Inventor · Fishkill, NY, US

Kenneth McCullough

44Patents
13h-index
31Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 16, 1996 → Oct 2, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5908510A Residue removal by supercritical fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 110 Expired
US5976264A Removal of fluorine or chlorine residue by liquid CO.sub.2 Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Expired
US6558475B1 Process for cleaning a workpiece using supercritical carbon dioxide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US6346484B1 Method for selective extraction of sacrificial place-holding material used in fabrication of air gap-containing interconnect structures Electricity 38 Expired
US6561220B2 Apparatus and method for increasing throughput in fluid processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5780363A Etching composition and use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6033996A Process for removing etching residues, etching mask and silicon nitride and/or silicon dioxide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6425956B1 Process for removing chemical mechanical polishing residual slurry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US6200891A Removal of dielectric oxides Electricity 24 Expired
US6398875B1 Process of drying semiconductor wafers using liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6584989B2 Apparatus and method for wet cleaning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6622507B2 Electromechanical device and a process of preparing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6451375B1 Process for depositing a film on a nanometer structure Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US6656666B2 Topcoat process to prevent image collapse Electricity 13 Expired
US6066267A Etching of silicon nitride Electricity 13 Expired
US6150282A Selective removal of etching residues Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5965465A Etching of silicon nitride Electricity 12 Expired
US6834671B2 Check valve for micro electro mechanical structure devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US6254796A Selective etching of silicate Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US6875286B2 Solid CO2 cleaning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6454869B1 Process of cleaning semiconductor processing, handling and manufacturing equipment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6736906B2 Turbine part mount for supercritical fluid processor Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US7081208B2 Method to build a microfilter Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US6838015B2 Liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US6890855B2 Process of removing residue material from a precision surface Electricity 8 Expired

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