Inventor · Somers, NY, US

James A. Tornello

14Patents
6h-index
53Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 26, 1999 → Jan 29, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6812193B2 Slurry for mechanical polishing (CMP) of metals and use thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 40 Expired
US7202764B2 Noble metal contacts for micro-electromechanical switches Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US6503834B1 Process to increase reliability CuBEOL structures Electricity 28 Expired
US6800503B2 MEMS encapsulated structure and method of making same Electricity 19 Expired
US6361402B1 Method for planarizing photoresist Electricity 13 Expired
US8263497B2 High-yield method of exposing and contacting through-silicon vias Electricity 11 Active
US7581314B2 Method of forming noble metal contacts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7199450B2 Materials and method to seal vias in silicon substrates Electricity 1 Expired
US7955160B2 Glass mold polishing method and structure Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9646841B1 Group III arsenide material smoothing and chemical mechanical planarization processes Electricity 1 Active
US9890300B2 Germanium smoothing and chemical mechanical planarization processes Electricity 0 Active
US10262866B2 Indium phosphide smoothing and chemical mechanical planarization processes Electricity 0 Active
US9646842B1 Germanium smoothing and chemical mechanical planarization processes Electricity 0 Active
US9916985B2 Indium phosphide smoothing and chemical mechanical planarization processes Electricity 0 Active

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