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APLEX INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    37
About

APLEX INC has a total of 37 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1997. It filed its patents most often in United States, China and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets machine tools, semiconductors and mechanical elements are STRASBAUGH, SHANGHAI LEADING SEMICONDUCTOR TECH DEVELOPMENT CO LTD and WOLTERS PETER GMBH.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing APLEX INCs patent filings in countries
# Country Total Patents
#1 United States 13
#2 China 6
#3 EPO (European Patent Office) 6
#4 Japan 6
#5 Taiwan 6

Patent filings per year

Chart showing APLEX INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Weldon David E 13
#2 Appel Gregory A 11
#3 Chang Shou-Sung 10
#4 Kao Shu-Hsin 10
#5 Anderson H Alexander 7
#6 Wilson Ethan C 6
#7 Huynh Tim H 6
#8 Mok Peter 6
#9 Can Linh X 6
#10 Hu Albert 5

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
EP0920956A2 Polishing apparatus and method
JPH11207594A Module type wafer grinding device and wafer grinding method
CN1222431A Polishing system including hydrostatic fluid bearing support
CN1222430A Polishing tool having sealed fluid chamber for support of polishing pad
EP0914906A2 Polishing tool support and related method
CN1224922A In-situ monitoring of polishing pad wear
TW383251B Polishing tool and method for operating a polishing tool
JPH11216662A Carrier head for grinding apparatus, and method for grinding object
US6159083A Polishing head for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus
US6000997A Temperature regulation in a CMP process
US6126527A Seal for polishing belt center support having a single movable sealed cavity
US6098901A Apparatus for dispensing slurry
US6126512A Robust belt tracking and control system for hostile environment
US6042457A Conditioner assembly for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus
US6149512A Linear pad conditioning apparatus
US5957764A Modular wafer polishing apparatus and method
US6062961A Wafer polishing head drive
US5947802A Wafer shuttle system
US6059643A Apparatus and method for polishing a flat surface using a belted polishing pad