Inventor · Pleasanton, CA, US

Robert C. Cook

19Patents
14h-index
7Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 13, 1978 → Sep 9, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6321680A Vertical plasma enhanced process apparatus and method Electricity 467 Expired
US5551985A Method and apparatus for cold wall chemical vapor deposition Chemistry; Metallurgy 80 Expired
US5668533A High security balanced-type, magnetically-actuated proximity switch system Electricity 51 Expired
US6352594B2 Method and apparatus for improved chemical vapor deposition processes using tunable temperature controlled gas injectors Electricity 44 Expired
US4149302A Monolithic semiconductor integrated circuit ferroelectric memory device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US6352593B1 Mini-batch process chamber Electricity 43 Expired
US4682801A Electromagnet access control circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US4149301A Monolithic semiconductor integrated circuit-ferroelectric memory drive Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US4871204A Touch bar release locking system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4516114A Magnetic locking status detection system Physics 18 Expired
USRE36957E Method and apparatus for cold wall chemical vapor deposition General 17 Expired
US6287635A High rate silicon deposition method at low pressures Electricity 17 Expired
US4262591A Office label printer and dispenser Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US6167837A Apparatus and method for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) in a single wafer reactor Electricity 14 Expired
US6506691B2 High rate silicon nitride deposition method at low pressures Electricity 11 Expired
US7748542B2 Batch deposition tool and compressed boat Electricity 8 Active
US6780464B2 Thermal gradient enhanced CVD deposition at low pressure Electricity 4 Expired
US6235652A High rate silicon dioxide deposition at low pressures Electricity 2 Expired
US7381926B2 Removable heater Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Expired

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