Inventor · Livermore, CA, US

Eric D. Hobbs

48Patents
9h-index
49Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 24, 2005 → Apr 12, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7658831B2 Three dimensional microstructures and methods for making three dimensional microstructures Electricity 35 Active
US7285968B2 Apparatus and method for managing thermally induced motion of a probe card assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US9744533B2 Movement and selection of micro-objects in a microfluidic apparatus Physics 18 Active
US9908115B2 Lateral/vertical transistor structures and process of making and using same Electricity 18 Active
US9702904B2 Non-linear vertical leaf spring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US7851794B2 Rotating contact element and methods of fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US7471094B2 Method and apparatus for adjusting a multi-substrate probe structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US10350594B2 Lateral/vertical transistor structures and process of making and using same Electricity 12 Active
US8587331B2 Test systems and methods for testing electronic devices Physics 9 Active
US7622935B2 Probe card assembly with a mechanically decoupled wiring substrate Physics 9 Active
US10010882B2 Microfluidic devices having isolation pens and methods of testing biological micro-objects with same Physics 9 Active
US7368930B2 Adjustment mechanism Physics 8 Active
US7671614B2 Apparatus and method for adjusting an orientation of probes Physics 7 Expired
US7772863B2 Mechanical decoupling of a probe card assembly to improve thermal response Physics 7 Active
US7732975B1 Biased gap-closing actuator Electricity 7 Active
US10646871B2 Microfluidic devices having isolation pens and methods of testing biological micro-objects with same Physics 6 Active
US10675625B2 Light sequencing and patterns for dielectrophoretic transport Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US7471078B2 Stiffener assembly for use with testing devices Physics 6 Active
US7692433B2 Sawing tile corners on probe card substrates Physics 5 Active
US7808259B2 Component assembly and alignment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8872532B2 Wafer test cassette system Physics 5 Active
US7592821B2 Apparatus and method for managing thermally induced motion of a probe card assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US11376591B2 Light sequencing and patterns for dielectrophoretic transport Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US7688063B2 Apparatus and method for adjusting thermally induced movement of electro-mechanical assemblies Physics 5 Active
US7960989B2 Mechanical decoupling of a probe card assembly to improve thermal response Physics 4 Active

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