Inventor · Colorado Springs, CO, US

Mark V. Smith

37Patents
10h-index
26Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 19, 1992 → Feb 14, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6187182A Filter cartridge assembly for a gas purging system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5911887A Method of etching a bond pad Electricity 18 Expired
US7347329B2 Substrate carrier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6513654B2 SMIF container including an electrostatic dissipative reticle support structure Electricity 14 Expired
US7182203B2 Wafer container and door with vibration dampening latching mechanism Fixed Constructions 14 Expired
US7900776B2 Wafer container with door actuated wafer restraint Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US9054144B2 Porous barrier for evenly distributed purge gas in a microenvironment Electricity 13 Active
US8783463B2 Wafer container with tubular environmental control components Electricity 13 Active
US7201276B2 Front opening substrate container with bottom plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US7422107B2 Kinematic coupling with textured contact surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
USD673853S1 Substrate shipper component General 9 Active
US7100772B2 Wafer container with door actuated wafer restraint Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US7677393B2 Wafer container and door with vibration dampening latching mechanism Fixed Constructions 9 Active
US7523830B2 Wafer container with secondary wafer restraint system Electricity 9 Active
US5203562A Dice construction Human Necessities 8 Expired
US7857683B2 CMP retaining ring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7316325B2 Substrate container Electricity 7 Expired
US7325693B2 Wafer container and door with cam latching mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7866480B2 Front opening substrate container with bottom plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
USD664851S1 Substrate shipper component General 5 Active
US6344281B1 Aluminum metallization method and product Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US9997388B2 Substrate container with purge ports Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US10347517B2 Towers for substrate carriers Electricity 4 Active
US7344030B2 Wafer carrier with apertured door for cleaning Electricity 3 Expired
US7073667B2 Photochromic substrate container Electricity 3 Expired

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