Inventor · Beaverton, OR, US

William C. Allison

36Patents
11h-index
26Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 6, 1990 → Apr 5, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9156124B2 Soft polishing pad for polishing a semiconductor substrate Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Active
US9017140B2 CMP pad with local area transparency Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Active
US9296085B2 Polishing pad with homogeneous body having discrete protrusions thereon Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Active
US8702479B2 Polishing pad with multi-modal distribution of pore diameters Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Active
US9067297B2 Polishing pad with foundation layer and polishing surface layer Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Active
US9211628B2 Polishing pad with concentric or approximately concentric polygon groove pattern Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Active
US9067298B2 Polishing pad with grooved foundation layer and polishing surface layer Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Active
US8968058B2 Polishing pad with alignment feature Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Active
US5880196A Inkjet printing media Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US7291063B2 Polyurethane urea polishing pad Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US6905402B2 Polishing pad for planarization Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US6340725B1 Inkjet printing media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5948396A Hair fixative amphoteric polymer composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US9649742B2 Polishing pad having polishing surface with continuous protrusions Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US8920219B2 Polishing pad with alignment aperture Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US5075042A Surfactant blend containing an alkyl poly(ethyleneoxy)sulfonate to reduce dermal irritation Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US7097549B2 Polishing pad Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US6074761A Inkjet printing media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US8439994B2 Method of fabricating a polishing pad with an end-point detection region for eddy current end-point detection Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US6228822A Synthetic detergent base material and synthetic detergent bar produced therefrom Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US10160092B2 Polishing pad having polishing surface with continuous protrusions having tapered sidewalls Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US8628384B2 Polishing pad for eddy current end-point detection Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9597769B2 Polishing pad with polishing surface layer having an aperture or opening above a transparent foundation layer Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9238294B2 Polishing pad having porogens with liquid filler Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9868185B2 Polishing pad with foundation layer and window attached thereto Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active

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