Humphrey J. Maris
34Patents
19h-index
8Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: May 17, 1985 → May 28, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5748318A | Optical stress generator and detector | Physics | 235 | Expired |
| US4710030A | Optical generator and detector of stress pulses | Physics | 172 | Expired |
| US5959735A | Optical stress generator and detector | Physics | 119 | Expired |
| US5706094A | Ultrafast optical technique for the characterization of altered materials | Physics | 77 | Expired |
| US5844684A | Optical method for determining the mechanical properties of a material | Physics | 77 | Expired |
| US6008906A | Optical method for the characterization of the electrical properties of semiconductors and insulating films | Physics | 69 | Expired |
| US5748317A | Apparatus and method for characterizing thin film and interfaces using an optical heat generator and detector | Physics | 66 | Expired |
| US6211961A | Optical method for the characterization of the electrical properties of semiconductors and insulating films | Physics | 61 | Expired |
| US6175416A | Optical stress generator and detector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Expired |
| US6321601A | Optical method for the characterization of laterally-patterned samples in integrated circuits | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US6025918A | Apparatus and method for measurement of the mechanical properties and electromigration of thin films | Physics | 45 | Expired |
| US6191855A | Apparatus and method for the determination of grain size in thin films | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US6208421A | Optical stress generator and detector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US7624640B2 | Opto-acoustic methods and apparatus for performing high resolution acoustic imaging and other sample probing and modification operations | Physics | 38 | Active |
| US6208418A | Apparatus and method for measurement of the mechanical properties and electromigration of thin films | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US6400449B2 | Optical stress generator and detector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US5864393A | Optical method for the determination of stress in thin films | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US6038026A | Apparatus and method for the determination of grain size in thin films | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US6271921A | Optical stress generator and detector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US6317216A | Optical method for the determination of grain orientation in films | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US8302480B2 | Enhanced ultra-high resolution acoustic microscope | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US6381019B1 | Ultrasonic generator and detector using an optical mask having a grating for launching a plurality of spatially distributed, time varying strain pulses in a sample | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US7339676B2 | Optical method and system for the characterization of laterally-patterned samples in integrated circuits | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US6563591B2 | Optical method for the determination of grain orientation in films | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US6087242A | Method to improve commercial bonded SOI material | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.