Inventor · Santa Cruz, CA, US

Robin L. Tiner

61Patents
13h-index
46Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: May 20, 1998 → Oct 19, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8083853B2 Plasma uniformity control by gas diffuser hole design Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 722 Expired
US8721791B2 Showerhead support structure for improved gas flow Electricity 485 Active
USD784276S1 Susceptor assembly General 310 Active
US8074599B2 Plasma uniformity control by gas diffuser curvature Electricity 245 Active
US8992723B2 RF bus and RF return bus for plasma chamber electrode Electricity 159 Active
US6213704A Method and apparatus for substrate transfer and processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Expired
US6517303B1 Substrate transfer shuttle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US9382621B2 Ground return for plasma processes Electricity 22 Active
USD701329S1 Substrate support General 20 Active
US8075690B2 Diffuser gravity support Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Active
USD664249S1 Flow blocker plate General 19 Active
US7429410B2 Diffuser gravity support Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Active
US6746198B2 Substrate transfer shuttle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US7534301B2 RF grounding of cathode in process chamber Electricity 10 Expired
USD680946S1 Gas flow diffuser faceplate General 10 Active
USD675172S1 Substrate support General 8 Active
USD640715S1 Lift pin assembly General 7 Expired
USD635597S1 Lift pin General 6 Expired
USD650818S1 Inner lift pin General 6 Expired
USD713200S1 Susceptor with heater General 5 Active
US9068262B2 Tightly fitted ceramic insulator on large area electrode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9200368B2 Plasma uniformity control by gas diffuser hole design Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
USD608743S1 Shadow frame General 3 Expired
US8281739B2 RF shutter Electricity 3 Active
US8733279B2 PECVD process chamber backing plate reinforcement Electricity 3 Active

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