Patents by Inventor Christopher C. Choffat

Christopher C. Choffat 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).

  • Patent number: 5870793
    Abstract: A tool for cleaning semiconductor wafers includes a cleaning head with a flat face bounded by an edge. A tubular drive shaft is connected to the cleaning head and provides a conduit through which a cleaning fluid can flow. An opening into the shaft is provided in the flat face which also has a plurality of channels to distribute the cleaning fluid across the flat face. A brush is formed as a single piece of porous, elastic material with a substrate portion that has a first major surface abutting the cleaning head face. A lip of the brush extends from the substrate portion around the edge of the flat face to removably secure the brush to the cleaning head. The brush has a plurality of cylindrical nubs on the second major surface forming projections for scrubbing surfaces of semiconductor wafers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Integrated Process Equipment Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Choffat, Justin J. Griffin