Inventor
Curt H. Chadwick
Inventor
Los Altos, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 18 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G01Nprimary
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties18%
G01RMeasuring electric variables18%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus14%
H01SDevices using the process of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation [laser] to amplify or generate light11%
B23QDetails, components, or accessories for machine tools, e.g. arrangements for copying or controlling7%
B29CShaping or joining of plastics7%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general7%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification7%
F16MFrames, casings or beds of engines, machines or apparatus, not specific to engines, machines or apparatus provided for elsewhere4%
G03FPhotomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. for printing, for processing of semiconductor devices4%
PatentTitleYear
RE037740'Method and apparatus for optical inspection of substrates'20026,141,038'Alignment correction prior to image sampling in inspection systems'20005,502,306'Electron beam inspection system and method'19965,131,755'Automatic high speed optical inspection system'19925,085,517'Automatic high speed optical inspection system'19925,014,627'Stable instrument bench with replicated precision surface'19914,889,676'Method of molding a precision surface on an instrument table'19894,877,326'Method and apparatus for optical inspection of substrates'19894,647,764'Rotational and focusing apparatus for turret mounted lenses'19874,639,587'Automatic focusing system for a microscope'19874,618,938'Method and apparatus for automatic wafer inspection'19864,604,910'Apparatus for accurately positioning an object at each of two locations'19864,556,317'X-Y Stage for a patterned wafer automatic inspection system'19854,199,735'Optical compensation for thermal lensing in conductively cooled laser rod'19804,183,483'Translating mechanism'19804,181,900'Laser pumping assembly'19804,170,763'Conductively cooled laser pumping assembly'19794,023,891'Adjustable mirror mount assembly'1977Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1977–1980Patents assigned to GTE SYLVANIA INC (5)· patent assignee history
1977Based in Sunnyvale, CA, US· patent location history
1979–1987Based in Los Altos, CA, US· patent location history
1985–2000Patents assigned to KLA INSTR CORP (10)· patent assignee history
1989–2002Based in Los Gatos, CA, US· patent location history
1992Patents assigned to BELL WILLIAM (2)· patent assignee history
1992Patents assigned to CHADWICK CURT H (2)· patent assignee history
1992Patents assigned to FEIN MICHAEL E (2)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| KLA INSTR CORP | 10 | 1985–2000 |
| GTE SYLVANIA INC | 5 | 1977–1980 |
| BELL WILLIAM | 2 | 1992 |
| CHADWICK CURT Hself | 2 | 1992 |
| FEIN MICHAEL E | 2 | 1992 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Los Altos, California, US | 9 | 1979–1987 |
| Los Gatos, California, US | 8 | 1989–2002 |
| Sunnyvale, California, US | 1 | 1977 |