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THERMA WAVE INC

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  • Total Patents
    265
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THERMA WAVE INC has a total of 265 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1982. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets measurement, optics and semiconductors are JORDAN VALLEY APPLIED RADIATION LTD, TENCOR INSTRUMENTS and SENSYS INSTR CORP.

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Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Opsal Jon 134
#2 Rosencwaig Allan 71
#3 Fanton Jeffrey T 25
#4 Wei Lanhua 18
#5 Aspnes David E 18
#6 Stanke Fred E 17
#7 Chu Hanyou 17
#8 Chen Li 13
#9 Salnik Alex 13
#10 Nicolaides Lena 13

Latest patents

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