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Peter Vettiger
Also filed as: VETTIGER PETER
62 granted patents·1 pending application·2,426 citations·filing 1977–2013
99Inventor score
Files withIBM57BUCHMANN PETER L1DESPONT MICHEL1HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH1NAT INST FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE1
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63 records- 0199US7928565B2Semiconductor device with a high thermal dissipation efficiencyIBM·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 19, 2011·67 cites·9 claims
- 0298US5835477AMass-storage applications of local probe arraysIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 10, 1998·200 cites·30 claims
- 0394US6647766B2Device for contacting and/or modifying a surface having a cantilever and a method for production of said cantileverIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 18, 2003·44 cites·7 claims
- 0494US6084849AShape memory alloy recording medium, storage devices based thereon, and method for using these storage devicesIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 4, 2000·101 cites·13 claims
- 0593US5319725ABilithic composite for optoelectronic integrationIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 7, 1994·83 cites·14 claims
- 0693US5177031AMethod of passivating etched mirror facets of semiconductor laser diodesIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 5, 1993·197 cites·8 claims
- 0792US6249747B1Investigation and/or manipulation deviceIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 19, 2001·82 cites·25 claims
- 0892US4803181AProcess for forming sub-micrometer patterns using silylation of resist side wallsIBM·Filed 1987·Granted Feb 7, 1989·118 cites·15 claims
- 0991US7271034B2Semiconductor device with a high thermal dissipation efficiencyIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 18, 2007·17 cites·4 claims
- 1091US6680808B2Magnetic millipede for ultra high density magnetic storageIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 20, 2004·32 cites·10 claims
- 1191US6092422AMechanical signal producer based on micromechanical oscillators and intelligent acoustic detectors and systems based thereonIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 25, 2000·152 cites·17 claims
- 1291US5376587AMethod for making cooling structures for directly cooling an active layer of a semiconductor chipIBM·Filed 1993·Granted Dec 27, 1994·104 cites·6 claims
- 1391US5247597AOptical fiber alignmentIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 21, 1993·107 cites·9 claims
- 1491US5032219AMethod for improving the planarity of etched mirror facetsIBM·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 16, 1991·62 cites·7 claims
- 1590US7463572B2High density data storage mediumIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 9, 2008·24 cites·24 claims
- 1689US7071031B2Three-dimensional integrated CMOS-MEMS device and process for making the sameIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 4, 2006·42 cites·29 claims
- 1788US7713789B2Semiconductor device with a high thermal dissipation efficiencyIBM·Filed 2007·Granted May 11, 2010·12 cites·4 claims
- 1888US5171717AMethod for batch cleaving semiconductor wafers and coating cleaved facetsIBM·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 15, 1992·74 cites·12 claims
- 1986US7235464B2Patterning methodIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 26, 2007·30 cites·8 claims
- 2086US6079255AMechanically coupled alternatively usable cantilever structures for scanning a surfaceIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 27, 2000·94 cites·22 claims
- 2186US5287001ACooling structures and package modules for semiconductorsIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 15, 1994·78 cites·24 claims
- 2284US7180847B2Apparatus and method for storing and reading high data capacitiesIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 20, 2007·17 cites·20 claims
- 2384US6835589B2Three-dimensional integrated CMOS-MEMS device and process for making the sameIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 28, 2004·48 cites·23 claims
- 2484US6566653B1Investigation device and methodIBM·Filed 2002·Granted May 20, 2003·27 cites·10 claims
- 2583US4591540AMethod of transferring a pattern into a radiation-sensitive layerIBM·Filed 1984·Granted May 27, 1986·39 cites·11 claims
- 2680US6628452B2Optical devicesIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2003·22 cites·29 claims
- 2779US9506822B2Double-side-coated surface stress sensorNAT INST FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 29, 2016·4 cites·16 claims
- 2879US5103493AImproved planar etched mirror facetsBUCHMANN PETER L·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 7, 1992·34 cites·6 claims
- 2979US4732871AProcess for producing undercut dummy gate mask profiles for MESFETsIBM·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 22, 1988·59 cites·28 claims
- 3078US6862925B2Device for contacting and/or modifying a surface having a cantilever and a method for production of said cantileverIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 8, 2005·12 cites·20 claims
- 3177US7889629B2High density data storage mediumIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 15, 2011·2 cites·16 claims
- 3277US6453679B1Dehumidifier and control system for a disk driveIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·23 cites·7 claims
- 3376US6218086B1Method of forming ultrasmall structures and apparatus thereforIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 17, 2001·50 cites·15 claims
- 3475US7054257B2AFM-based data storage and microscopyIBM·Filed 2003·Granted May 30, 2006·20 cites·35 claims
- 3573US7471614B2High density data storage mediumIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 30, 2008·19 cites·18 claims
- 3673US6667467B2Microprobe and scanning probe apparatus having microprobeSEIKO INSTR INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 23, 2003·30 cites·10 claims
- 3773US4500790ASystem for improving the uniformness of patterns generated by electron beam lithographyIBM·Filed 1982·Granted Feb 19, 1985·17 cites·7 claims
- 3873US4110569AMethod and apparatus for monitoring the on/off-hook status of a telephone setIBM·Filed 1977·Granted Aug 29, 1978·14 cites·7 claims
- 3972US7351604B2MicrostructuresIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 1, 2008·10 cites·26 claims
- 4071US7186019B2Thermal movement sensorIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 6, 2007·15 cites·12 claims
- 4168US6757125B2Head suspension for disk-based data storage apparatusHITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 29, 2004·6 cites·13 claims
- 4268US5739425ACantilever with integrated deflection sensorIBM·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 14, 1998·36 cites·17 claims
- 4367US6369400B2Magnetic scanning or positioning system with at least two degrees of freedomIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 9, 2002·45 cites·29 claims
- 4466US4303855ASystem for separating an optical signal from ambient lightIBM·Filed 1979·Granted Dec 1, 1981·17 cites·8 claims
- 4565US7394749B2Data read/write systems comprising a tipIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 1, 2008·4 cites·16 claims
- 4664US7697403B2Data read/write systems comprising a tipIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 13, 2010·0 cites·10 claims
- 4764US7680017B2Data read/write systems comprising a tipIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 16, 2010·0 cites·2 claims
- 4864US4475037AMethod of inspecting a mask using an electron beam vector scan systemIBM·Filed 1982·Granted Oct 2, 1984·10 cites·7 claims
- 4962US7792011B2Storage device and method for scanning a storage mediumIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 7, 2010·0 cites·8 claims
- 5061US7146067B2Microsystem switchesIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 5, 2006·10 cites·25 claims
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