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MKS Instruments, Inc.

543Patents
358Active
543Granted
59Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 17, 1975 → Mar 29, 2024 · 105 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4008619A Vacuum monitoring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 233 Expired
US6161576A Integrated turbo pump and control valve system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 166 Expired
US5714738A Apparatus and methods of making and using heater apparatus for heating an object having two-dimensional or three-dimensional curvature Electricity 154 Expired
US7252011B2 Surface area deposition trap Physics 137 Expired
US7764140B2 Radio frequency power delivery system Electricity 127 Active
US5868159A Pressure-based mass flow controller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 122 Expired
US8040068B2 Radio frequency power control system Electricity 120 Active
US7122965B2 Methods and apparatus for calibration and metrology for an integrated RF generator system Electricity 103 Expired
US7602127B2 Phase and frequency control of a radio frequency generator from an external source Electricity 98 Active
US7728602B2 Harmonic derived arc detector Electricity 90 Active
US7437204B2 Method and apparatus for monitoring host to tool communications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Active
US8773019B2 Feedback control and coherency of multiple power supplies in radio frequency power delivery systems for pulsed mode schemes in thin film processing Electricity 83 Active
US8395322B2 Phase and frequency control of a radio frequency generator from an external source Electricity 83 Active
US5965821A Pressure sensor Physics 83 Expired
US8576013B2 Power distortion-based servo control systems for frequency tuning RF power sources Electricity 82 Active
US8110991B2 Phase and frequency control of a radio frequency generator from an external source Electricity 82 Active
US5662143A Modular gas box system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US5820641A Fluid cooled trap Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Expired
US5827370A Method and apparatus for reducing build-up of material on inner surface of tube downstream from a reaction furnace Chemistry; Metallurgy 79 Expired
US7872523B2 Radio frequency (RF) envelope pulsing using phase switching of switch-mode power amplifiers Electricity 78 Active
US6089537A Pendulum valve assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 78 Expired
US4785669A Absolute capacitance manometers Physics 74 Expired
US8781415B1 Distortion correction based feedforward control systems and methods for radio frequency power sources Electricity 73 Active
US7777567B2 RF power amplifier stability network Electricity 70 Active
US7151976B2 Multivariate control of semiconductor processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired

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