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Ball Semiconductor Inc.

97Patents
1Active
97Granted
40Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 16, 1997 → Sep 29, 2006 · 1 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6546268B1 Glucose sensor Electricity 848 Expired
US6447448B1 Miniature implanted orthopedic sensors Human Necessities 814 Expired
US6366206B1 Method and apparatus for attaching tags to medical and non-medical devices Human Necessities 487 Expired
US6464687B1 Implantable drug delivery system Electricity 447 Expired
US6264611A Monitor for interventional procedures Human Necessities 309 Expired
US6261247A Position sensing system Human Necessities 278 Expired
US6266567A Implantable epicardial electrode Human Necessities 260 Expired
US6433917B1 Light modulation device and system Physics 191 Expired
US6324904A Miniature pump-through sensor modules Electricity 124 Expired
US6415184B1 Implantable neuro-stimulator with ball implant Electricity 107 Expired
US6379867B1 Moving exposure system and method for maskless lithography system Physics 95 Expired
US5955776A Spherical shaped semiconductor integrated circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US6251550A Maskless photolithography system that digitally shifts mask data responsive to alignment data Physics 80 Expired
US6295466A Wireless EKG Human Necessities 77 Expired
US6423056B1 Injectable thermal balls for tumor ablation Electricity 74 Expired
US6473237B2 Point array maskless lithography Physics 71 Expired
US6197610A Method of making small gaps for small electrical/mechanical devices Performing Operations; Transporting 67 Expired
US6398710B1 Radiation dosimetry system Physics 63 Expired
US6041735A Inductively coupled plasma powder vaporization for fabricating integrated circuits Electricity 63 Expired
US6271145A Method for making a micromachine Electricity 52 Expired
US6355873B1 Spherical shaped solar cell fabrication and panel assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US6254548A Internal thermometer Human Necessities 37 Expired
US6509955B2 Lens system for maskless photolithography Physics 32 Expired
US6245630A Spherical shaped semiconductor integrated circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6679118B1 Accelerometer and spherical sensor type measuring instrument Physics 28 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.