Patents by Inventor Benjamin B. Riordon
Benjamin B. Riordon 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).
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Patent number: 11975422Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for devices and methods for retaining optical devices. The devices and methods described herein provide for retention of the substrate without contacting sensitive portions of the substrate. The devices and methods utilize retention pads or vacuum pins to contact the exclusion zones i.e., inactive areas of the substrate to retain the substrate and prevent the substrate from moving laterally. Additionally, a holding force retains the substrate in the vertical direction, without contacting the substrate. The methods provide for adjusting the devices to account for multiple geometries of the substrate. The methods further provide for adjusting the devices, such as adjusting a gap between the optical device and a suction pad, to alter the holding force of the devices on the optical devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Yaseer Arafath Ahamed, Kangkang Wang, Benjamin B. Riordon, James D. Strassner, Ludovic Godet
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Publication number: 20240075492Abstract: An optical device coating assembly is provided. The optical device coating assembly includes a substrate support operable to retain an optical device substrate. The coating assembly further includes a first actuator connected to the substrate support. The first actuator is configured to rotate the substrate support. The coating assembly includes a holder configured to hold a coating applicator against an edge of the optical device substrate when the optical device substrate is rotated on the substrate support and a second actuator operable to apply a force on the holder in a direction towards the substrate support. The second actuator is a constant force actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Kangkang WANG, Yaseer Arafath AHAMED, Yige GAO, Benjamin B. RIORDON, Rami HOURANI, James D. STRASSNER, Ludovic GODET, Thinh NGUYEN
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Patent number: 11850621Abstract: An optical device coating assembly is provided. The optical device coating assembly includes a substrate support operable to retain an optical device substrate. The coating assembly further includes a first actuator connected to the substrate support. The first actuator is configured to rotate the substrate support. The coating assembly includes a holder configured to hold a coating applicator against an edge of the optical device substrate when the optical device substrate is rotated on the substrate support and a second actuator operable to apply a force on the holder in a direction towards the substrate support. The second actuator is a constant force actuator.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Kangkang Wang, Yaseer Arafath Ahamed, Yige Gao, Benjamin B. Riordon, Rami Hourani, James D. Strassner, Ludovic Godet, Thinh Nguyen
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Publication number: 20230352336Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to carrier assemblies that can clamp more than one optical device substrates and methods for forming the carrier assemblies. The carrier assembly includes a carrier, one or more substrates, and a mask. The carrier is magnetically coupled to the mask to retain the one or more substrates. The carrier assembly is used for supporting and transporting the one or more substrates during processing. The carrier assembly is also used for masking the one or more substrates during PVD processing. Methods for assembling the carrier assembly in a build chamber are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Benjamin B. RIORDON, James D. STRASSNER
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Patent number: 11715662Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to carrier assemblies that can clamp more than one optical device substrates and methods for forming the carrier assemblies. The carrier assembly includes a carrier, one or more substrates, and a mask. The carrier is magnetically coupled to the mask to retain the one or more substrates. The carrier assembly is used for supporting and transporting the one or more substrates during processing. The carrier assembly is also used for masking the one or more substrates during PVD processing. Methods for assembling the carrier assembly in a build chamber are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Benjamin B. Riordon, James D. Strassner
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Patent number: 11698506Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a carrier mechanism for retaining optical devices. The carrier mechanism includes adjacent tray assemblies stacked such that a plurality of optical device lenses are retained therebetween. The carrier mechanism retains the plurality of optical device lenses without damaging the plurality of optical device lenses by contacting corners of the optical device lenses. The plurality of optical device lenses are retained with a plurality of support pins and a plurality of capture pins disposed in the tray assemblies. Each tray includes a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of optical device lenses such that fluids may contact the plurality of optical device lenses. The carrier mechanism may be utilized in multiple processing methods of the plurality of optical device lenses.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin B. Riordon, Kangkang Wang
