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SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

129Patents
2Active
129Granted
45Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 22, 1986 → Nov 9, 2014

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6252412A Method of detecting defects in patterned substrates Electricity 227 Expired
US6232787A Microstructure defect detection Electricity 180 Expired
US6091249A Method and apparatus for detecting defects in wafers Physics 178 Expired
US6344750B1 Voltage contrast method for semiconductor inspection using low voltage particle beam Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 156 Expired
US6078898A System and method of transactional taxation using secure stored data devices Physics 142 Expired
US6308317A Using a high level programming language with a microcontroller Electricity 142 Expired
US4945500A Triangle processor for 3-D graphics display system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 127 Expired
US5530372A Method of probing a net of an IC at an optimal probe-point Electricity 123 Expired
US4901064A Normal vector shading for 3-D graphics display system Physics 122 Expired
US6308270A Validating and certifying execution of a software program with a smart card Physics 116 Expired
US5675499A Optimal probe point placement Electricity 113 Expired
US5654657A Accurate alignment of clocks in mixed-signal tester Electricity 92 Expired
US5475624A Test generation by environment emulation Physics 89 Expired
US5297057A Method and apparatus for design and optimization for simulation of motion of mechanical linkages Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Expired
US6078845A Apparatus for carrying semiconductor devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US5109430A Mask alignment and measurement of critical dimensions in integrated circuits Physics 76 Expired
US5892949A ATE test programming architecture Physics 64 Expired
US4931723A "Automatic test system having a ""true tester-per-pin"" architecture" Physics 63 Expired
US5821549A Through-the-substrate investigation of flip-chip IC's Electricity 55 Expired
US4864629A Image correlation system Physics 55 Expired
US5043929A Closed-form kinematics Physics 55 Expired
US5616921A Self-masking FIB milling Electricity 54 Expired
US5402475A Monitoring and control of parking management system by remote Electricity 53 Expired
US5140164A IC modification with focused ion beam system Physics 52 Expired
US5392222A Locating a field of view in which selected IC conductors are unobscured Physics 48 Expired

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