Inventor · Campbell, CA, US

James Hunter

41Patents
10h-index
39Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 21, 1984 → Jul 25, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6813059B2 Reduced formation of asperities in contact micro-structures Physics 96 Expired
US6387723B1 Reduced surface charging in silicon-based devices Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired
US7177081B2 High contrast grating light valve type device Physics 37 Expired
US8957564B1 Microelectromechanical system megasonic transducer Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Active
US7390750B1 Method of patterning elements within a semiconductor topography Electricity 35 Expired
US4582015A Water ski rack Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US6660552B2 Reduced surface charging in silicon-based devices Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6829092B2 Blazed grating light valve Physics 18 Expired
US6767751B2 Integrated driver process flow Electricity 13 Expired
US6908201B2 Micro-support structures Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US7045381B1 Conductive etch stop for etching a sacrificial layer Electricity 10 Expired
US7288424B2 Integrated driver process flow Electricity 9 Expired
US6822797B1 Light modulator structure for producing high-contrast operation using zero-order light Physics 9 Expired
US6639722B2 Stress tuned blazed grating light valve Physics 8 Expired
US7332921B2 Probe card and method for constructing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7046420B1 MEM micro-structures and methods of making the same Physics 6 Expired
US6777258B1 Conductive etch stop for etching a sacrificial layer Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6835616B1 Method of forming a floating metal structure in an integrated circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US8767170B2 Flow through MEMS package Electricity 3 Active
US8570638B2 Method of fabricating an integrated device Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US7244631B1 MEMS surface modification for passive control of charge accumulation Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US7359106B1 Diffractive light modulator having continuously deformable surface Physics 3 Expired
US7123399B2 Micro-support structures Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US7202988B1 Diffractive light modulator Physics 2 Expired
US7042611B1 Pre-deflected bias ribbons Electricity 2 Expired

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