Eric D. Hobbs
48Patents
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49Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 24, 2005 → Apr 12, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.