Inventor · Burbank, CA, US

Richard T. Chen

44Patents
16h-index
37Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 3, 2005 → Apr 18, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7265565B2 Cantilever microprobes for contacting electronic components and methods for making such probes Physics 43 Expired
US7412767B2 Microprobe tips and methods for making Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7511523B2 Cantilever microprobes for contacting electronic components and methods for making such probes Physics 28 Active
US7273812B2 Microprobe tips and methods for making Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US7557595B2 Cantilever microprobes for contacting electronic components and methods for making such probes Physics 24 Active
US10096537B1 Thermal management systems, methods for making, and methods for using Electricity 23 Active
US7501328B2 Methods for electrochemically fabricating structures using adhered masks, incorporating dielectric sheets, and/or seed layers that are partially removed via planarization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US7363705B2 Method of making a contact Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7504840B2 Electrochemically fabricated microprobes Physics 17 Expired
US8475483B2 Selective tissue removal tool for use in medical applications and methods for making and using Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8729916B2 Methods of creating probe structures from a plurality of planar layers Physics 17 Active
US8795278B2 Selective tissue removal tool for use in medical applications and methods for making and using Human Necessities 17 Active
US8717054B2 Methods of creating probe structures from a plurality of planar layers Physics 16 Active
US10416192B2 Cantilever microprobes for contacting electronic components Physics 16 Active
US8717055B2 Probe devices formed from multiple planar layers of structural material with tip regions formed from one or more intermediate planar layers Physics 16 Active
US8968346B2 Miniature shredding tool for use in medical applications and methods for making Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8723543B2 Methods of creating probe structures from a plurality of planar layers Physics 15 Active
US9953899B2 Micro heat transfer arrays, micro cold plates, and thermal management systems for cooling semiconductor devices, and methods for using and making such arrays, plates, and systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Active
US10788512B2 Cantilever microprobes for contacting electronic components Physics 13 Active
US10877067B2 Pin-type probes for contacting electronic circuits and methods for making such probes Physics 13 Active
US7567089B2 Two-part microprobes for contacting electronic components and methods for making such probes Physics 11 Active
US8241228B1 Micro-scale and meso-scale hydraulic and pneumatic tools, methods for using, and methods for making Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US7679388B2 Cantilever microprobes for contacting electronic components and methods for making such probes Physics 11 Active
US7878385B2 Probe arrays and method for making Electricity 11 Active
US8414607B1 Miniature shredding tool for use in medical applications and methods for making Human Necessities 10 Active

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