Inventor · East Palo Alto, CA, US

Alton H. Phillips

44Patents
9h-index
22Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 29, 1998 → Oct 8, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6600547B2 Sliding seal Physics 469 Expired
US6922293B2 Kinematic optical mounting assembly with flexures Physics 19 Expired
US6533531B1 Device for handling wafers in microelectronic manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US7095482B2 Multiple system vibration isolator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US7477358B2 EUV reticle handling system and method Physics 13 Expired
US6880942B2 Adaptive optic with discrete actuators for continuous deformation of a deformable mirror system Physics 12 Expired
US6989922B2 Deformable mirror actuation system Physics 12 Expired
US6774981B1 Modular exposure apparatus with removable optical device and improved isolation of the optical device Physics 11 Expired
US6614508B2 Reversed, double-helical bellows seal Physics 10 Expired
US6953109B2 Vibration isolator with low lateral stiffness Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US6021783A Braid removal tool Human Necessities 6 Expired
US6987559B2 Vibration-attenuation devices having low lateral stiffness, and exposure apparatus comprising same Physics 6 Expired
US8284379B2 Devices and methods for reducing residual reticle chucking forces Physics 6 Active
US7804583B2 EUV reticle handling system and method Physics 5 Active
US7551265B2 Contact material and system for ultra-clean applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7728462B2 Monolithic stage devices providing motion in six degrees of freedom Electricity 4 Active
US7591561B2 Liquid cooled mirror for use in extreme ultraviolet lithography Physics 4 Active
US7375797B2 Utilities transfer system in a lithography system Physics 2 Active
US10335169B2 Angled orthopaedic driver Human Necessities 2 Active
US8425060B2 Self-correcting optical elements for high-thermal-load optical systems Physics 2 Active
US6666611B2 Three degree of freedom joint Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US10121760B2 Wafer bonding system and method Electricity 1 Active
US8794011B2 Method and apparatus for utilizing in-situ measurements techniques in conjunction with thermoelectric chips (TECs) Physics 1 Active
US8847721B2 Thermally conductive coil and methods and systems Electricity 1 Active
US7773198B2 Filtered device container assembly with shield for a reticle Physics 1 Active

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