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Micron Corporation

33Patents
1Active
33Granted
38Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 23, 1977 → Dec 8, 2008 · 1 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.