Inventor · Bethlehem, PA, US

Irl E. Ward

43Patents
21h-index
16Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 17, 1982 → Sep 23, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5571447A Stripping and cleaning composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 84 Expired
US4770713A Stripping compositions containing an alkylamide and an alkanolamine and use thereof Physics 72 Expired
US5419779A Stripping with aqueous composition containing hydroxylamine and an alkanolamine Chemistry; Metallurgy 72 Expired
US5417877A Organic stripping composition Physics 67 Expired
US5698503A Stripping and cleaning composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 64 Expired
US5563119A Stripping compositions containing alkanolamine compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 52 Expired
US5709756A Basic stripping and cleaning composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US5496491A Organic stripping composition Physics 46 Expired
US4428871A Stripping compositions and methods of stripping resists Physics 45 Expired
US5556482A Method of stripping photoresist with composition containing inhibitor Chemistry; Metallurgy 41 Expired
US4992108A Photoresist stripping compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 41 Expired
US4403029A Stripping compositions and methods of stripping resists Physics 38 Expired
US5554312A Photoresist stripping composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 33 Expired
US4401747A Stripping compositions and methods of stripping resists Physics 32 Expired
US4680133A Stripping composition containing an amide and a carbonate and use thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Expired
US4395479A Stripping compositions and methods of stripping resists Physics 30 Expired
US5139607A Alkaline stripping compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US5597420A Stripping composition having monoethanolamine Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US5997658A Aqueous stripping and cleaning compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US5988186A Aqueous stripping and cleaning compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US4401748A Stripping compositions and methods of stripping resists Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US5753601A Organic stripping composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US6828289B2 Low surface tension, low viscosity, aqueous, acidic compositions containing fluoride and organic, polar solvents for removal of photoresist and organic and inorganic etch residues at room temperature Electricity 19 Expired
US7381690B1 Stable aqueous slurry suspensions Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US5928430A Aqueous stripping and cleaning compositions containing hydroxylamine and use thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired

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