Inventor · San Ramon, CA, US

Michael Vogtmann

17Patents
6h-index
17Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 9, 1999 → Nov 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6672943B2 Eccentric abrasive wheel for wafer processing Electricity 48 Expired
US6131589A Accurate positioning of a wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6645046B1 Conditioning mechanism in a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus for semiconductor wafers Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US6102057A Lifting and rinsing a wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6267642A Sensing the presence of a wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6405740B1 Accurate positioning of a wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6505635B1 Lifting and rinsing a wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6283827A Non-contacting support for a wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6632012B2 Mixing manifold for multiple inlet chemistry fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US8133093B2 Grinding apparatus having an extendable wheel mount Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US8968052B2 Systems and methods of wafer grinding Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US8520222B2 System and method for in situ monitoring of top wafer thickness in a stack of wafers Physics 4 Active
US8915771B2 Method and apparatus for cleaning grinding work chuck using a vacuum Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US6796881B1 Sensing the presence of a wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US7345466B2 Method and apparatus for cleaning a probe card Physics 2 Expired
US9393669B2 Systems and methods of processing substrates Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US12183597B2 Fluid delivery system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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