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Karl Littau
Also filed as: LITTAU KARL · LITTAU KARL A · LITTAU KARL ANTHONY
80 granted patents·18 pending applications·5,753 citations·filing 1993–2025
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98 records- 0199US6024799AChemical vapor deposition manifoldAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 15, 2000·673 cites·27 claims
- 0299US5516367AChemical vapor deposition chamber with a purge guideAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 14, 1996·397 cites·47 claims
- 0398US6461435B1Showerhead with reduced contact areaAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 8, 2002·600 cites·22 claims
- 0498US6423949B1Multi-zone resistive heaterAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 23, 2002·534 cites·62 claims
- 0598US5856240AChemical vapor deposition of a thin film onto a substrateAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 5, 1999·275 cites·18 claims
- 0698US5800686AChemical vapor deposition chamber with substrate edge protectionAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 1, 1998·266 cites·13 claims
- 0798US5766365ARemovable ring for controlling edge deposition in substrate processing apparatusAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 16, 1998·435 cites·16 claims
- 0897US9819040B2Printed fuel cell with integrated gas channelsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 14, 2017·21 cites·13 claims
- 0997US7574787B2Methods to make piezoelectric ceramic thick film array and single elements with a reusable single layer substrate structurePALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 18, 2009·40 cites·22 claims
- 1097US7465665B2Method for depositing tungsten-containing layers by vapor deposition techniquesAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 16, 2008·43 cites·20 claims
- 1197US7290336B2Method of fabricating an array of multi-electroded piezoelectric transducers for piezoelectric diaphragm structuresPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 6, 2007·27 cites·20 claims
- 1297US5888304AHeater with shadow ring and purge above wafer surfaceAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 30, 1999·374 cites·28 claims
- 1396US7833808B2Methods for forming multiple-layer electrode structures for silicon photovoltaic cellsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 16, 2010·34 cites·24 claims
- 1496US7709385B2Method for depositing tungsten-containing layers by vapor deposition techniquesAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 4, 2010·33 cites·20 claims
- 1596US7220673B2Method for depositing tungsten-containing layers by vapor deposition techniquesAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 22, 2007·29 cites·38 claims
- 1696US6071572AForming tin thin films using remote activated specie generationAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 6, 2000·467 cites·29 claims
- 1795US7234214B2Methods for making thick film elementsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 26, 2007·22 cites·21 claims
- 1894US9586181B2Electrodialytic separation of CO2 gas from seawaterEISAMAN MATTHEW D·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 7, 2017·18 cites·14 claims
- 1994US7101795B1Method and apparatus for depositing refractory metal layers employing sequential deposition techniques to form a nucleation layerAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 5, 2006·50 cites·14 claims
- 2093US8778156B2Electrodialytic separation of gas from aqueous carbonate and bicarbonate solutionsEISAMAN MATTHEW D·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 15, 2014·18 cites·24 claims
- 2193US6231674B1Wafer edge deposition eliminationAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 15, 2001·53 cites·27 claims
- 2292US9150966B2Solar cell metallization using inline electroless platingXU BAOMIN·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 6, 2015·24 cites·17 claims
- 2392US7118990B1Methods for making large dimension, flexible piezoelectric ceramic tapesPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·42 cites·19 claims
- 2492US5695568AChemical vapor deposition chamberAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 9, 1997·95 cites·22 claims
- 2592US5326725AClamping ring and susceptor thereforAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 5, 1994·166 cites·13 claims
- 2690US8784632B2High-pressure electrodialysis deviceEISAMAN MATTHEW D·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 22, 2014·12 cites·23 claims
- 2790US6125859AMethod for improved cleaning of substrate processing systemsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 3, 2000·131 cites·25 claims
- 2889US7172707B2Sputtered spring films with low stress anisotropyXEROX CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 6, 2007·11 cites·32 claims
- 2989US6646235B2Multi-zone resistive heaterAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 11, 2003·43 cites·4 claims
- 3089US6103014AChemical vapor deposition chamberAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 15, 2000·62 cites·15 claims
- 3189US5935338AChemical vapor deposition chamberAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 10, 1999·63 cites·11 claims
- 3288US6866255B2Sputtered spring films with low stress anisotropyXEROX CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 15, 2005·32 cites·58 claims
- 3388US6500742B1Construction of a film on a semiconductor waferAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 31, 2002·36 cites·33 claims
- 3488US5989999AConstruction of a tantalum nitride film on a semiconductor waferAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 23, 1999·100 cites·41 claims
- 3587US6645884B1Method of forming a silicon nitride layer on a substrateAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 11, 2003·61 cites·26 claims
- 3686US6964201B2Large dimension, flexible piezoelectric ceramic tapesPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 15, 2005·42 cites·24 claims
- 3785US7091650B2Piezoelectric ceramic thick film element, array of elements, and devicesPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 15, 2006·23 cites·24 claims
- 3885US5882419AChemical vapor deposition chamberAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 16, 1999·46 cites·20 claims
- 3985US2025329706A1Dry powder offset printingSAKUU CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4084US8535502B2System and method for recovery of CO2 by aqueous carbonate flue gas capture and high efficiency bipolar membrane electrodialysisLITTAU KARL A·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 17, 2013·12 cites·13 claims
- 4184US7938890B2Separating gas using immobilized buffersPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 10, 2011·10 cites·16 claims
- 4283US6033480AWafer edge deposition eliminationAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 7, 2000·51 cites·14 claims
- 4382US9004001B2Interdigitated finger coextrusion deviceFORK DAVID K·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 14, 2015·3 cites·6 claims
- 4481US7089635B2Methods to make piezoelectric ceramic thick film arrays and elementsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 15, 2006·18 cites·28 claims
- 4581US2025326240A1Dry powder screen printingSAKUU CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4680US7938891B2Using ionic liquidsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 10, 2011·8 cites·20 claims
- 4780US6291343B1Plasma annealing of substrates to improve adhesionAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 18, 2001·45 cites·24 claims
- 4879US12240177B2Printing method for additive manufacturing, including in-situ powder regeneration by removing portions of deposited powderSAKUU CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 4, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 4979US10071518B2Method for interdigitated finger coextrusionPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 11, 2018·4 cites·5 claims
- 5079US7938892B2Producing articles that include ionic liquidsPALO ALTO RES CT INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 10, 2011·7 cites·23 claims
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