Inventor

ALLEN RONALD L

US15 patents

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KLA TENCOR TECH CORP

7 patents

US8010222B2Aug 30, 2011

Methods and systems for monitoring a parameter of a measurement device during polishing, damage to a specimen during polishing, or a characteristic of a polishing pad or tool

KLA TENCOR TECH CORP29 citations96

US6884146B2Apr 26, 2005

Systems and methods for characterizing a polishing process

KLA TENCOR TECH CORP24 citations96

US7332438B2Feb 19, 2008

Methods and systems for monitoring a parameter of a measurement device during polishing, damage to a specimen during polishing, or a characteristic of a polishing pad or tool

KLA TENCOR TECH CORP11 citations92

US7175503B2Feb 13, 2007

Methods and systems for determining a characteristic of polishing within a zone on a specimen from combined output signals of an eddy current device

KLA TENCOR TECH CORP11 citations92

US7030018B2Apr 18, 2006

Methods and systems for monitoring a parameter of a measurement device during polishing, damage to a specimen during polishing, or a characteristic of a polishing pad or tool

KLA TENCOR TECH CORP14 citations92

US6935922B2Aug 30, 2005

Methods and systems for generating a two-dimensional map of a characteristic at relative or absolute locations of measurement spots on a specimen during polishing

KLA TENCOR TECH CORP16 citations92

US7052369B2May 30, 2006

Methods and systems for detecting a presence of blobs on a specimen during a polishing process

KLA TENCOR TECH CORP10 citations82

ELECTROCOM AUTOMATION LP

2 patents

US5422821AJun 6, 1995

Apparatus for intercepting and forwarding incorrectly addressed postal mail

ELECTROCOM AUTOMATION LP315 citations96

US5703783ADec 30, 1997

Apparatus for intercepting and forwarding incorrectly addressed postal mail

ELECTROCOM AUTOMATION LP293 citations95

WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC

2 patents

US8958168B1Feb 17, 2015

Method and system for providing an NFT having improved mechanical stability

WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC18 citations84

US9001629B1Apr 7, 2015

Systems and methods for suppressing background energy of a waveguide in an energy assisted magnetic recording system

WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC5 citations73

SHI ZHONG

1 patent

US8670294B1Mar 11, 2014

Systems and methods for increasing media absorption efficiency using interferometric waveguides

SHI ZHONG164 citations98

KLA TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES

1 patent

US6866559B2Mar 15, 2005

Windows configurable to be coupled to a process tool or to be disposed within an opening in a polishing pad

KLA TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES31 citations95

TATKE LOKESH

1 patent

US8625930B2Jan 7, 2014

Digital microscope slide scanning system and methods

TATKE LOKESH11 citations80

LEHMAN KURT

1 patent

US8831767B2Sep 9, 2014

Methods and systems for monitoring a parameter of a measurement device during polishing, damage to a specimen during polishing, or a characteristic of a polishing pad or tool

LEHMAN KURT3 citations71