Patents by Inventor Michael Valley

Michael Valley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cleaved semiconductor wafer camera system
    Patent number: 11921054
    Abstract: A semiconductor wafer imaging system for imaging a semiconductor wafer includes shroud panels defining a black box, a camera positioned in the black box for imaging the semiconductor wafer, and an illumination panel for directing diffuse light to the semiconductor wafer. A portion of the diffuse light is reflected off the semiconductor wafer and the camera images the semiconductor wafer by detecting the reflected diffuse light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin Michael Meyer, Justin Scott Kayser, John F. Valley, James Dean Eoff, Vandan Tanna, William L. Luter
  • Luminogenic and fluorogenic compounds and methods to detect molecules or conditions
    Publication number: 20070015790
    Abstract: A method to detect the presence or amount of at least one molecule in a sample which employs a derivative of luciferin or a derivative of a fluorophore is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: James Cali, William Daily, Erika Hawkins, Dieter Klaubert, Jianquan Liu, Poncho Meisenheimer, Michael Scurria, John Shultz, James Unch, Michael Valley, Keith Wood, Wenhui Zhou