Inventor · Santa Clara, CA, US

Roger Patrick

32Patents
13h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 18, 1987 → Jul 26, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6174450A Methods and apparatus for controlling ion energy and plasma density in a plasma processing system Electricity 303 Expired
US5401350A Coil configurations for improved uniformity in inductively coupled plasma systems Electricity 268 Expired
US5556549A Power control and delivery in plasma processing equipment Electricity 154 Expired
US5474648A Uniform and repeatable plasma processing Electricity 148 Expired
US4879257A Planarization process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US8221582B2 Clamped monolithic showerhead electrode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Active
US5468296A Apparatus for igniting low pressure inductively coupled plasma Electricity 54 Expired
US5532516A Techniques for via formation and filling Electricity 54 Expired
US5407524A End-point detection in plasma etching by monitoring radio frequency matching network Electricity 47 Expired
US5471091A Techniques for via formation and filling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US5639519A Method for igniting low pressure inductively coupled plasma Electricity 23 Expired
US5869877A Methods and apparatus for detecting pattern dependent charging on a workpiece in a plasma processing system Electricity 21 Expired
US5578165A Coil configurations for improved uniformity in inductively coupled plasma systems Electricity 17 Expired
US5217566A Densifying and polishing glass layers Electricity 13 Expired
US8216418B2 Electrode assembly and plasma processing chamber utilizing thermally conductive gasket and o-rings Electricity 11 Active
US6309979A Methods for reducing plasma-induced charging damage Electricity 11 Expired
US7190119B2 Methods and apparatus for optimizing a substrate in a plasma processing system Electricity 10 Expired
US8414719B2 Clamped monolithic showerhead electrode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US6062163A Plasma initiating assembly Electricity 7 Expired
US8796153B2 Clamped monolithic showerhead electrode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8152954B2 Showerhead electrode assemblies and plasma processing chambers incorporating the same Electricity 6 Active
US8470127B2 Cam-locked showerhead electrode and assembly Electricity 6 Active
US8343305B2 Method and apparatus for diagnosing status of parts in real time in plasma processing equipment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8187413B2 Electrode assembly and plasma processing chamber utilizing thermally conductive gasket Electricity 5 Active
US5904571A Methods and apparatus for reducing charging during plasma processing Electricity 5 Expired

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