Inventor · Cupertino, CA, US

Gary C. Ettinger

21Patents
9h-index
42Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 29, 1991 → Mar 5, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9295524B2 Redundant axis and degree of freedom for hardware-constrained remote center robotic manipulator Human Necessities 65 Active
US6079693A Isolation valves Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 45 Expired
US6361422B1 Method and apparatus for transferring semiconductor substrates using an input module Electricity 27 Expired
US5242202A Plug-in wheel grabber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5895548A High power microwave plasma applicator Electricity 13 Expired
US5280433A Shape adaptive process apparatus Physics 11 Expired
US7993485B2 Methods and apparatus for processing a substrate Electricity 11 Active
US6517048B2 Isolation valves Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6308932A Isolation valves Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US11490977B2 Redundant axis and degree of freedom for hardware-constrained remote center robotic manipulator Human Necessities 9 Active
US6422921B1 Heat activated detachable polishing pad Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US7377002B2 Scrubber box Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US8142260B2 Methods and apparatus for removal of films and flakes from the edge of both sides of a substrate using backing pads Electricity 6 Active
US9339344B2 Surgical instrument manipulator aspects Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US10143525B2 Redundant axis and degree of freedom for hardware-constrained remote center robotic manipulator Human Necessities 4 Active
US8635784B2 Methods and apparatus for drying a substrate Electricity 4 Active
US10390894B2 Surgical instrument manipulator aspects Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10973598B2 Redundant axis and degree of freedom for hardware-constrained remote center robotic manipulator Human Necessities 2 Active
US7774887B2 Scrubber box and methods for using the same Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US12336781B2 Devices, systems, and methods for maintaining a sterile surgical field Human Necessities 0 Active
US11737834B2 Surgical instrument manipulator aspects Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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