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Eric D. Hobbs
Also filed as: HOBBS ERIC D
48 granted patents·9 pending applications·475 citations·filing 2005–2022
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57 records- 0198US9908115B2Lateral/vertical transistor structures and process of making and using sameBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 6, 2018·24 cites·31 claims
- 0297US10350594B2Lateral/vertical transistor structures and process of making and using sameBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 16, 2019·13 cites·40 claims
- 0397US9744533B2Movement and selection of micro-objects in a microfluidic apparatusBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·22 cites·33 claims
- 0497US7285968B2Apparatus and method for managing thermally induced motion of a probe card assemblyFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 23, 2007·77 cites·33 claims
- 0596US11376591B2Light sequencing and patterns for dielectrophoretic transportBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 5, 2022·6 cites·20 claims
- 0696US7658831B2Three dimensional microstructures and methods for making three dimensional microstructuresFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 9, 2010·41 cites·32 claims
- 0795US9702904B2Non-linear vertical leaf springBREINLINGER KEITH J·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 11, 2017·19 cites·28 claims
- 0894US10646871B2Microfluidic devices having isolation pens and methods of testing biological micro-objects with sameBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 12, 2020·6 cites·19 claims
- 0993US10675625B2Light sequencing and patterns for dielectrophoretic transportBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 9, 2020·6 cites·35 claims
- 1093US7471094B2Method and apparatus for adjusting a multi-substrate probe structureFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 30, 2008·30 cites·19 claims
- 1191US10010882B2Microfluidic devices having isolation pens and methods of testing biological micro-objects with sameBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 3, 2018·12 cites·16 claims
- 1291US7851794B2Rotating contact element and methods of fabricationFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 14, 2010·16 cites·30 claims
- 1390US10973227B2Freezing and archiving cells on a microfluidic deviceBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 13, 2021·3 cites·34 claims
- 1489US8872532B2Wafer test cassette systemBREINLINGER KEITH J·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 28, 2014·9 cites·10 claims
- 1589US7671614B2Apparatus and method for adjusting an orientation of probesFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 2, 2010·15 cites·17 claims
- 1689US7592821B2Apparatus and method for managing thermally induced motion of a probe card assemblyFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 22, 2009·11 cites·23 claims
- 1789US7471078B2Stiffener assembly for use with testing devicesFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 30, 2008·12 cites·21 claims
- 1889US7368930B2Adjustment mechanismFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 6, 2008·20 cites·38 claims
- 1988US10829728B2Microfluidic devices for optically-driven convection and displacement, kits and methods thereofBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 10, 2020·4 cites·21 claims
- 2088US8587331B2Test systems and methods for testing electronic devicesBERRY TOMMIE E·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 19, 2013·14 cites·35 claims
- 2188US7622935B2Probe card assembly with a mechanically decoupled wiring substrateFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 24, 2009·17 cites·20 claims
- 2286US7772863B2Mechanical decoupling of a probe card assembly to improve thermal responseFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 10, 2010·14 cites·10 claims
- 2384US10792658B2Lateral/vertical transistor structures and process of making and using sameBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 6, 2020·2 cites·30 claims
- 2484US7808259B2Component assembly and alignmentFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 5, 2010·8 cites·20 claims
- 2583US7746089B2Method and apparatus for indirect planarizationFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 29, 2010·8 cites·43 claims
- 2683US7732975B1Biased gap-closing actuatorFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 8, 2010·11 cites·15 claims
- 2783US2023347347A1Microfluidic devices having isolation pens and methods of testing biological micro-objects with sameBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2881US10821439B2Movement and selection of micro-objects in a microfluidic apparatusBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 3, 2020·1 cites·22 claims
- 2980US7977956B2Method and apparatus for probe card alignment in a test systemFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 12, 2011·9 cites·17 claims
- 3079US7688063B2Apparatus and method for adjusting thermally induced movement of electro-mechanical assembliesFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 30, 2010·9 cites·41 claims
- 3178US7692433B2Sawing tile corners on probe card substratesFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 6, 2010·7 cites·13 claims
- 3277US8120373B2Stiffener assembly for use with testing devicesHOBBS ERIC D·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 21, 2012·3 cites·10 claims
- 3375US11565259B2Microfluidic devices having isolation pens and methods of testing biological micro-objects with sameBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 31, 2023·0 cites·28 claims
- 3473US7960989B2Mechanical decoupling of a probe card assembly to improve thermal responseFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 14, 2011·6 cites·19 claims
- 3572US12102083B2Freezing and archiving cells on a microfluidic deviceBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 1, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3672US11596941B2Lateral/vertical transistor structures and process of making and using sameBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 7, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3771US2022143612A1Movement and Selection of Micro-Objects in a Microfluidic ApparatusBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3870US11802264B2Microfluidic devices for optically-driven convection and displacement, kits and methods thereofBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 31, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3967US8736294B2Probe card stiffener with decouplingChang kevin s·Filed 2010·Granted May 27, 2014·4 cites·26 claims
- 4067US7845072B2Method and apparatus for adjusting a multi-substrate probe structureFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 7, 2010·2 cites·22 claims
- 4165US11318479B2Capturing specific nucleic acid materials from individual biological cells in a micro-fluidic deviceBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 3, 2022·1 cites·28 claims
- 4264US8138859B2Switch for use in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and MEMS devices incorporating sameGRITTERS JOHN K·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 20, 2012·4 cites·24 claims
- 4364US7956635B2Stiffener assembly for use with testing devicesFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 7, 2011·1 cites·20 claims
- 4464US7884627B2Stiffener assembly for use with testing devicesFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 8, 2011·3 cites·26 claims
- 4562US2022379320A1Capturing specific nucleic acid materials from individual biological cells in a micro-fluidic deviceBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4659US7843202B2Apparatus for testing devicesFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 30, 2010·3 cites·24 claims
- 4757US2010000080A1Apparatus and method for managing thermally induced motion of a probe card assemblyFORMFACTOR INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4855US12162006B2Isolating microfluidic structures and trapping bubblesBREINLINGER KEITH JOSEPH·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·28 claims
- 4955US8269514B2Method and apparatus for multilayer support substrateHOBBS ERIC D·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 18, 2012·2 cites·21 claims
- 5054US2015352547A1Isolating Microfluidic Structures and Trapping BubblesBERKELEY LIGHTS INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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