1. Kla-tencor Technologies Corporation (9 from 641 patents)

2. Western Digital (fremont), Inc. (3 from 728 patents)

3. Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (1 from 514 patents)

1. 9001629 - Systems and methods for suppressing background energy of a waveguide in an energy assisted magnetic recording system

2. 8958168 - Method and system for providing an NFT having improved mechanical stability

3. 8831767 - Methods and systems for monitoring a parameter of a measurement device during polishing, damage to a specimen during polishing, or a characteristic of a polishing pad or tool

4. 8670294 - Systems and methods for increasing media absorption efficiency using interferometric waveguides

5. 8625930 - Digital microscope slide scanning system and methods

6. 8010222 - Methods and systems for monitoring a parameter of a measurement device during polishing, damage to a specimen during polishing, or a characteristic of a polishing pad or tool

7. 7332438 - Methods and systems for monitoring a parameter of a measurement device during polishing, damage to a specimen during polishing, or a characteristic of a polishing pad or tool

8. 7175503 - Methods and systems for determining a characteristic of polishing within a zone on a specimen from combined output signals of an eddy current device

9. 7052369 - Methods and systems for detecting a presence of blobs on a specimen during a polishing process

10. 7030018 - Methods and systems for monitoring a parameter of a measurement device during polishing, damage to a specimen during polishing, or a characteristic of a polishing pad or tool

11. 6935922 - Methods and systems for generating a two-dimensional map of a characteristic at relative or absolute locations of measurement spots on a specimen during polishing

12. 6884146 - Systems and methods for characterizing a polishing process

13. 6866559 - Windows configurable to be coupled to a process tool or to be disposed within an opening in a polishing pad