Inventor · Austin, TX, US

Joseph A. Kraus

14Patents
7h-index
26Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 31, 1999 → Dec 1, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6558509B2 Dual wafer load lock Electricity 51 Expired
US6145673A Wafer transfer cassette Electricity 39 Expired
US8272825B2 Load lock fast pump vent Electricity 22 Active
US6841200B2 Dual wafer load lock Electricity 22 Expired
US8562746B2 Sectional wafer carrier Electricity 17 Active
US8662812B2 Load lock fast pump vent Electricity 11 Active
US6553280B2 Valve/sensor assemblies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6776567B2 Valve/sensor assemblies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US8676375B2 Automated cassette-to-cassette substrate handling system Electricity 3 Active
US10854478B2 Load lock fast pump vent Electricity 1 Active
US9478446B2 Load lock chamber Electricity 1 Active
US11610787B2 Load lock fast pump vent Electricity 0 Active
US10541157B2 Load lock fast pump vent Electricity 0 Active
US8082741B2 Integral facet cryopump, water vapor pump, or high vacuum pump Electricity 0 Active

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