Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Peter Hartwell

50Patents
10h-index
41Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: May 15, 2001 → Jul 22, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6600201B2 Systems with high density packing of micromachines Performing Operations; Transporting 215 Expired
US6798392B2 Smart helmet Human Necessities 80 Expired
US6504385B2 Three-axis motion sensor Physics 61 Expired
US7115505B2 Methods for electrically isolating portions of wafers Electricity 41 Expired
US7342575B1 Electronic writing systems and methods Physics 33 Expired
US6509620B2 Flexure coupling block for motion sensor Electricity 26 Expired
US6930368B2 MEMS having a three-wafer structure Physics 20 Expired
US8272266B2 Gyroscopes using surface electrodes Physics 13 Active
US6621096B2 Device isolation process flow for ARS system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6436794B1 Process flow for ARS mover using selenidation wafer bonding before processing a media side of a rotor wafer Electricity 10 Expired
US6440820B1 Process flow for ARS mover using selenidation wafer bonding after processing a media side of a rotor wafer Physics 9 Expired
US6955976B2 Method for dicing wafer stacks to provide access to interior structures Electricity 8 Expired
US7391090B2 Systems and methods for electrically coupling wires and conductors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US8030754B2 Chip cooling channels formed in wafer bonding gap Electricity 6 Active
US6784592B2 Use of standoffs to protect atomic resolution storage mover for out-of-plane motion Electricity 5 Expired
US7503989B2 Methods and systems for aligning and coupling devices Electricity 5 Expired
US6784630B2 Use of standoffs to protect atomic resolution storage mover for out-of-plan motion Electricity 5 Expired
US6784593B2 Use of standoffs to protect atomic resolution storage mover for out-of-plane motion Electricity 5 Expired
US6750516B2 Systems and methods for electrically isolating portions of wafers Electricity 4 Expired
US10598621B2 Gas sensing device with chemical and thermal conductivity sensing Physics 4 Active
US7042105B2 Methods for dicing wafer stacks to provide access to interior structures Electricity 4 Expired
US6664193B2 Device isolation process flow for ARS system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US9571008B2 Out-of plane travel restriction structures Physics 3 Active
US8390444B2 Sensor-location system for locating a sensor in a tract covered by an earth-based sensor network Physics 3 Active
US10891461B2 Live fingerprint detection utilizing an integrated ultrasound and infrared sensor Physics 2 Active

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