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Phillip R. Sommer
Also filed as: SOMMER PHILLIP · SOMMER PHILLIP R
46 granted patents·10 pending applications·6,945 citations·filing 1994–2025
98Inventor score
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56 records- 0198US5743456AHand actuable surgical handpieceSTRYKER CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 28, 1998·2.5k cites·24 claims
- 0297US5849011AMedical device with trigger actuation assemblyVIDAMED INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 15, 1998·1.9k cites·17 claims
- 0396US6626744B1Planarization system with multiple polishing padsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 30, 2003·74 cites·16 claims
- 0495US12334385B2Tunable temperature controlled substrate support assemblyAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jun 17, 2025·1 cites·10 claims
- 0595US11956544B2Optical image stabilization with voice coil motor for moving image sensorAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 9, 2024·6 cites·20 claims
- 0693US12149830B2Dynamic flex circuit for camera with moveable image sensorAPPLE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 19, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 0793US12088897B1Camera module flexure with segmented base layerAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 10, 2024·4 cites·20 claims
- 0891US11792516B1Flex circuit arrangements for camera with sensor shift actuationAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 17, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 0991US7008303B2Web lift system for chemical mechanical planarizationAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 7, 2006·31 cites·15 claims
- 1091US5549644ATransurethral needle ablation device with cystoscope and method for treatment of the prostateVIDAMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 27, 1996·390 cites·37 claims
- 1190US5575788AThin layer ablation apparatusEDWARDS STUART D·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 19, 1996·443 cites·30 claims
- 1288US6447374B1Chemical mechanical planarization systemAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 10, 2002·39 cites·34 claims
- 1388US6241702B1Radio frequency ablation device for treatment of the prostateVIDAMED INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·302 cites·15 claims
- 1487US6561884B1Web lift system for chemical mechanical planarizationAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 13, 2003·25 cites·34 claims
- 1586US11962881B1Variable polyimide thickness to control pad impedanceAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 16, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 1685US6607529B1Electrosurgical deviceMEDTRONIC VIDAMED INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 19, 2003·404 cites·33 claims
- 1783US12231753B1Flexure arm separator for flexure module of camera with moveable image sensorAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 18, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 1883US11483461B2Techniques for forming suspension assemblies for a cameraAPPLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 25, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1982US6491570B1Polishing media stabilizerAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 10, 2002·56 cites·13 claims
- 2082US5667488ATransurethral needle ablation device and method for the treatment of the prostateVIDAMED INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 16, 1997·332 cites·31 claims
- 2181US9472435B2Tunable temperature controlled substrate support assemblyAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 18, 2016·2 cites·18 claims
- 2280US6562184B2Planarization system with multiple polishing padsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2003·20 cites·25 claims
- 2378US10820378B2Consolidated filter arrangement for devices in an RF environmentAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 27, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 2478US6561871B1Linear drive system for chemical mechanical polishingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 13, 2003·18 cites·20 claims
- 2575US6488565B1Apparatus for chemical mechanical planarization having nested load cupsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 3, 2002·16 cites·21 claims
- 2674US12356074B2Optical image stabilization with voice coil motor for moving image sensorAPPLE INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2774US9872341B2Consolidated filter arrangement for devices in an RF environmentAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 16, 2018·3 cites·11 claims
- 2874US2025294255A1Optical Image Stabilization with Voice Coil Motor for Moving Image SensorAPPLE INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2973US10037948B2Invisible compartment shieldingAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 31, 2018·2 cites·19 claims
- 3073US5807309ATransurethral needle ablation device and method for the treatment of the prostateVIDAMED INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 15, 1998·145 cites·21 claims
- 3170US12009244B2Tunable temperature controlled substrate support assemblyAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 3270US6645050B1Multimode substrate carrierAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·12 cites·19 claims
- 3370US6276998B1Padless substrate carrierAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 21, 2001·39 cites·69 claims
- 3469US6628886B2Integrated processing system for optical devicesIPHOTONICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 30, 2003·11 cites·65 claims
- 3569US6196896B1Chemical mechanical polisherOBSIDIAN INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 6, 2001·31 cites·50 claims
- 3667US11870252B2Consolidated filter arrangement for devices in an RF environmentAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 9, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3764US11582389B2Electrical traces in suspension assembliesAPPLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 14, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3864US6679755B1Chemical mechanical planarization systemAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 20, 2004·9 cites·25 claims
- 3964US5762626ATransurethral needle ablation device with cystoscope and method for treatment of the prostateVIDAMED INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 9, 1998·91 cites·20 claims
- 4058US11595582B2Dynamic flex circuit for camera with moveable image sensorAPPLE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 28, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4158US10535544B2Tunable temperature controlled substrate support assemblyAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 14, 2020·0 cites·11 claims
- 4257US12206969B2Sensor shift flexure arrangements for improved signal routingAPPLE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 21, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4356US10820377B2Consolidated filter arrangement for devices in an RF environmentAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 27, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4455US7040964B2Polishing media stabilizerAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 9, 2006·3 cites·19 claims
- 4553US7381116B2Polishing media stabilizerAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 3, 2008·0 cites·20 claims
- 4644US10147685B2System-in-package devices with magnetic shieldingAPPLE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 4, 2018·0 cites·30 claims
- 4742US2003209320A1Planarization system with multiple polishing padsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4837US2017084431A1Module retention during a sputter processAPPLE INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4936US2003199226A1Roll format polishing process for optical devicesIPHOTONICS INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 5035US6572450B2Roll format polishing process for optical devicesIPHOTONICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 3, 2003·0 cites·44 claims
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