G01N 1/32
Polishing
Official title: Polishing; Etching
G01N1/32 (Polishing) appears on 530 US grants and 520 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 530
- Published applications
- 520
- Assignees
- 248
- Inventors
- 1,132
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 5 |
| 2002 | 16 | 13 |
| 2003 | 14 | 8 |
| 2004 | 18 | 22 |
| 2005 | 13 | 22 |
| 2006 | 15 | 37 |
| 2007 | 18 | 22 |
| 2008 | 31 | 25 |
| 2009 | 17 | 9 |
| 2010 | 15 | 18 |
| 2011 | 13 | 10 |
| 2012 | 11 | 19 |
| 2013 | 21 | 26 |
| 2014 | 25 | 26 |
| 2015 | 16 | 39 |
| 2016 | 28 | 15 |
| 2017 | 25 | 21 |
| 2018 | 15 | 10 |
| 2019 | 15 | 17 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 |
| 2021 | 18 | 29 |
| 2022 | 17 | 28 |
| 2023 | 19 | 27 |
| 2024 | 23 | 19 |
| 2025 | 24 | 19 |
| 2026 | 9 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus for manufacturing analytical semiconductor samples and method for manufacturing analytical semiconductor samples by using the same15 Sep 2026US 12,736,446 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Support structure of inverted lamella for tall ROI1 Sep 2026US 12,725,757 B2FEI Company
- Testing of weld joints12 May 2026US 12,626,346 B2Magna International Inc.
- Method for micromachining a biological sample for creating a lamella for analysis in a cryo-charged particle microscope5 May 2026US 12,620,552 B2FEI Company
- Method of identifying defects in crystals28 Apr 2026US 12,613,168 B2GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
- Method and system for characterizing a non-metallic inclusion population3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259148 A1Aktiebolaget Skf
- Method for micromachining a biological sample for creating a lamella for analysis in a cryo-charged particle microscope27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253838 A1FEI Company
- Method for etching steel, method for preparing sample for optical microscopic observation, solution set for etching steel, and etching apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176732 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Ion Milling Device and Ion Milling Method18 Jun 2026US 2026/0171346 A1Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- Lamella hole trench fill method14 May 2026US 2026/0135062 A1FEI Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for sample fabrication177US 6,538,254 B1Hitachi, Ltd. · 2003
- Manipulator for microscopy sample preparation and methods for making and use thereof170US 7,041,985 B1Western Digital (Fremont), LLC · 2006
- Method for sample separation and lift-out with one cut131US 6,420,722 B2Omniprobe, Inc. · 2002
- Preparation of transmission electron microscope samples114US 6,194,720 B1Micron Technology, Inc. · 2001
- Lift-out probe having an extension tip, methods of making and using, and analytical instruments employing same98US 7,009,188 B2Micron Technology, Inc. · 2006