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Charles Wickersham
Also filed as: WICKERSHAM CHARLES · WICKERSHAM CHARLES E · WICKERSHAM CHARLES E JR · WICKERSHAM CHARLES EDWARD
29 granted patents·17 pending applications·593 citations·filing 1981–2023
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46 records- 0195US5234487AMethod of producing tungsten-titanium sputter targets and targets produced therebyTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 10, 1993·67 cites·18 claims
- 0291US8500928B2Sputter targets and methods of forming same by rotary axial forgingMATERA JOHN P·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 6, 2013·7 cites·30 claims
- 0390US6992261B2Sputtering target assemblies using resistance weldingCABOT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2006·51 cites·45 claims
- 0490US6872284B2Target and method of optimizing target profileTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 29, 2005·42 cites·19 claims
- 0589US5282943AMethod of bonding a titanium containing sputter target to a backing plate and bonded target/backing plate assemblies produced therebyTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 1, 1994·69 cites·8 claims
- 0687US8785232B2Photovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 22, 2014·4 cites·13 claims
- 0787US7063773B2High purity sputter targets with target end-of-life indication and method of manufactureTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 20, 2006·26 cites·14 claims
- 0885US7998287B2Tantalum sputtering target and method of fabricationCABOT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 16, 2011·17 cites·14 claims
- 0985US7467741B2Method of forming a sputtering target assembly and assembly made therefromCABOT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 23, 2008·28 cites·42 claims
- 1085US6848608B2Method of bonding sputtering target materialsCABOT CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 1, 2005·21 cites·72 claims
- 1184US8497151B2Photovoltaic deviceXIONG GANG·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 30, 2013·4 cites·16 claims
- 1283US7561937B2Automated sputtering target productionTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 14, 2009·15 cites·38 claims
- 1383US7425093B2Thermography test method and apparatus for bonding evaluation in sputtering targetsCABOT CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 16, 2008·27 cites·46 claims
- 1482US11581453B2Photovoltaic devices with narrow scribes and methods and systems for forming the sameFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 14, 2023·1 cites·11 claims
- 1582US4820393ATitanium nitride sputter targetsTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 11, 1989·53 cites·13 claims
- 1681US8231745B2Sputtering target and method of fabricationWICKERSHAM JR CHARLES E·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 31, 2012·10 cites·13 claims
- 1779US8252126B2Sputter targets and methods of forming same by rotary axial forgingMATERA JOHN P·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 28, 2012·3 cites·26 claims
- 1878US7480976B2Automated sputtering target production and sub systems thereofTOSOH SMD ETNA LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 27, 2009·16 cites·20 claims
- 1977US4683043ACubic boron nitride preparationBATTELLE DEVELOPMENT CORP·Filed 1986·Granted Jul 28, 1987·45 cites·8 claims
- 2072US4564435ATarget assembly for sputtering magnetic materialVARIAN ASSOCIATES·Filed 1985·Granted Jan 14, 1986·28 cites·8 claims
- 2171US2023187572A1Photovoltaic devices with narrow scribes and methods and systems for forming the sameFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2266US7712514B2Sputter targets and methods of manufacturing same to reduce particulate emission during sputteringTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 11, 2010·0 cites·5 claims
- 2363USD848362SPhotovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 14, 2019·7 cites·1 claims
- 2462US4414085AMethod of depositing a high-emissivity layerWICKERSHAM CHARLES E·Filed 1981·Granted Nov 8, 1983·24 cites·8 claims
- 2559US2013206738A1In situ inductive ablation meterFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2659US2009150095A1Ultrasonic Method For Detecting Banding In MetalsCABOT CORP·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2758US12356732B2Photovoltaic devices with conducting layer interconnectsFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·8 claims
- 2858US7087142B2Method for determining a critical size of an inclusion in aluminum or aluminum alloy sputtering targetTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 8, 2006·3 cites·22 claims
- 2956US4783379AExplosive crystallization in metal/silicon multilayer filmTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 8, 1988·21 cites·11 claims
- 3055US2005155456A1Sputter targets and methods of manufacturing same to reduce particulate emission during sputteringTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3153US9543457B2Method and system for manufacturing back contacts of photovoltaic devicesFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 10, 2017·0 cites·14 claims
- 3250US2007084719A1Inertial bonding method of forming a sputtering target assembly and assembly made therefromWICKERSHAM CHARLES E JR·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3350US2007144623A1Ultrasonic method for detecting banding in metalsWICKERSHAM CHARLES E JR·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3450US2017092799A1Method and system for manufacturing back contacts of photovoltaic devicesFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3546US2024014334A1Photovoltaic devices with conducting layer interconnectsFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3646US2002184970A1Sptutter targets and methods of manufacturing same to reduce particulate emission during sputteringFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3744USD943507SPhotovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 15, 2022·2 cites·1 claims
- 3844US2004262157A1Method of forming sputtering target assembly and assemblies made therefromFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3943USD944724SPhotovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 1, 2022·2 cites·1 claims
- 4043US2005155677A1Tantalum and other metals with (110) orientationFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4143US2005236266A1Sputter target monitoring systemPOOLE JOHN E·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4242US2011147579A1Particulate monitoringFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4341US2004256226A1Method and design for sputter target attachment to a backing plateFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4439US2012048748A1Air Quality AnalyzerWICKERSHAM JR CHARLES E·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4533US2006268284A1Method and apparatus for surface roughness measurementZHANG ZHIGUO·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4631US2015263197A1Photovoltaic device interconnection and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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