Patents by Inventor Farhan Ahmad
Farhan Ahmad 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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Publication number: 20110258117Abstract: A system for, and method of using multiple data flows, both transactional and non-transactional, in real time to modify a transaction is disclosed. Further the use of transaction information in real time as a decision factor to trigger a different, non-transactional response, and the combination of the two approaches is disclosed. In particular, a network comprised of a plurality of software modules and databases is capable of combining current POS/POP transaction data, with a variety of other outside data sources to provide improved information for adjusting responses to transactions in real time. More specifically, the network utilizes payer facing systems to analyze the data in combination with well-known POS/POP transaction data and a variety of internal and external systems to combine information and provide modified transactions, related discounts and offers, and other relevant messaging to the payer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: DFS Services LLCInventors: Farhan Ahmad, Meeri Siljamaki, Min Koo Lee, Chia-Lin Chen
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Patent number: 7799704Abstract: Apparatus and methods for distributing gas in a semiconductor process chamber are provided. In an embodiment, a gas distributor for use in a gas processing chamber comprises a body. The body includes a baffle with a gas deflection surface to divert the flow of a gas from a first direction to a second direction. The gas deflection surface comprises a concave surface. The concave surface comprises at least about 75% of the surface area of the gas deflection surface. The concave surface substantially deflects the gas toward a chamber wall and provides decreased metal atom contamination from the baffle so that season times can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Soonam Park, Farhan Ahmad, Hemant P. Mungekar, Sanjay Kamath, Young S. Lee, Siqing Lu
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Patent number: 7740706Abstract: Apparatus and methods for distributing gas in a semiconductor process chamber are provided. In an embodiment, a gas distributor for use in a gas processing chamber comprises a body. The body includes a baffle with a gas deflection surface to divert the flow of a gas from a first direction to a second direction. The gas deflection surface comprises a concave surface. The concave surface comprises at least about 75% of the surface area of the gas deflection surface. The concave surface substantially deflects the gas toward a chamber wall and provides decreased metal atom contamination from the baffle so that season times can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2006Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Soonam Park, Farhan Ahmad, Hemant P. Mungekar, Sanjay Kamath, Young S. Lee, Siqing Lu
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Publication number: 20100153199Abstract: According to one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method and a system for emulating a private label network over an open network where settlement occurs at varying discount rates with one or more merchants or providers. A computer implemented method and system for settling a transaction at a discount rate may include receiving an authorization record for the transaction initiated by a customer over an open payment network; identifying payment plan data associated with a transaction; creating a settlement record based at least in part on the authorization record and the payment plan data; determining a discount rate for the settlement record; and settling with a provider for the transaction at the discount rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Inventor: Farhan Ahmad
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Publication number: 20100105035Abstract: The present invention provides compositions providing and methods using fluorescence detection device, comprising an electroluminescent light (EL) source, for measuring fluorescence in biological samples. In particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides an economical, battery powered and Hand-held device for detecting fluorescent light emitted from reporter molecules incorporated into DNA, RNA, proteins or other biological samples, such as a fluorescence emitting biological sample on a microarray chip. Further, a real-time hand-held PCR Analyzer device comprising an EL light source for measuring fluorescence emissions from amplified DNA is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2007Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Syed Anwar Hashsham, James M. Tiedje, Erdogan Gulari, Dieter Tourlousse, Robert Stedtfeld, Farhan Ahmad, Gregoire Seyrig, Onnop Srivannavit
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Patent number: 7676409Abstract: According to one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method and a system for emulating a private label network over an open network where settlement occurs at varying discount rates with one or more merchants or providers. A computer implemented method and system for settling a transaction at a discount rate may include receiving an authorization record for the transaction initiated by a customer over an open payment network; identifying payment plan data associated with a transaction; creating a settlement record based at least in part on the authorization record and the payment plan data; determining a discount rate for the settlement record; and settling with a provider for the transaction at the discount rate.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Inventor: Farhan Ahmad
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Publication number: 20090093129Abstract: Apparatus and methods for distributing gas in a semiconductor process chamber are provided. In an embodiment, a gas distributor for use in a gas processing chamber comprises a body. The body includes a baffle with a gas deflection surface to divert the flow of a gas from a first direction to a second direction. The gas deflection surface comprises a concave surface. The concave surface comprises at least about 75% of the surface area of the gas deflection surface. The concave surface substantially deflects the gas toward a chamber wall and provides decreased metal atom contamination from the baffle so that season times can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Soonam Park, Farhan Ahmad, Hemant P. Mungekar, Sanjay Kamath, Young S. Lee, Siqing Lu
