Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Jeffrey Tobin

31Patents
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52Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 24, 1991 → Mar 15, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6200412A Chemical vapor deposition system including dedicated cleaning gas injection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 149 Expired
US5619103A Inductively coupled plasma generating devices Electricity 47 Expired
US6613199B1 Apparatus and method for physical vapor deposition using an open top hollow cathode magnetron Electricity 28 Expired
US6589398B1 Pasting method for eliminating flaking during nitride sputtering Electricity 11 Expired
US9558982B2 Minimal contact edge ring for rapid thermal processing Electricity 10 Active
US5217749A Method of making polymer thin films for optical uses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6225744A Plasma process apparatus for integrated circuit fabrication having dome-shaped induction coil Electricity 8 Expired
US6471831B2 Apparatus and method for improving film uniformity in a physical vapor deposition system Electricity 8 Expired
US10626500B2 Showerhead design Electricity 7 Active
US5304255A Photovoltaic cell with photoluminescent plasma polymerized film Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US9683308B2 Method and apparatus for precleaning a substrate surface prior to epitaxial growth Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Active
US6468404B2 Apparatus and method for reducing redeposition in a physical vapor deposition system Electricity 6 Expired
US10049881B2 Method and apparatus for selective nitridation process Electricity 3 Active
US10221483B2 Showerhead design Electricity 3 Active
US9659809B2 Support cylinder for thermal processing chamber Electricity 3 Active
US10529541B2 Inductive plasma source with metallic shower head using B-field concentrator Electricity 2 Active
US9403251B2 Minimal contact edge ring for rapid thermal processing Electricity 2 Active
US10128144B2 Support cylinder for thermal processing chamber Electricity 2 Active
US9929029B2 Substrate carrier system Electricity 2 Active
US9905454B2 Substrate transfer mechanisms Electricity 2 Active
US9048190B2 Methods and apparatus for processing substrates using an ion shield Electricity 2 Active
US10519547B2 Susceptor design to eliminate deposition valleys in the wafer Electricity 1 Active
US9385004B2 Support cylinder for thermal processing chamber Electricity 1 Active
US11581408B2 Method and apparatus for selective nitridation process Electricity 0 Active
US10837122B2 Method and apparatus for precleaning a substrate surface prior to epitaxial growth Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

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