Robert O. Miller
49Patents
17h-index
24Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 10, 1976 → Oct 29, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4962414A | Method for forming a contact VIA | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 89 | Expired |
| US4649629A | Method of late programming a read only memory | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 61 | Expired |
| US5472912A | Method of making an integrated circuit structure by using a non-conductive plug | Electricity | 44 | Expired |
| US4967146A | Semiconductor chip production and testing processes | Electricity | 40 | Expired |
| US5371041A | Method for forming a contact/VIA | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US4886764A | Process for making refractory metal silicide cap for protecting multi-layer polycide structure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US5278098A | Method for self-aligned polysilicon contact formation | Electricity | 32 | Expired |
| US5714804A | Semiconductor contact structure in integrated semiconductor devices | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US4722913A | Doped semiconductor vias to contacts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US4927781A | Method of making a silicon integrated circuit waveguide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US7425153B1 | Electronic connector | Electricity | 21 | Active |
| US5348901A | Interconnect and resistor for integrated circuits | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US5828130A | Method of forming a landing pad structure in an integrated circuit | Electricity | 19 | Expired |
| US5244827A | Method for planarized isolation for CMOS devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US6859304B2 | Photonic crystals and devices having tunability and switchability | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US7562422B2 | Locking fastener for a strap | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Active |
| USD491526S1 | Pivoting electrical connector | General | 17 | Expired |
| US7447404B2 | Photonic integrated circuit | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US6393175B1 | Integrated fiber array optical switch and method of operation | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US8920092B2 | Rotatable end pin for instrument strap | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| USD496909S1 | Right angle connector handle | General | 15 | Expired |
| US7476119B2 | Plug connector | Electricity | 14 | Active |
| US5523624A | Integrated circuit device structure with dielectric and metal stacked plug in contact hole | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| USD510071S1 | Signal plug handle | General | 11 | Expired |
| US5057022A | Method of making a silicon integrated circuit waveguide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.