Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Alan Liu

8Patents
6h-index
25Co-inventors
55Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 22, 1999 → Dec 2, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6228236A Sputter magnetron having two rotation diameters Electricity 59 Expired
US6812471B2 Method of surface texturizing Electricity 48 Expired
US6730174B2 Unitary removable shield assembly Chemistry; Metallurgy 27 Expired
US6933508B2 Method of surface texturizing Electricity 21 Expired
US6620296B2 Target sidewall design to reduce particle generation during magnetron sputtering Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US7097744B2 Method and apparatus for controlling darkspace gap in a chamber Electricity 9 Expired
US6797131B2 Design of hardware features to facilitate arc-spray coating applications and functions Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US7561015B2 Magnet secured in a two part shell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.