Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

James Van Gogh

15Patents
10h-index
32Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 16, 1994 → Aug 8, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6228236A Sputter magnetron having two rotation diameters Electricity 59 Expired
US5658442A Target and dark space shield for a physical vapor deposition system Electricity 56 Expired
US5922133A Multiple edge deposition exclusion rings Electricity 47 Expired
US6059945A Sputter target for eliminating redeposition on the target sidewall Electricity 33 Expired
US5650052A Variable cell size collimator Electricity 26 Expired
US6228235A Magnetron for low pressure, full face erosion Electricity 25 Expired
US6579426B1 Use of variable impedance to control coil sputter distribution Electricity 23 Expired
US5914018A Sputter target for eliminating redeposition on the target sidewall Electricity 15 Expired
US6627056B2 Method and apparatus for ionized plasma deposition Electricity 13 Expired
US6023038A Resistive heating of powered coil to reduce transient heating/start up effects multiple loadlock system Electricity 13 Expired
US7407565B2 Method and apparatus for ionized plasma deposition Electricity 10 Expired
US7097744B2 Method and apparatus for controlling darkspace gap in a chamber Electricity 9 Expired
US6193811A Method for improved chamber bake-out and cool-down Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5516403A Reversing orientation of sputtering screen to avoid contamination Electricity 4 Expired
US10559483B2 Platform architecture to improve system productivity Electricity 1 Active

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