Patents by Inventor James J. Demarest

James J. Demarest 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: 11113533
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method executed by a processor for reducing exposure of a plurality of objects to environmental conditions by employing a smart room tracking system is presented. The computer-implemented method includes counting a number of individuals within a space including the plurality of objects via one or more image capture devices and determining whether each individual makes direct eye contact with any of the plurality of objects by evaluating orientation, posture, and eye movement of each individual. The computer-implemented method further includes shielding, via an object viewing controller, an object of the plurality of objects from view when no direct eye contact is determined and making an object of the plurality of objects viewable, via the object viewing controller, when direct eye contact is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl, Christopher J. Penny, James J. Demarest, