Inventor · Alameda, CA, US

Steven Thomas Coyle

25Patents
7h-index
29Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 29, 1999 → Oct 13, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6429443B1 Multiple beam electron beam lithography system Electricity 87 Expired
US7015467B2 Generating electrons with an activated photocathode Electricity 57 Expired
US7446474B2 Hetero-junction electron emitter with Group III nitride and activated alkali halide Electricity 43 Active
US6724002B2 Multiple electron beam lithography system with multiple beam modulated laser illumination Electricity 25 Expired
US6376984B1 Patterned heat conducting photocathode for electron beam source Electricity 11 Expired
US7301263B2 Multiple electron beam system with electron transmission gates Electricity 9 Expired
US6759800B1 Diamond supported photocathodes for electron sources Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US7161162B2 Electron beam pattern generator with photocathode comprising low work function cesium halide Electricity 7 Expired
US7372195B2 Electron beam source having an extraction electrode provided with a magnetic disk element Electricity 6 Expired
US8283642B2 Ion beam sample preparation apparatus and methods Electricity 5 Active
US7427765B2 Electron beam column for writing shaped electron beams Electricity 5 Expired
US6399934B1 Optical coupling to gated photocathodes Electricity 5 Expired
US8445874B2 Ion beam sample preparation apparatus and methods Electricity 4 Active
US8384050B2 Ion beam sample preparation thermal management apparatus and methods Electricity 4 Active
US7800075B2 Multi-function module for an electron beam column Electricity 3 Active
US8791438B2 Ion beam sample preparation apparatus and methods Electricity 1 Active
US8592763B2 Ion beam sample preparation apparatus and methods Electricity 1 Active
US10110854B2 Ion beam sample preparation apparatus and methods Electricity 1 Active
US10731246B2 Ion beam sample preparation and coating apparatus and methods Electricity 0 Active
US8729510B2 Ion beam sample preparation apparatus and methods Electricity 0 Active
US11004656B2 Methods and apparatus for determining, using, and indicating ion beam working properties Electricity 0 Active
US6847164B2 Current-stabilizing illumination of photocathode electron beam source Electricity 0 Expired
US9196455B2 Ion beam sample preparation apparatus and methods Electricity 0 Active
US8653489B2 Ion beam sample preparation apparatus and methods Electricity 0 Active
US8610090B2 Ion beam sample preparation thermal management apparatus and methods Electricity 0 Active

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