Patents by Inventor Craig M. Carpenter

Craig M. Carpenter 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 of removing surface protrusions from thin films
    Patent number: 5902491
    Abstract: A method for removing a surface protrusion projecting from a layer of a first material deposited on a surface of a substrate. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a layer of a second material is applied on the layer of first material. A sufficient quantity of the second material is removed to expose the surface protrusion. The first material exposed through the surface protrusion is then removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Carpenter, James J. Alwan