Inventor · Austin, TX, US

Ian J. Brown

28Patents
8h-index
26Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 7, 1984 → Nov 1, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6820016B2 Leak detection apparatus and method Physics 51 Expired
US4587504A Magnet assembly for use in NMR apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US7795148B2 Method for removing damaged dielectric material Electricity 40 Active
US6586510B1 Removable emulsion pressure-sensitive adhesives Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5492950A Pressure-sensitive adhesives based on emulsion polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
USRE36782E Magnet assembly for use in NMR apparatus General 15 Expired
US6547887B1 Multilayer pressure-sensitive adhesive label constructions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7723237B2 Method for selective removal of damaged multi-stack bilayer films Electricity 9 Active
US8795952B2 Line pattern collapse mitigation through gap-fill material application Physics 6 Active
US4584549A Magnet system Electricity 6 Expired
US9735026B2 Controlling cleaning of a layer on a substrate using nozzles Electricity 5 Active
US7288483B1 Method and system for patterning a dielectric film Electricity 3 Expired
US9454081B2 Line pattern collapse mitigation through gap-fill material application Physics 3 Active
US10490402B2 UV-assisted stripping of hardened photoresist to create chemical templates for directed self-assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9513556B2 Method and system of process chemical temperature control using an injection nozzle Physics 1 Active
US8083862B2 Method and system for monitoring contamination on a substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9257292B2 Etch system and method for single substrate processing Electricity 1 Active
US10347503B2 Method and hardware for enhanced removal of post etch polymer and hardmask removal Electricity 0 Active
US11538684B2 UV-assisted stripping of hardened photoresist to create chemical templates for directed self-assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US9327322B2 Sonic energy to generate active species for surface preparation, cleaning, and etching Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US10828680B2 System and method for enhanced removal of metal hardmask using ultra violet treatment Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US10249509B2 Substrate cleaning method and system using atmospheric pressure atomic oxygen Electricity 0 Active
US9075318B2 Sequential stage mixing for a resist batch strip process Electricity 0 Active
US10490399B2 Systems and methodologies for vapor phase hydroxyl radical processing of substrates Electricity 0 Active
US9852920B2 Etch system and method for single substrate processing Electricity 0 Active

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