Patents by Inventor David Thompson

David Thompson 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).

  • Protection of components from corrosion
    Patent number: 11015252
    Abstract: Using the systems and methods discussed herein, CMAS corrosion is inhibited via CMAS interception in an engine environment and/or is prevented or reduced by the formation of a metal oxide protective coating on a hot engine section component. The CMAS interception can occur while the engine is in operation in flight or in a testing or quality control environment. The metal oxide protective coating can be applied over other coatings, including Gd-zirconates (GZO) or yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ). The metal oxide protective coating is applied at original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and can also be applied in-situ using a gas injection system during engine use in-flight or during maintenance or quality testing. The metal oxide protective coating contains a rare earth element, aluminum, zirconium, chromium, or combinations thereof, and is from 1 nm to 3 microns in thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventors: David Britz, Pravin K. Narwankar, David Thompson, Yuriy Melnik, Sukti Chatterjee
  • Generation and modification of rooms in virtual reality environments
    Patent number: 11017611
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to generating and modifying a room or space within a virtual reality environment may comprise addition, removal, placement, modification, and/or resizing of a plurality of environment surfaces, such as a floor, walls, and ceiling, and/or a plurality of fixtures, such as doors, windows, or openings, associated with the environment surfaces, in which each environment surface and fixture includes associated dimensions. The environment surfaces and fixtures may be added, removed, placed, moved, and/or resized by a user. During such interactions, only a subset of dimensions relevant to the current functions or operations by the user may be presented to facilitate such functions or operations. Further, various aspects associated with environment surfaces and fixtures may be modified, such as paints, colors, materials, textures, or others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian James Mount, Lee David Thompson, Dillon Taylor Baker, Joonhao Chuah, Hai Quang Kim, Michael Thomas, Kristian Kane, Jesse Alan DuPree
  • ULTRA PURE RUBBER AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210122857
    Abstract: The invention relates to an efficient process for the preparation and isolation of rubber particles formed in aqueous media and highly pure rubbers obtained thereby. The invention further relates to copolymer products comprising the same or derived therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: David THOMPSON
  • Methods To Grow Low Resistivity Metal Containing Films
    Publication number: 20210123136
    Abstract: The use of a cyclic 1,4-diene reducing agent with a metal precursor and a reactant to form metal-containing films are described. Methods of forming the metal-containing film comprises exposing a substrate surface to a metal precursor, a reducing agent and a reactant either simultaneously, partially simultaneously or separately and sequentially to form the metal-containing film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakmal C. Kalutarage, Liqi Wu, Pratham Jain, Jeffrey W. Anthis, Mark Saly, Mei Chang, David Thompson
  • DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20210122445
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a snowmobile including an engine mounted on the chassis, a drive track in contact with the chassis, and a drive train, operatively interconnecting the engine with the drive track for delivering propulsive power to the drive track. The drive train includes a driveshaft, comprising a tubular driveshaft including two or more interior channels, the channels positioned in a substantially longitudinal orientation, two or more sprocket driving features on an exterior surface of the tubular driveshaft, and one or more fitting components, positioned at one or more distal ends of the driveshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin David THOMPSON, Gary O. HOMME, Devin Joseph DANIELSON, Andrew Jon ELLSWORTH
  • VISUALIZATION OF NETWORK HEALTH INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20210119890
    Abstract: A determination is made that a graphical representation of network health state information pertaining to a client account of a provider network is to be provided. Using respective network metrics groups corresponding to several data sources, a network health state descriptor corresponding to a resource associated with the client account is generated. A data set usable to generate a graphical display of network health state information of the resource of the client account is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Grey Richards, Schuyler David Thompson, Adam Siefker, Kevin Christopher Miller, Meenakshi Rameshkumar
  • Methods for depositing fluorine/carbon-free conformal tungsten
    Patent number: 10985023
    Abstract: Provided are atomic layer deposition methods to deposit a tungsten film or tungsten-containing film using a tungsten-containing reactive gas comprising one or more of tungsten pentachloride, a compound with the empirical formula WCl5 or WCl6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Xinyu Fu, Srinivas Gandikota, Avgerinos V. Gelatos, Atif Noori, Mei Chang, David Thompson, Steve G. Ghanayem
  • Methods to deposit flowable (gap-fill) carbon containing films using various plasma sources
    Patent number: 10985009
    Abstract: Embodiments include a method for forming a carbon containing film. In an embodiment, the method comprises flowing a precursor gas into a processing chamber. For example the precursor gas comprises carbon containing molecules. In an embodiment, the method further comprises flowing a co-reactant gas into the processing chamber. In an embodiment, the method further comprises striking a plasma in the processing chamber. In an embodiment plasma activated co-reactant molecules initiate polymerization of the carbon containing molecules in the precursor gas. Embodiments may also include a method that further comprises depositing a carbon containing film onto a substrate in the processing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakmal Charidu Kalutarage, Mark Saly, David Thompson, William John Durand, Kelvin Chan, Hanhong Chen, Philip Allan Kraus
  • Worksite Management System
    Publication number: 20210102813
    Abstract: A worksite management system for a worksite includes a sensor module associated with each of one or more machines working on the worksite. The sensor module generates a signal indicative of a location of a corresponding one of a machine from the one or more machines. An on-board controller associated with each of the one or more machines receives the signal corresponding to the location of the corresponding one of the machine on the worksite, and looks up the location of the corresponding one of the machine in at least one of a pre-generated or learned terrain map of a network of haul routes. The on-board controller identifies at least one condition of the haul route at the looked-up location, and then generates an alert for an operator to perform one or more recommended actions with respect to an operating parameter of the corresponding one of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventors: David Richard WISLEY, Paul Minniss, Jonathan Moses, Christopher MULLINS, Russell PUGH, Anthony James POLLOCK, David THOMPSON, Thomas Hanry ABEL
