Patents by Inventor James A. Maiolo

James A. Maiolo 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).

  • Polishing composition for CMP operations
    Patent number: 5861055
    Abstract: A polishing composition is shown which includes (1) a polishing media particle; (2) a film forming binder for suspending the particle and forming a temporary film on an exposed surface of the workpiece, the temporary film being dissolvable in a subsequently applied polishing wash, whereby the polishing media particle is freed to polish the workpiece; (3) a solvent for suspending the polishing media particle in the film forming binder to facilitate forming the temporary film; and (4) a wetting agent to improve the wettability of the composition on the exposed surface of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Derryl D. J. Allman, William J. Crosby, James A. Maiolo