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Ralph C. Wolf
Also filed as: WOLF RALPH · WOLF RALPH C
24 granted patents·9,542 citations·filing 1984–2012
98Inventor score
Files withSYNAPTICS INC14TENCOR INSTRUMENTS3KLA TENCOR TECH CORP2KLA TENCOR CORP1KLA TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES INC1
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24 records- 0199US7109978B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 19, 2006·276 cites·20 claims
- 0299US6750852B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 15, 2004·256 cites·14 claims
- 0399US6610936B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 26, 2003·506 cites·2 claims
- 0499US6414671B1Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 2, 2002·634 cites·5 claims
- 0599US6380931B1Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 30, 2002·600 cites·7 claims
- 0699US5880411AObject position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 9, 1999·2.7k cites·64 claims
- 0799US5488204APaintbrush stylus for capacitive touch sensor padSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 30, 1996·2.5k cites·11 claims
- 0898US7450113B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 11, 2008·87 cites·46 claims
- 0998US5543591AObject position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·885 cites·11 claims
- 1097US7532205B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 12, 2009·73 cites·25 claims
- 1197US6028271AObject position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 22, 2000·471 cites·14 claims
- 1296US7911456B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 22, 2011·75 cites·16 claims
- 1395US5076692AParticle detection on a patterned or bare wafer surfaceTENCOR INSTRUMENTS·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 31, 1991·157 cites·24 claims
- 1493US7812829B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 12, 2010·29 cites·24 claims
- 1590US5241366AThin film thickness monitorTENCOR INSTRUMENTS·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 31, 1993·79 cites·38 claims
- 1688US6833913B1Apparatus and methods for optically inspecting a sample for anomaliesKLA TENCOR TECH CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 21, 2004·44 cites·50 claims
- 1786US6002122AHigh-speed logarithmic photo-detectorTRANSIENT DYNAMICS·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 14, 1999·51 cites·14 claims
- 1883US5276498AAdaptive spatial filter for surface inspectionTENCOR INSTRUMENTS·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 4, 1994·70 cites·13 claims
- 1975US7012683B2Apparatus and methods for optically inspecting a sample for anomaliesKLA TENCOR TECH CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 14, 2006·13 cites·19 claims
- 2071US7907127B2Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognitionSYNAPTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 15, 2011·4 cites·20 claims
- 2167US7106434B1Inspection toolKLA TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·14 cites·20 claims
- 2265US6177665B1High-speed logarithmic photo-detectorWOLF RALPH C·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 23, 2001·30 cites·34 claims
- 2346US9389166B2Enhanced high-speed logarithmic photo-detector for spot scanning systemKLA TENCOR CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 12, 2016·0 cites·22 claims
- 2438US4601504ASafety mechanism for high security lockMAJOR LOCK CORP·Filed 1984·Granted Jul 22, 1986·7 cites·9 claims
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