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Publication number: 20080124944Abstract: Apparatus and methods for distributing gas in a semiconductor process chamber are provided. In an embodiment, a gas distributor for use in a gas processing chamber comprises a body. The body includes a baffle with a gas deflection surface to divert the flow of a gas from a first direction to a second direction. The gas deflection surface comprises a concave surface. The concave surface comprises at least about 75% of the surface area of the gas deflection surface. The concave surface substantially deflects the gas toward a chamber wall and provides decreased metal atom contamination from the baffle so that season times can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Soonam Park, Farhan Ahmad, Hemant P. Mungekar, Sanjay Kamath, Young S. Lee, Siqing Lu
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Publication number: 20080121179Abstract: Apparatus and methods for distributing gas in a semiconductor process chamber are provided. In an embodiment, a gas distributor for use in a gas processing chamber comprises a body. The body includes a baffle with a gas deflection surface to divert the flow of a gas from a first direction to a second direction. The gas deflection surface comprises a concave surface. The concave surface comprises at least about 75% of the surface area of the gas deflection surface. The concave surface substantially deflects the gas toward a chamber wall and provides decreased metal atom contamination from the baffle so that season times can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: SOONAM PARK, Farhan Ahmad, Hemant P. Mungekar, Sanjay Kamath, Young S. Lee, Siqing Lu
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Publication number: 20080029484Abstract: The concentration of various contaminants in a plasma can be monitored during processing of a substrate such as a silicon wafer, in order to prevent an unacceptable amount of contamination from being deposited on the substrate. The radiation emitted from the plasma through a window in the processing chamber during processing can be detected and measured by a tool such as an optical emission spectrograph (OES) and the relative intensity of peaks in the spectrum corresponding to various contaminants can be analyzed in order to determine contaminant concentration. In one embodiment, the concentration of aluminum in a plasma is monitored during a plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process in order to ensure that the amount of aluminum in the produced device is lower than a maximum threshold amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2006Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Soonam Park, Farhan Ahmad, Hemant P. Mungekar, Young S. Lee
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Patent number: 6802944Abstract: A method of depositing a film on a substrate. In one embodiment, the method includes depositing a first portion of the film using a high density plasma to partially fill a gap formed between adjacent features formed on the substrate. The film deposition process is then stopped before or shortly after the entry of the gap pinches off and the film is etched to widen entry to the gap using a two step etching process that includes a first physical etch step that forms a plasma from a sputtering agent introduced into the processing chamber and biases the plasma towards the substrate and a subsequent chemical etch step that forms a plasma from a reactive etchant gas introduced into the processing chamber. After the etching sequence is complete, a second portion of the film is deposited over the first portion using a high density plasma to further fill the gap.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2002Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Farhan Ahmad, Michael Awdshiew, Alok Jain, Bikram Kapoor
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Publication number: 20040079632Abstract: A method of depositing a film on a substrate disposed in a substrate processing chamber. In one embodiment the method includes depositing a first portion of the film to at partially fill a gap formed between to adjacent features formed on the substrate. The first portion of film is deposited using a high density plasma formed from a first gaseous mixture flown into the process chamber. The film deposition process is then stopped before or shortly after the entry of the gap pinches off and the film is etched to widen entry to the gap using a two step etching process that includes a first physical etch step and a subsequent chemical etch step. The physical etch step sputter etches the first portion of film by forming a plasma from a sputtering agent introduced into the processing chamber and biasing the plasma towards the substrate. After the physical etching step, the film is chemically etched by forming a plasma from a reactive etchant gas introduced into the processing chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2002Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Farhan Ahmad, Michael Awdshiew, Alok Jain, Bikram Kapoor
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Publication number: 20030179227Abstract: A storage area network (SAN) of the type has a plurality of components including one or more digital data processors in communication with one or more storage devices via a switching fabric. An interface process, e.g., resident on a manager digital data processor, permits the operator/administrator to effect execution of at least a process residing on the manager and at least one process, such as a management application, residing on another SAN component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2001Publication date: September 25, 2003Inventors: Farhan Ahmad, Gary Thomas Axberg, Zhengwen He, Raymond M. Li, David Lynn Merbach, Gregory John Tevis, William Roy Yonker
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Patent number: D642614Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: DFS Services LLCInventors: Farhan Ahmad, Troy Bernard, Ed O'Sullivan, Ryan Julian