Yu Cao
215Patents
21h-index
149Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: May 3, 1999 → Apr 16, 2025
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8041611B2 | Pricing and auctioning of bundled items among multiple sellers and buyers | Physics | 394 | Active |
| US7974972B2 | Methods and apparatus for searching with awareness of geography and languages | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 385 | Active |
| US7840447B2 | Pricing and auctioning of bundled items among multiple sellers and buyers | Physics | 363 | Active |
| US7483894B2 | Methods and apparatus for entity search | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 359 | Active |
| US7809610B2 | Methods and apparatus for freshness and completeness of information | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 352 | Active |
| US7571106B2 | Methods and apparatus for freshness and completeness of information | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 344 | Active |
| US7523108B2 | Methods and apparatus for searching with awareness of geography and languages | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 342 | Active |
| US7003758B2 | System and method for lithography simulation | Physics | 203 | Expired |
| US7703069B1 | Three-dimensional mask model for photolithography simulation | Physics | 75 | Active |
| US8200468B2 | Methods and system for lithography process window simulation | Physics | 73 | Active |
| US7120895B2 | System and method for lithography simulation | Physics | 62 | Expired |
| US7111277B2 | System and method for lithography simulation | Physics | 55 | Expired |
| US7114145B2 | System and method for lithography simulation | Physics | 55 | Expired |
| US7117478B2 | System and method for lithography simulation | Physics | 54 | Expired |
| US7117477B2 | System and method for lithography simulation | Physics | 54 | Expired |
| US7488933B2 | Method for lithography model calibration | Physics | 38 | Active |
| US7749666B2 | System and method for measuring and analyzing lithographic parameters and determining optimal process corrections | Physics | 31 | Active |
| US8584056B2 | Fast freeform source and mask co-optimization method | Physics | 26 | Active |
| US7747978B2 | System and method for creating a focus-exposure model of a lithography process | Physics | 25 | Active |
| US8570485B2 | Lens heating compensation systems and methods | Physics | 23 | Active |
| US7558419B1 | System and method for detecting integrated circuit pattern defects | Physics | 22 | Active |
| US7882480B2 | System and method for model-based sub-resolution assist feature generation | Physics | 21 | Active |
| US6516085B1 | Apparatus and methods for collecting global data during a reticle inspection | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US6476961B1 | Optical amplifier systems with transient control | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US10031526B1 | Vision-based driving scenario generator for autonomous driving simulation | Physics | 20 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.