  • Bi-static and mono-static synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging using a short-pulse laser
    Patent number: 10948589
    Abstract: SAR imaging may be performed using a short-pulse laser to generate range-resolved reflection data. A short-pulse laser may be advantageous over other techniques to acquire the range-resolved data, especially in cases with very distant targets or other cases with low signal-to-noise ratio information, because a short-pulse laser can determine the range to individual reflectors with a single photon return and is more adaptable to a photon-starved inversion algorithm. This technique can be used with both mono-static and bi-static SAR configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventors: Bruce Carlsten, David Thompson, David Palmer
  • Methods for enhancing selectivity in SAM-based selective deposition
    Patent number: 10950433
    Abstract: Methods of improved selectively for SAM-based selective depositions are described. Some of the methods include forming a SAM on a second surface and a carbonized layer on the first surface. The substrate is exposed to an oxygenating agent to remove the carbonized layer from the first surface, and a film is deposited on the first surface over the protected second surface. Some of the methods include overdosing a SAM molecule to form a SAM layer and SAM agglomerates, depositing a film, removing the agglomerates, reforming the SAM layer and redepositing the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Chang Ke, Michael S. Jackson, Liqi Wu, Lei Zhou, Shuyi Zhang, David Thompson, Paul F. Ma, Biao Liu, Cheng Pan
  • Methods for ALD of metal oxides on metal surfaces
    Patent number: 10943780
    Abstract: Methods for depositing metal oxide layers on metal surfaces are described. The methods include exposing a substrate to separate doses of a metal precursor, which does not contain metal-oxygen bonds, and an alcohol. These methods do not oxidize the underlying metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Bhaskar Jyoti Bhuyan, Mark Saly, David Thompson, Li-Qun Xia
  • Deposition Of Metal-Organic Oxide Films
    Publication number: 20210066592
    Abstract: Methods of depositing a metal-organic oxide film by exposing a substrate surface to a metal-organic precursor and an oxidant are described. The metal-organic oxide film has the general formula MOxCy, wherein M comprises one or more of a transition metal, a lanthanide, or a boron group element, x is a whole number in a range of 1 to 6, and y is a number in a range of greater than 0 to 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Q. Liu, Nasrin Kazem, Jeffrey W. Anthis, Ghazal Saheli, David Thompson
  • Network health data aggregation service
    Patent number: 10917324
    Abstract: Respective network metrics sets corresponding to one or more data sources are examined at a network health manager. Network health states corresponding to one or more endpoint pair categories are determined based on the analysis of the network metric sets. An indication of the network health state of a particular endpoint pair category is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Grey Richards, Schuyler David Thompson, Adam Siefker, Kevin Christopher Miller, Meenakshi Rameshkumar
  • Drive train components for recreational vehicles
    Patent number: 10913512
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a snowmobile including an engine mounted on the chassis, a drive track in contact with the chassis, and a drive train, operatively interconnecting the engine with the drive track for delivering propulsive power to the drive track. The drive train includes a driveshaft, comprising a tubular driveshaft including two or more interior channels, the channels positioned in a substantially longitudinal orientation, two or more sprocket driving features on an exterior surface of the tubular driveshaft, and one or more fitting components, positioned at one or more distal ends of the driveshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin David Thompson, Gary O. Homme, Devin Joseph Danielson, Andrew Jon Ellsworth
  • Programmatic interfaces for network health information
    Patent number: 10911263
    Abstract: A request to obtain network health information pertaining to a client account of a provider network is received via a programmatic interface. Respective sets of network metrics are obtained from several data sources of the provider network, and a respective network health state descriptor is generated for one or more resource sets associated with the client account. A response to the request is prepared using the network health state descriptor and transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Grey Richards, Schuyler David Thompson, Adam Siefker, Kevin Christopher Miller, Meenakshi Rameshkumar
  • Ruthenium precursors for ALD and CVD thin film deposition and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10906925
    Abstract: Metal coordination complexes comprising a metal atom coordinated to at least one diazabutadiene ligand having a structure represented by: where each R is independently a C1-C13 alkyl or aryl group and each R? is independently H, C1-C10 alkyl or aryl group are described. Processing methods using the metal coordination complexes are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Schmiege, Jeffrey W. Anthis, David Thompson
  • Methods of Depositing SiCON with C, O, and N Compositional Control
    Publication number: 20210028004
    Abstract: Methods of forming SiCON films comprising sequential exposure to a silicon precursor and a mixture of alkanolamine and amine reactants and an optional plasma are described. Methods of forming a silicon-containing film comprising sequential exposure to a silicon precursor and an epoxide with an optional plasma exposure are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Saly, David Thompson, Thomas Knisley, Bhaskar Jyoti Bhuyan
  • Ultra pure rubber and method thereof
    Patent number: 10889671
    Abstract: The invention relates to an efficient process for the preparation and isolation of rubber particles formed in aqueous media and highly pure rubbers obtained thereby. The invention further relates to copolymer products comprising the same or derived therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: ARLANXEO SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: David Thompson
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITING YTTRIUM-CONTAINING FILMS
    Publication number: 20200392624
    Abstract: Methods for depositing a yttrium-containing film through an atomic layer deposition process are described. Some embodiments of the disclosure utilize a plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition process. Also described is an apparatus for performing the atomic layer deposition of the yttrium containing films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Lakmal C. Kalutarage, Mark Saly, Thomas Knisley, Benjamin Schmiege, David Thompson