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Ronald L. Allen
Also filed as: ALLEN RONALD L
13 granted patents·1 pending application·347 citations·filing 2003–2012
94Inventor score
Files withKLA TENCOR TECH CORP7KLA TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES2WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC2LEHMAN KURT1SHI ZHONG1
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14 records- 0198US8670294B1Systems and methods for increasing media absorption efficiency using interferometric waveguidesSHI ZHONG·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 11, 2014·164 cites·29 claims
- 0298US8010222B2Methods 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 toolKLA TENCOR TECH CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 30, 2011·29 cites·10 claims
- 0393US6866559B2Windows configurable to be coupled to a process tool or to be disposed within an opening in a polishing padKLA TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 15, 2005·31 cites·90 claims
- 0492US8958168B1Method and system for providing an NFT having improved mechanical stabilityWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 17, 2015·18 cites·26 claims
- 0592US7332438B2Methods 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 toolKLA TENCOR TECH CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 19, 2008·11 cites·9 claims
- 0692US6884146B2Systems and methods for characterizing a polishing processKLA TENCOR TECH CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 26, 2005·24 cites·39 claims
- 0789US8625930B2Digital microscope slide scanning system and methodsTATKE LOKESH·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 7, 2014·11 cites·10 claims
- 0886US6935922B2Methods and systems for generating a two-dimensional map of a characteristic at relative or absolute locations of measurement spots on a specimen during polishingKLA TENCOR TECH CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 30, 2005·16 cites·100 claims
- 0984US8831767B2Methods 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 toolLEHMAN KURT·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 9, 2014·3 cites·19 claims
- 1084US7030018B2Methods 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 toolKLA TENCOR TECH CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 18, 2006·14 cites·23 claims
- 1181US9001629B1Systems and methods for suppressing background energy of a waveguide in an energy assisted magnetic recording systemWESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 7, 2015·5 cites·31 claims
- 1280US7175503B2Methods and systems for determining a characteristic of polishing within a zone on a specimen from combined output signals of an eddy current deviceKLA TENCOR TECH CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 13, 2007·11 cites·47 claims
- 1379US7052369B2Methods and systems for detecting a presence of blobs on a specimen during a polishing processKLA TENCOR TECH CORP·Filed 2003·Granted May 30, 2006·10 cites·38 claims
- 1451US2006148383A1Methods and systems for detecting a presence of blobs on a specimen during a polishing processKLA TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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