Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

James Nystrom

8Patents
6h-index
16Co-inventors
56Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 27, 1995 → Apr 5, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5899801A Method and apparatus for removing a substrate from a polishing pad in a chemical mechanical polishing system Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired
US5938507A Linear conditioner apparatus for a chemical mechanical polishing system Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US6135868A Groove cleaning device for chemical-mechanical polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US6152806A Concentric platens Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US5989103A Magnetic carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US6371836B1 Groove cleaning device for chemical-mechanical polishing Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US7108588B1 System, method, and apparatus for wetting slurry delivery tubes in a chemical mechanical polishing process to prevent clogging thereof Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US8500916B2 Method for aligning wafers within wafer processing equipment Electricity 0 Active

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