Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

David V. Adams

11Patents
9h-index
31Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 18, 1989 → Jul 27, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5194401A Thermally processing semiconductor wafers at non-ambient pressures Chemistry; Metallurgy 541 Expired
US4920918A Pressure-resistant thermal reactor system for semiconductor processing Chemistry; Metallurgy 376 Expired
US5108792A Double-dome reactor for semiconductor processing Chemistry; Metallurgy 149 Expired
US6468021B1 Integrated intra-bay transfer, storage, and delivery system Electricity 73 Expired
US5085887A Wafer reactor vessel window with pressure-thermal compensation Chemistry; Metallurgy 55 Expired
US5640007A Optical encoder comprising a plurality of encoder wheels Physics 43 Expired
US5479929A Drive system with a multiturn rotary stop Human Necessities 33 Expired
US6031439A Bi-directional hall-effect control device Human Necessities 17 Expired
US5719559A System and method for the verification of a digital control system Physics 11 Expired
US11877818B2 Integration of robotic arms with surgical probes Human Necessities 1 Active
US10163667B2 Linear wafer drive for handling wafers during semiconductor fabrication Electricity 0 Active

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