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Christopher Kimball
Also filed as: KIMBALL CHRISTOPHER · KIMBALL CHRISTOPHER V
27 granted patents·4 pending applications·993 citations·filing 1984–2023
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31 records- 0199US4594691ASonic well loggingSCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1984·Granted Jun 10, 1986·194 cites·39 claims
- 0298US5278805ASonic well logging methods and apparatus utilizing dispersive wave processingSCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 11, 1994·196 cites·26 claims
- 0396US9922857B1Electrostatically clamped edge ringLAM RES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 20, 2018·13 cites·18 claims
- 0495US9101038B2Electrostatic chuck including declamping electrode and method of declampingLAM RES CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·60 cites·20 claims
- 0593US7994794B2Methods for measuring a set of electrical characteristics in a plasmaLAM RES CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 9, 2011·15 cites·34 claims
- 0692US7479207B2Adjustable height PIF probeLAM RES CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 20, 2009·17 cites·20 claims
- 0791US5521882AMeasurement of formation characteristics using acoustic borehole tool having sources of different frequenciesSCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted May 28, 1996·100 cites·20 claims
- 0891US4928269ADetermining impedance of material behind a casing in a boreholeSCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1989·Granted May 22, 1990·80 cites·67 claims
- 0989US6449560B1Sonic well logging with multiwave processing utilizing a reduced propagator matrixSCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 10, 2002·73 cites·50 claims
- 1088US11848177B2Multi-plate electrostatic chucks with ceramic baseplatesLAM RES CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 19, 2023·4 cites·45 claims
- 1187US11967517B2Electrostatic chuck with ceramic monolithic bodyLAM RES CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 23, 2024·2 cites·18 claims
- 1287US7319316B2Apparatus for measuring a set of electrical characteristics in a plasmaLAM RES CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 15, 2008·8 cites·22 claims
- 1385US7723994B2Plasma processing chamber with an apparatus for measuring a set of electrical characteristics in a plasmaLAM RES CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 25, 2010·16 cites·22 claims
- 1483US10923380B2Electrostatically clamped edge ringLAM RES CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 16, 2021·2 cites·13 claims
- 1579US7867355B2Adjustable height PIF probeLAM RES CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 11, 2011·5 cites·20 claims
- 1679US7699634B2High power electrical connector for a laminated heaterLAM RES CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 20, 2010·9 cites·14 claims
- 1779US5587966ASonic well logging methods and apparatus for processing flexural wave in optimal frequency bandSCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 24, 1996·54 cites·21 claims
- 1878US10002782B2ESC assembly including an electrically conductive gasket for uniform RF power delivery therethroughLAM RES CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 19, 2018·3 cites·35 claims
- 1977US12451335B2Multi-plate electrostatic chucks with ceramic baseplatesLAM RES CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·41 claims
- 2075US5687138AMethods of analyzing stoneley waveforms and characterizing underground formationsSCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 11, 1997·50 cites·13 claims
- 2175US5146432AMethod for making cement impedance measurements with characterized transducerSCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 8, 1992·40 cites·57 claims
- 2273US5999484AMethods of analyzing stoneley waveforms and characterizing underground formationsSCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 7, 1999·46 cites·5 claims
- 2371US11935776B2Electrostatically clamped edge ringLAM RES CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 19, 2024·0 cites·8 claims
- 2462US2022270863A1Moveable edge rings with reduced capacitance variation for substrate processing systemsLAM RES CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2558US12129569B2Method for conditioning semiconductor processing chamber componentsLAM RES CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 29, 2024·0 cites·7 claims
- 2658US10804129B2Electrostatic chuck assembly incorporation a gasket for distributing RF power to a ceramic embedded electrodeLAM RES CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 13, 2020·0 cites·24 claims
- 2754US2022254612A1Moveable edge rings with reduced capacitance variation for substrate processing systemsLAM RES CORP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2846US12444570B2Electrostatic chuck heater resistance measurement to approximate temperatureLAM RES CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 14, 2025·0 cites·27 claims
- 2943US2022122878A1Automated process module ring positioning and replacementLAM RES CORP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3042US2022285136A1Edge ring systems for substrate processing systemsLAM RES CORP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3133US5226018AGeophysical prospecting method using pseudo-random pulse sequencesSCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 6, 1993·6 cites·9 claims
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