Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Dan Marohl

45Patents
16h-index
72Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 27, 1992 → May 30, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6258220A Electro-chemical deposition system Electricity 333 Expired
US5746460A End effector for semiconductor wafer transfer device and method of moving a wafer with an end effector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 129 Expired
US5860640A Semiconductor wafer alignment member and clamp ring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Expired
US5833426A Magnetically coupled wafer extraction platform Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US6409453B1 End effector for wafer handler in processing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US6113698A Degassing method and apparatus Electricity 37 Expired
US5401319A Lid and door for a vacuum chamber and pretreatment therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5762748A Lid and door for a vacuum chamber and pretreatment therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US5964561A Compact apparatus and method for storing and loading semiconductor wafer carriers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US5725718A Clamp ring for domed heated pedestal in wafer processing chamber Electricity 25 Expired
US6034863A Apparatus for retaining a workpiece in a process chamber within a semiconductor wafer processing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6267423A End effector for semiconductor wafer transfer device and method of moving a wafer with an end effector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5697427A Apparatus and method for cooling a substrate Electricity 19 Expired
US6635157B2 Electro-chemical deposition system Electricity 17 Expired
US6263587A Degassing method using simultaneous dry gas flux pressure and vacuum Electricity 17 Expired
US6503131B1 Integrated platen assembly for a chemical mechanical planarization system Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US7094139B2 Retaining ring with flange for chemical mechanical polishing Electricity 14 Expired
US5565058A Lid and door for a vacuum chamber and pretreatment therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6182376A Degassing method and apparatus Electricity 11 Expired
US6568896B2 Transfer chamber with side wall port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8322045B2 Single wafer apparatus for drying semiconductor substrates using an inert gas air-knife Electricity 9 Active
US7677958B2 Retaining ring with flange for chemical mechanical polishing Electricity 8 Active
US5929373A High voltage feed through Electricity 7 Expired
US7377002B2 Scrubber box Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US10109460B2 Universal non-invasive chamber impedance measurement system and associated methods Electricity 7 Active

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