Inventor · Gilbert, AZ, US

Ravinder Aggarwal

45Patents
17h-index
48Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 22, 1989 → Jul 30, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4987856A High throughput multi station processor for multiple single wafers Electricity 633 Expired
USD600223S1 Susceptor ring General 466 Expired
US8100583B2 Thermocouple Physics 456 Active
US8616765B2 Thermocouple Physics 452 Active
US9267850B2 Thermocouple assembly with guarded thermocouple junction Physics 448 Active
US9297705B2 Smart temperature measuring device Physics 448 Active
US6696367B1 System for the improved handling of wafers within a process tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 408 Expired
US7725012B2 Movable radiant heat sources Electricity 371 Active
US8382370B2 Thermocouple assembly with guarded thermocouple junction Physics 328 Active
US6776849B2 Wafer holder with peripheral lift ring Electricity 300 Expired
US6042324A Multi-stage single-drive FOUP door system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US6899145B2 Front opening unified pod Electricity 44 Expired
US5091217A Method for processing wafers in a multi station common chamber reactor Electricity 31 Expired
US7648579B2 Substrate support system for reduced autodoping and backside deposition Electricity 30 Expired
US6242718A Wafer holder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6609869B2 Transfer chamber with integral loadlock and staging station Electricity 23 Expired
US6158951A Wafer carrier and method for handling of wafers with minimal contact Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US8486191B2 Substrate reactor with adjustable injectors for mixing gases within reaction chamber Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Active
US6592318B2 Docking cart with integrated load port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6465761B2 Heat lamps for zone heating Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US6318957A Method for handling of wafers with minimal contact Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US8088225B2 Substrate support system for reduced autodoping and backside deposition Electricity 13 Active
US7449071B2 Wafer holder with peripheral lift ring Electricity 13 Expired
US8394229B2 Susceptor ring Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Active
US8047706B2 Calibration of temperature control system for semiconductor processing chamber Physics 12 Active

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