Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

Ashish Bhatnagar

27Patents
7h-index
36Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 17, 2000 → Jul 12, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6367412B1 Porous ceramic liner for a plasma source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US6391146B1 Erosion resistant gas energizer Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US8617672B2 Localized surface annealing of components for substrate processing chambers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US7732056B2 Corrosion-resistant aluminum component having multi-layer coating Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US6673323B1 Treatment of hazardous gases in effluent Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US6824748B2 Heated catalytic treatment of an effluent gas from a substrate fabrication process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8225927B2 Method to substantially enhance shelf life of hygroscopic components and to improve nano-manufacturing process tool availablity Electricity 8 Active
US8475231B2 Carrier head membrane Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US7045020B2 Cleaning a component of a process chamber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US9227297B2 Retaining ring with attachable segments Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US8662957B2 Leak proof pad for CMP endpoint detection Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US8722389B1 Method and system of culturing an algal mat Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US9481608B2 Surface annealing of components for substrate processing chambers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10160093B2 Carrier head membrane roughness to control polishing rate Electricity 4 Active
US8464594B2 Measuring flow properties of multiple gas nozzles of a gas distributor Physics 4 Active
US9627231B2 Methods for bonding substrates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8740206B2 Life enhancement of ring assembly in semiconductor manufacturing chambers Electricity 3 Active
US11007619B2 Carrier head membrane with regions of different roughness Electricity 2 Active
US10168229B2 EMI/RF shielding of thermocouples Physics 1 Active
US11738421B2 Method of making carrier head membrane with regions of different roughness Electricity 1 Active
US10177014B2 Thermal radiation barrier for substrate processing chamber components Electricity 1 Active
US8043433B2 High efficiency electro-static chucks for semiconductor wafer processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9823133B2 EMI/RF shielding of thermocouples Physics 0 Active
US9960019B2 Life enhancement of ring assembly in semiconductor manufacturing chambers Electricity 0 Active
US9168631B2 Two-part retaining ring with interlock features Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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