Micron Corporation
33Patents
1Active
33Granted
38Portfolio score
Filing activity: May 23, 1977 → Dec 8, 2008 · 1 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5851413A | Gas delivery systems for particle beam processing | Electricity | 95 | Expired |
| US4639301A | Focused ion beam processing | Electricity | 90 | Expired |
| US4874947A | Focused ion beam imaging and process control | Electricity | 68 | Expired |
| US6042738A | Pattern film repair using a focused particle beam system | Electricity | 66 | Expired |
| US6039000A | Focused particle beam systems and methods using a tilt column | Electricity | 64 | Expired |
| US5103102A | Localized vacuum apparatus and method | Electricity | 52 | Expired |
| US4608017A | Endodontic irrigating instrument | Human Necessities | 49 | Expired |
| US5034612A | Ion source method and apparatus | Electricity | 39 | Expired |
| US6354438B1 | Focused ion beam apparatus for forming thin-film magnetic recording heads | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US5916424A | Thin film magnetic recording heads and systems and methods for manufacturing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US5155368A | Ion beam blanking apparatus and method | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US5190456A | Air-driven dental scaler | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US4322158A | Thermal film development apparatus | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US4976843A | Particle beam shielding | Electricity | 19 | Expired |
| US4699555A | Module positioning apparatus | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US4453919A | Dental scaler | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US4711438A | Mask holding | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US6198681A | Sense amplifier for low voltage memory arrays | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US4943732A | Method and apparatus for defect detection and location | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US6113056A | Workpiece vibration damper | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US6004437A | Thin-film magnetic recording head manufacturing method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US6268091A | Subresolution grating for attenuated phase shifting mask fabrication | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US4673101A | Evacuable chamber enclosing | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US6332962A | Thin-film magnetic recording head manufacture using selective imaging | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US4777372A | Right angle driving | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.