Inventor · Tempe, AZ, US

Thomas E. Zirkle

13Patents
7h-index
22Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 27, 1991 → Sep 23, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7057564B2 Multilayer cavity slot antenna Electricity 68 Expired
US5112772A Method of fabricating a trench structure Electricity 27 Expired
US5760476A Interconnect run between a first point and a second point in a semiconductor device for reducing electromigration failure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5461260A Semiconductor device interconnect layout structure for reducing premature electromigration failure due to high localized current density Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5147812A Fabrication method for a sub-micron geometry semiconductor device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5273850A Chromeless phase-shift mask and method for making Physics 14 Expired
US5731612A Insulated gate field effect transistor structure having a unilateral source extension Electricity 8 Expired
US5892379A Transistor protection circuit and method Electricity 3 Expired
US10454013B2 Thermoelectric device Electricity 0 Active
US12089497B2 Induction heating system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11825745B2 Thermoelectric element and method of making the same Electricity 0 Active
US11825746B2 Thermoelectric device Electricity 0 Active
US11903314B2 Thermoelectric element comprising a contact structure and method of making the contact structure Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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