Inventor · Livermore, CA, US

Steven V. Sansoni

34Patents
12h-index
70Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 14, 1997 → Jan 13, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8390980B2 Electrostatic chuck assembly Electricity 169 Active
US6469283B1 Method and apparatus for reducing thermal gradients within a substrate support Electricity 69 Expired
USD893441S1 Base plate for a processing chamber substrate support General 64 Active
US7589950B2 Detachable electrostatic chuck having sealing assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Active
USD891382S1 Process shield for a substrate processing chamber General 48 Active
USD933725S1 Deposition ring for a substrate processing chamber General 42 Active
USD425919S Electrostatic chuck with improved spacing mask and workpiece detection device General 41 Expired
USD420022S Electrostatic chuck with improved spacing and charge migration reduction mask General 25 Expired
US5886865A Method and apparatus for predicting failure of an eletrostatic chuck Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
USD942516S1 Process shield for a substrate processing chamber General 16 Active
US8559159B2 Electrostatic chuck and methods of use thereof Electricity 16 Active
USD407073S Electrostatic chuck with improved spacing and charge migration reduction mask General 15 Expired
USD947914S1 Base plate for a processing chamber substrate support General 11 Active
USD420023S Electrostatic chuck with improved spacing mask and workpiece detection device General 11 Expired
USD406852S Electrostatic chuck with improved spacing mask and workpiece detection device General 10 Expired
US9425076B2 Substrate transfer robot end effector Electricity 9 Active
US8971009B2 Electrostatic chuck with temperature control Electricity 9 Active
USD960216S1 Base plate for a processing chamber substrate support General 8 Active
US9147592B2 Linked vacuum processing tools and methods of using the same Electricity 7 Active
US9508584B2 In-situ removable electrostatic chuck Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9779971B2 Methods and apparatus for rapidly cooling a substrate Electricity 3 Active
US9608549B2 Electrostatic chuck Electricity 3 Active
US9773692B2 In-situ removable electrostatic chuck Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10704147B2 Process kit design for in-chamber heater and wafer rotating mechanism Electricity 1 Active
US11887878B2 Detachable biasable electrostatic chuck for high temperature applications Electricity 1 Active

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