Inventor · Scottsdale, AZ, US

Michael Halpin

42Patents
18h-index
32Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 2, 1988 → Dec 5, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6053982A Wafer support system Electricity 649 Expired
US6093252A Process chamber with inner support Electricity 540 Expired
US9005539B2 Chamber sealing member Electricity 529 Active
US6692576B2 Wafer support system Electricity 517 Expired
US9202727B2 Susceptor heater shim Electricity 506 Active
US8933375B2 Susceptor heater and method of heating a substrate Electricity 499 Active
US9299595B2 Susceptor heater and method of heating a substrate Electricity 488 Active
USD698904S1 Vacuum flange ring General 460 Active
US6143079A Compact process chamber for improved process uniformity Chemistry; Metallurgy 397 Expired
US6293749A Substrate transfer system for semiconductor processing equipment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US6113702A Wafer support system Electricity 52 Expired
US6343183B1 Wafer support system Electricity 49 Expired
US6203622A Wafer support system Electricity 45 Expired
US6021152A Reflective surface for CVD reactor walls Physics 31 Expired
US7169234B2 Apparatus and methods for preventing rotational slippage between a vertical shaft and a support structure for a semiconductor wafer holder Electricity 25 Expired
US6608287B2 Process chamber with rectangular temperature compensation ring Electricity 21 Expired
US6319556A Reflective surface for CVD reactor walls Physics 20 Expired
US6491757B2 Wafer support system Electricity 19 Expired
US6454866B1 Wafer support system Electricity 18 Expired
US9340874B2 Chamber sealing member Electricity 17 Active
US6454863B1 Compact process chamber for improved process uniformity Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US6465761B2 Heat lamps for zone heating Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US7166165B2 Barrier coating for vitreous materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US6572924B1 Exhaust system for vapor deposition reactor and method of using the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US6869485B2 Compact process chamber for improved process uniformity Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired

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