Patents by Inventor Chris Thorgrimsson

Chris Thorgrimsson 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).

  • Method, apparatus, and system for establishing a virtual tether between a mobile device and a semiconductor processing tool
    Patent number: 9736135
    Abstract: A method for establishing a virtual tether between a mobile device and a semiconductor processing tool, the method including: obtaining, by a mobile device, a unique key associated with the semiconductor processing tool; establishing a unique pairing between the mobile device and the semiconductor processing tool based on the unique key that is obtained by the mobile device; in response to successfully establishing the unique pairing, authenticating a user of the mobile device for access to the semiconductor processing tool; in response to successfully authenticating the user, performing resource arbitration on the semiconductor processing tool which includes reserving one or more resources associated with the semiconductor processing tool based on a level of access granted to the user; monitoring an activity level of the mobile device over a period of time; and comparing the activity level to a predetermined activity level threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chris Thorgrimsson, Chad Weetman, Paul Ballintine, Vincent Wong, Chung Ho Huang, Henry T. Chan
  • Method, Apparatus, and System for Establishing a Virtual Tether between a Mobile Device and a Semiconductor Processing Tool
    Publication number: 20160112390
    Abstract: A method for establishing a virtual tether between a mobile device and a semiconductor processing tool, the method including: obtaining, by a mobile device, a unique key associated with the semiconductor processing tool; establishing a unique pairing between the mobile device and the semiconductor processing tool based on the unique key that is obtained by the mobile device; in response to successfully establishing the unique pairing, authenticating a user of the mobile device for access to the semiconductor processing tool; in response to successfully authenticating the user, performing resource arbitration on the semiconductor processing tool which includes reserving one or more resources associated with the semiconductor processing tool based on a level of access granted to the user; monitoring an activity level of the mobile device over a period of time; and comparing the activity level to a predetermined activity level threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Chris Thorgrimsson, Chad Weetman, Paul Ballintine, Vincent Wong, Chung Ho Huang, Henry T. Chan