Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

David L. Brown

52Patents
11h-index
51Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 30, 1998 → Sep 5, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6137570A System and method for analyzing topological features on a surface Physics 96 Expired
US7609309B2 Continuous clocking of TDI sensors Electricity 67 Active
US7528943B2 Method and apparatus for simultaneous high-speed acquisition of multiple images Physics 66 Active
US7952633B2 Apparatus for continuous clocking of TDI sensors Electricity 55 Active
US7136159B2 Excimer laser inspection system Physics 46 Expired
US9426400B2 Method and apparatus for high speed acquisition of moving images using pulsed illumination Electricity 29 Active
US9496425B2 Back-illuminated sensor with boron layer Electricity 22 Active
US9478402B2 Photomultiplier tube, image sensor, and an inspection system using a PMT or image sensor Electricity 19 Active
US8754972B2 Integrated multi-channel analog front end and digitizer for high speed imaging applications Electricity 16 Active
US9748294B2 Anti-reflection layer for back-illuminated sensor Electricity 13 Active
US8624971B2 TDI sensor modules with localized driving and signal processing circuitry for high speed inspection Electricity 13 Active
US9439050B2 Wireless electronic device configuration system Electricity 10 Active
US9767986B2 Scanning electron microscope and methods of inspecting and reviewing samples Electricity 9 Active
US10197501B2 Electron-bombarded charge-coupled device and inspection systems using EBCCD detectors Electricity 9 Active
US7728968B2 Excimer laser inspection system Physics 6 Active
US7126100B1 System and method for sensing using adjustable modulation transfer function (MTF) Electricity 5 Expired
US11187223B2 Home flood prevention appliance system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US9818887B2 Back-illuminated sensor with boron layer Electricity 5 Active
US9077862B2 TDI sensor modules with localized driving and signal processing circuitry for high speed inspection Electricity 4 Active
US10121914B2 Back-illuminated sensor with boron layer Electricity 4 Active
US9793673B2 Semiconductor inspection and metrology system using laser pulse multiplier Physics 4 Active
US7465913B2 System and method for sensing using adjustable modulation transfer function (MTF) with voltage variations relative to depletion depth at a pixel Electricity 4 Active
US7714300B1 High-speed high-efficiency solid-state electron detector Electricity 4 Active
US8748828B2 Interposer based imaging sensor for high-speed image acquisition and inspection systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10269842B2 Anti-reflection layer for back-illuminated sensor Electricity 3 Active

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