Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Mitsuo Tabata

19Patents
10h-index
27Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 24, 1980 → Jul 28, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4811062A Method for aligning first and second objects relative to each other and apparatus for practicing this method Physics 55 Expired
US4545068A Image processing system Physics 55 Expired
US6084716A Optical substrate inspection apparatus Physics 48 Expired
US5960106A Sample inspection apparatus and sample inspection method Physics 40 Expired
US5744381A Method of inspecting a pattern formed on a sample for a defect, and an apparatus thereof Electricity 29 Expired
US5404410A Method and system for generating a bit pattern Physics 22 Expired
US5995219A Pattern defect inspection apparatus Physics 22 Expired
US4326202A Image memory device Electricity 11 Expired
US4698513A Position detector by vibrating a light beam for averaging the reflected light Physics 11 Expired
US4590382A Method of aligning two members utilizing marks provided thereon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4572956A Electron beam pattern transfer system having an autofocusing mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4642468A Position detecting method for detecting the relative positions of the first and second members Electricity 8 Expired
US5828457A Sample inspection apparatus and sample inspection method Physics 8 Expired
US7068364B2 Pattern inspection apparatus Physics 7 Expired
US5602645A Pattern evaluation apparatus and a method of pattern evaluation Physics 6 Expired
US6909501B2 Pattern inspection apparatus and pattern inspection method Physics 5 Expired
US5812259A Method and apparatus for inspecting slight defects in a photomask pattern Physics 5 Expired
US4808002A Method and device for aligning first and second objects relative to each other Physics 4 Expired
US6100970A Apparatus for inspecting slight defects on a photomask pattern Physics 3 Expired

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