Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

John Daugherty

74Patents
16h-index
101Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 29, 1997 → Jun 6, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6537429B2 Diamond coatings on reactor wall and method of manufacturing thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US6344105B1 Techniques for improving etch rate uniformity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US8292698B1 On-line chamber cleaning using dry ice blasting Electricity 49 Active
US6830622B2 Cerium oxide containing ceramic components and coatings in semiconductor processing equipment and methods of manufacture thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US7300537B2 Productivity enhancing thermal sprayed yttria-containing coating for plasma reactor Electricity 46 Expired
US7138067B2 Methods and apparatus for tuning a set of plasma processing steps Electricity 36 Expired
US6613442B2 Boron nitride/yttria composite components of semiconductor processing equipment and method of manufacturing thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 32 Expired
US7311797B2 Productivity enhancing thermal sprayed yttria-containing coating for plasma reactor Electricity 31 Expired
US6620520B2 Zirconia toughened ceramic components and coatings in semiconductor processing equipment and method of manufacture thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6533910B2 Carbonitride coated component of semiconductor processing equipment and method of manufacturing thereof Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US6016766A Microwave plasma processor Electricity 27 Expired
US7255898B2 Zirconia toughened ceramic components and coatings in semiconductor processing equipment and method of manufacture thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US9972478B2 Method and process of implementing machine learning in complex multivariate wafer processing equipment Electricity 18 Active
US6776851B1 In-situ cleaning of a polymer coated plasma processing chamber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US7250114B2 Methods of finishing quartz glass surfaces and components made by the methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US9873940B2 Coating system and method for coating interior fluid wetted surfaces of a component of a semiconductor substrate processing apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US6773751B2 Boron nitride/yttria composite components of semiconductor processing equipment and method of manufacturing thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US7234222B1 Methods and apparatus for optimizing the delivery of a set of gases in a plasma processing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7685965B1 Apparatus for shielding process chamber port Electricity 9 Expired
US9502275B1 Service tunnel for use on capital equipment in semiconductor manufacturing and research fabs Electricity 8 Active
US7402258B2 Methods of removing metal contaminants from a component for a plasma processing apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9314854B2 Ductile mode drilling methods for brittle components of plasma processing apparatuses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US6821378B1 Pump baffle and screen to improve etch uniformity Electricity 7 Expired
US10615009B2 System implementing machine learning in complex multivariate wafer processing equipment Electricity 7 Active
US9123651B2 Dense oxide coated component of a plasma processing chamber and method of manufacture thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active

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