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Publication number: 20230203647Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to forming multi-depth films for the fabrication of optical devices. One embodiment includes disposing a base layer of a device material on a surface of a substrate. One or more mandrels of the device material are disposed on the base layer. The disposing the one or more mandrels includes positioning a mask over of the base layer. The device material is deposited with the mask positioned over the base layer to form an optical device having the base layer with a base layer depth and the one or more mandrels having a first mandrel depth and a second mandrel depth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Karl J. ARMSTRONG, Ludovic GODET, Brian Alexander COHEN, Wayne MCMILLAN, James D. STRASSNER, Benjamin B. RIORDON
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Publication number: 20230094653Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for devices and methods for retaining optical devices. The devices and methods described herein provide for retention of the substrate without contacting sensitive portions of the substrate. The devices and methods utilize retention pads or vacuum pins to contact the exclusion zones i.e., inactive areas of the substrate to retain the substrate and prevent the substrate from moving laterally. Additionally, a holding force retains the substrate in the vertical direction, without contacting the substrate. The methods provide for adjusting the devices to account for multiple geometries of the substrate. The methods further provide for adjusting the devices, such as adjusting a gap between the optical device and a suction pad, to alter the holding force of the devices on the optical devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Yaseer Arafath AHAMED, Kangkang WANG, Benjamin B. RIORDON, James D. STRASSNER, Ludovic GODET
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Patent number: 11524392Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for devices and methods for retaining optical devices. The devices and methods described herein provide for retention of the substrate without contacting sensitive portions of the substrate. The devices and methods utilize retention pads or vacuum pins to contact the exclusion zones i.e., inactive areas of the substrate to retain the substrate and prevent the substrate from moving laterally. Additionally, a holding force retains the substrate in the vertical direction, without contacting the substrate. The methods provide for adjusting the devices to account for multiple geometries of the substrate. The methods further provide for adjusting the devices, such as adjusting a gap between the optical device and a suction pad, to alter the holding force of the devices on the optical devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Yaseer Arafath Ahamed, Kangkang Wang, Benjamin B. Riordon, James D. Strassner, Ludovic Godet
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Publication number: 20220212223Abstract: An optical device coating assembly is provided. The optical device coating assembly includes a substrate support operable to retain an optical device substrate. The coating assembly further includes a first actuator connected to the substrate support. The first actuator is configured to rotate the substrate support. The coating assembly includes a holder configured to hold a coating applicator against an edge of the optical device substrate when the optical device substrate is rotated on the substrate support and a second actuator operable to apply a force on the holder in a direction towards the substrate support. The second actuator is a constant force actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Kangkang WANG, Yaseer Arafath AHAMED, Yige GAO, Benjamin B. RIORDON, Rami HOURANI, James D. STRASSNER, Ludovic GODET, Thinh NGUYEN
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Publication number: 20220189815Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to carrier assemblies that can clamp more than one optical device substrates and methods for forming the carrier assemblies. The carrier assembly includes a carrier, one or more substrates, and a mask. The carrier is magnetically coupled to the mask to retain the one or more substrates. The carrier assembly is used for supporting and transporting the one or more substrates during processing. The carrier assembly is also used for masking the one or more substrates during PVD processing. Methods for assembling the carrier assembly in a build chamber are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Benjamin B. RIORDON, James D. STRASSNER
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Publication number: 20220163792Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a carrier mechanism for retaining optical devices. The carrier mechanism includes adjacent tray assemblies stacked such that a plurality of optical device lenses are retained therebetween. The carrier mechanism retains the plurality of optical device lenses without damaging the plurality of optical device lenses by contacting corners of the optical device lenses. The plurality of optical device lenses are retained with a plurality of support pins and a plurality of capture pins disposed in the tray assemblies. Each tray includes a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of optical device lenses such that fluids may contact the plurality of optical device lenses. The carrier mechanism may be utilized in multiple processing methods of the plurality of optical device lenses.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Benjamin B. Riordon, Kangkang Wang
