Inventor · Hayward, CA, US

William J. DeVore

18Patents
7h-index
17Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 26, 1982 → Aug 19, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5876902A Raster shaped beam writing strategy system and method for pattern generation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US6274290A Raster scan gaussian beam writing strategy and method for pattern generation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6392333B1 Electron gun having magnetic collimator Electricity 22 Expired
US4469948A Composite concentric-gap magnetic lens Electricity 14 Expired
US5729022A Composite concentric-gap magnetic lens and deflector with conical pole pieces Electricity 11 Expired
US5376505A Device fabrication entailing submicron imaging Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US6002135A Magnetic lens and deflector with inner and outer pole pieces with conical inner pole piece Electricity 7 Expired
US7372195B2 Electron beam source having an extraction electrode provided with a magnetic disk element Electricity 6 Expired
US7427765B2 Electron beam column for writing shaped electron beams Electricity 5 Expired
US7800075B2 Multi-function module for an electron beam column Electricity 3 Active
US4987311A Electron-detector diode biassing scheme for improved writing by an electron beam lithography machine Electricity 3 Expired
US6521896B1 Blanker assembly employing dielectric material Electricity 3 Expired
US6768117B1 Immersion lens with magnetic shield for charged particle beam system Electricity 2 Expired
US6924494B2 Method of exposing a target to a charged particle beam Electricity 2 Expired
US7514682B2 Electron anti-fogging baffle used as a detector Electricity 1 Active
US6828996B2 Electron beam patterning with a heated electron source Electricity 1 Expired
US7227155B2 Electrostatic deflection system with impedance matching for high positioning accuracy Electricity 1 Expired
US7315029B2 Electrostatic deflection system with low aberrations and vertical beam incidence Electricity 0 Expired

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