Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

David J. Harra

15Patents
10h-index
16Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 18, 1980 → Nov 18, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4512391A Apparatus for thermal treatment of semiconductor wafers by gas conduction incorporating peripheral gas inlet Chemistry; Metallurgy 118 Expired
US4714536A Planar magnetron sputtering device with combined circumferential and radial movement of magnetic fields Electricity 82 Expired
US4303251A Flange sealing joint with removable metal gasket Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US5314597A Sputtering apparatus with a magnet array having a geometry for a specified target erosion profile Electricity 38 Expired
US5985115A Internally cooled target assembly for magnetron sputtering Electricity 29 Expired
US5417833A Sputtering apparatus having a rotating magnet array and fixed electromagnets Electricity 25 Expired
US4416759A Sputter system incorporating an improved blocking shield for contouring the thickness of sputter coated layers Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US4392932A Method for obtaining uniform etch by modulating bias on extension member around radio frequency etch table Electricity 19 Expired
US4436602A Blocking shield and method for contouring the thickness of sputter coated layers Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US8259299B2 Gas scanning and analysis Human Necessities 13 Active
US4392938A Radio frequency etch table with biased extension member Electricity 5 Expired
US8382668B2 Non-invasive determination of characteristics of a sample Human Necessities 4 Active
US10264993B2 Sample scanning and analysis system and methods for using the same Physics 1 Active
US8647272B2 Non-invasive scanning apparatuses Human Necessities 0 Active
US8647273B2 Non-invasive weight and performance management Human Necessities 0 Active

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