Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Norbert Bowering

35Patents
14h-index
32Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 3, 2002 → May 31, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6972421B2 Extreme ultraviolet light source Electricity 86 Expired
US7164144B2 EUV light source Physics 79 Expired
US6815700B2 Plasma focus light source with improved pulse power system Electricity 69 Expired
US7368741B2 Extreme ultraviolet light source Electricity 45 Expired
US7671349B2 Laser produced plasma EUV light source Electricity 40 Active
US7872245B2 Systems and methods for target material delivery in a laser produced plasma EUV light source Electricity 40 Active
US7217940B2 Collector for EUV light source Electricity 40 Expired
US7465946B2 Alternative fuels for EUV light source Physics 29 Active
US7598509B2 Laser produced plasma EUV light source Physics 27 Active
US7193228B2 EUV light source optical elements Physics 22 Expired
US7843632B2 EUV optics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US7589337B2 LPP EUV plasma source material target delivery system Electricity 15 Active
US7453077B2 EUV light source Electricity 15 Active
US7394083B2 Systems and methods for EUV light source metrology Physics 14 Expired
US7109503B1 Systems for protecting internal components of an EUV light source from plasma-generated debris Physics 12 Expired
US7365351B2 Systems for protecting internal components of a EUV light source from plasma-generated debris Physics 9 Active
US7732793B2 Systems and methods for reducing the influence of plasma-generated debris on the internal components of an EUV light source Physics 8 Active
US7525111B2 High repetition rate laser produced plasma EUV light source Electricity 8 Active
US7323703B2 EUV light source Physics 6 Active
US7309871B2 Collector for EUV light source Electricity 6 Active
US7288778B2 Collector for EUV light source Electricity 5 Active
US7960701B2 EUV light source components and methods for producing, using and refurbishing same Physics 5 Active
US8035092B2 Laser produced plasma EUV light source Electricity 5 Active
US9392678B2 Target material supply apparatus for an extreme ultraviolet light source Electricity 4 Active
US8598549B2 EUV optics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

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