartersphere scattered light analysisBILLS RICHARD E·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 18, 2015·2 cites·17 claims
- 2577US8330947B2Back quartersphere scattered light analysisBILLS RICHARD EARL·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 11, 2012·2 cites·24 claims
- 2671US8497984B2System and method for inspection of a workpiece surface using multiple scattered light collectorsBILLS RICHARD EARL·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 30, 2013·1 cites·1 claims
- 2769US9518930B2Scattered light measurement systemKLA TENCOR CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 13, 2016·0 cites·3 claims
- 2867US8553215B2Back quartersphere scattered light analysisBILLS RICHARD E·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 8, 2013·0 cites·10 claims
- 2950US5764268AApparatus and method for providing donor-receptor contact in a laser-induced thermal transfer printerIMATION CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 9, 1998·12 cites·26 claims
- 3050US2014268105A1Optical defect inspection systemZYGO CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3141US2005212920A1Monitoring systemEVANS RICHARD HAROLD·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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