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Timothy N. Thomas
Also filed as: THOMAS TIMOTHY · THOMAS TIMOTHY N
37 granted patents·13 pending applications·760 citations·filing 1988–2024
97Inventor score
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50 records- 0197US8148663B2Apparatus and method of improving beam shaping and beam homogenizationADAMS BRUCE E·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 3, 2012·45 cites·14 claims
- 0296US8288683B2Fast axis beam profile shaping for high power laser diode based annealing systemJENNINGS DEAN·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 16, 2012·34 cites·24 claims
- 0395US8829392B2Apparatus and method of improving beam shaping and beam homogenizationADAMS BRUCE E·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 9, 2014·15 cites·11 claims
- 0494US7494272B2Dynamic surface annealing using addressable laser array with pyrometry feedbackAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 24, 2009·26 cites·12 claims
- 0593USD447806STranscranial magnetic nerve stimulatorNEOTONUS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 11, 2001·58 cites·1 claims
- 0692US5383677ABicycle body support apparatusFiled 1994·Granted Jan 24, 1995·316 cites·2 claims
- 0790US12274649B1Motorized coffin lid deviceTHOMAS TIMOTHY·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 15, 2025·3 cites·8 claims
- 0890US9908200B2Apparatus and method of improving beam shaping and beam homogenizationAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 6, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 0990US8518838B2Method of thermal processing structures formed on a substrateCAREY PAUL·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 27, 2013·10 cites·20 claims
- 1089US5386221ALaser pattern generation apparatusETEC SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 31, 1995·88 cites·28 claims
- 1188US7674999B2Fast axis beam profile shaping by collimation lenslets for high power laser diode based annealing systemAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 9, 2010·11 cites·16 claims
- 1284US7795816B2High speed phase scrambling of a coherent beam using plasmaAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 14, 2010·8 cites·17 claims
- 1380US2025095958A1Conoscopic wafer orientation for ion implantationAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1479US2025095952A1Conoscopic wafer orientation apparatus and ion implanter including sameAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1574US8363320B2Method and apparatus for decorrelation of spatially and temporally coherent lightAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 29, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 1674US7804042B2Pryometer for laser annealing system compatible with amorphous carbon optical absorber layerAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 28, 2010·3 cites·10 claims
- 1772US10141191B2Method of thermal processing structures formed on a substrateCAREY PAUL·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 27, 2018·2 cites·17 claims
- 1871US5690315ACompact lifter assemblyFiled 1996·Granted Nov 25, 1997·28 cites·15 claims
- 1971US4956650APattern generation systemATEQ CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 11, 1990·23 cites·11 claims
- 2068US8432613B2Multi-stage optical homogenizationJENNINGS DEAN C·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 30, 2013·2 cites·16 claims
- 2168US7438468B2Multiple band pass filtering for pyrometry in laser based annealing systemsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 21, 2008·4 cites·9 claims
- 2267US8232503B2Pyrometer for laser annealing systemLI JIPING·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 31, 2012·1 cites·10 claims
- 2365US7717617B2Multiple band pass filtering for pyrometry in laser based annealing systemsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 18, 2010·3 cites·24 claims
- 2464US7910499B2Autofocus for high power laser diode based annealing systemAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 22, 2011·1 cites·11 claims
- 2563US10840100B2Method of thermal processing structures formed on a substrateAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 17, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2661US6560005B2Acousto-optic devicesTKD INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 6, 2003·9 cites·24 claims
- 2759US6868959B2Cam for accumulating conveyorFiled 2003·Granted Mar 22, 2005·12 cites·30 claims
- 2858US6759800B1Diamond supported photocathodes for electron sourcesAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 6, 2004·13 cites·14 claims
- 2956US8693095B2Method and apparatus for decorrelation of spatially and temporally coherent lightAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 8, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 3055US6997304B2Accumulating conveyorTHOMAS TIMOTHY N·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 14, 2006·11 cites·20 claims
- 3155US2009236495A1Autofocus for high power laser diode based annealing systemJENNINGS DEAN·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3254US7440088B2Methods and devices for measuring a concentrated light beamAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 21, 2008·1 cites·14 claims
- 3353US6271514B1Multi-beam scanner including a dove prism arrayETEC SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 7, 2001·16 cites·21 claims
- 3452US2009034071A1Method for partitioning and incoherently summing a coherent beamJENNINGS DEAN·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3552US2014009829A1Method for partitioning and incoherently summing a coherent beamAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3651US2025053101A1Digital photolithography system, components thereof and related methodsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3750US10409172B2Digital photolithography using compact eye module layoutAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 10, 2019·0 cites·21 claims
- 3850US2024141657A1Duct AssembliesEZ DUCT INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3949US2009034072A1Method and apparatus for decorrelation of spatially and temporally coherent lightJENNINGS DEAN·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4048US2009015830A1Methods and devices for measuring a concentrated light beamAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4147US10162268B2Twisted kaleidoAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 25, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4247US7923660B2Pulsed laser anneal system architectureAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 12, 2011·0 cites·23 claims
- 4346US2009046750A1Increased nanosecond laser pulse-to-pulse energy repeatability using active laser pulse energy controlLI JIPING·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4444US7837357B2Combined illumination and imaging systemAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 23, 2010·0 cites·26 claims
- 4544US2018017781A1Frustrated cube assemblyAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4643US5815245AScanning lithography system with opposing motionETEC SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 29, 1998·8 cites·23 claims
- 4741US6274830B1Stop block with embedded proximity switchWELKER BEARING COMPANY·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 14, 2001·1 cites·6 claims
- 4839US9346094B2Automatic indexing dimplerWELKER ENGINEERED PRODUCTS COMPANY·Filed 2015·Granted May 24, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
- 4938US2004093849A1Anti-back flex chainFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 5034US2007175729A1Retractable stop assemblyROBINSON BRIAN O·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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