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Publication number: 20220161396Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for devices and methods for retaining optical devices. The devices and methods described herein provide for retention of the substrate without contacting sensitive portions of the substrate. The devices and methods utilize retention pads or vacuum pins to contact the exclusion zones i.e., inactive areas of the substrate to retain the substrate and prevent the substrate from moving laterally. Additionally, a holding force retains the substrate in the vertical direction, without contacting the substrate. The methods provide for adjusting the devices to account for multiple geometries of the substrate. The methods further provide for adjusting the devices, such as adjusting a gap between the optical device and a suction pad, to alter the holding force of the devices on the optical devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Yaseer Arafath AHAMED, Kangkang WANG, Benjamin B. RIORDON, James D. STRASSNER, Ludovic GODET
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Patent number: 11315806Abstract: Wafer cassettes and methods of use that provide heating a cooling to a plurality of wafers to decrease time between wafer switching in a processing chamber. Wafers are supported on a wafer lift which can move all wafers together or on independent lift pins which can move individual wafers for heating and cooling.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Jason M. Schaller, Robert Brent Vopat, Paul E. Pergande, Benjamin B. Riordon, David Blahnik, William T. Weaver
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Patent number: 11306824Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to an isolation device for use in processing systems. The isolation device has a body with an inlet opening disposed at a first end coupled to a processing system component such as a remote plasma source and outlet openings, for example two, disposed at a second end which are coupled to a processing system component such as a process chamber. Flaps disposed within the body are actuatable to an open position from a closed position or to a closed position from an open position, to selectively allow or prevent passage of a fluid from the processing system component coupled to the isolation device to the other processing system component coupled thereto.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin B. Riordon, Charles T. Carlson, Aaron Webb, Gary Wyka
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Patent number: 11264258Abstract: Buffer chamber including robots, a carousel and at least one heating module for use with a batch processing chamber are described. Robot configurations for rapid and repeatable movement of wafers into and out of the buffer chamber and cluster tools incorporating the buffer chambers and robots are described.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: William T. Weaver, Jason M. Schaller, Robert Brent Vopat, David Blahnik, Benjamin B. Riordon, Paul E. Pergande
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Patent number: 10969029Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to a flapper valve. The flapper valve may be used with processing chambers, such as semiconductor substrate processing chambers. In one embodiment, a flapper valve includes a housing having a first opening at a first end thereof and a second opening at a second end thereof, a first flapper pivotably disposed in the housing, and a second flapper pivotably disposed in the housing. The first and second flappers are movable to selectively open and close at least one of the first opening and the second opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Charles T. Carlson, Tammy Jo Pride, Benjamin B. Riordon, Aaron Webb
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Publication number: 20200279763Abstract: Buffer chamber including robots, a carousel and at least one heating module for use with a batch processing chamber are described. Robot configurations for rapid and repeatable movement of wafers into and out of the buffer chamber and cluster tools incorporating the buffer chambers and robots are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: William T. Weaver, Jason M. Schaller, Robert Brent Vopat, David Blahnik, Benjamin B. Riordon, Paul E. Pergande
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Publication number: 20200217423Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to an isolation device for use in processing systems. The isolation device has a body with an inlet opening disposed at a first end coupled to a processing system component such as a remote plasma source and outlet openings, for example two, disposed at a second end which are coupled to a processing system component such as a process chamber. Flaps disposed within the body are actuatable to an open position from a closed position or to a closed position from an open position, to selectively allow or prevent passage of a fluid from the processing system component coupled to the isolation device to the other processing system component coupled thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Benjamin B. RIORDON, Charles T. CARLSON, Aaron WEBB, Gary WYKA
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Patent number: 10699930Abstract: Buffer chamber including robots, a carousel and at least one heating module for use with a batch processing chamber are described. Robot configurations for rapid and repeatable movement of wafers into and out of the buffer chamber and cluster tools incorporating the buffer chambers and robots are described.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: William T. Weaver, Jason M. Schaller, Robert Brent Vopat, David Blahnik, Benjamin B. Riordon, Paul E. Pergande