Inventor · Foster City, CA, US

Dorian Heimanson

15Patents
10h-index
14Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 29, 1992 → Aug 19, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5775416A Temperature controlled chuck for vacuum processing Electricity 47 Expired
US5876573A High magnetic flux cathode apparatus and method for high productivity physical-vapor deposition Electricity 31 Expired
US6039848A Ultra-high vacuum apparatus and method for high productivity physical vapor deposition. Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Expired
US6221217A Physical vapor deposition system having reduced thickness backing plate Electricity 31 Expired
US5746897A High magnetic flux permanent magnet array apparatus and method for high productivity physical vapor deposition Electricity 30 Expired
US5630916A Magnetic orienting device for thin film deposition and method of use Electricity 27 Expired
US5248402A Apple-shaped magnetron for sputtering system Electricity 26 Expired
US6774339B1 Hermetic sealing of target/backing plate assemblies using electron beam melted indium or tin Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US6592728B1 Dual collimated deposition apparatus and method of use Electricity 12 Expired
US6042707A Multiple-coil electromagnet for magnetically orienting thin films Electricity 11 Expired
US5950723A Method of regulating substrate temperature in a low pressure environment Electricity 10 Expired
US6572744B1 Dual collimated deposition apparatus and method of use Electricity 8 Expired
US6235164A Low-pressure processing system for magnetic orientation of thin magnetic film Electricity 6 Expired
US5902466A Sputtering apparatus with magnetic orienting device for thin film deposition Electricity 5 Expired
US6126790A Method of magnetically orienting thin magnetic films with a multiple-coil electromagnet Electricity 2 Expired

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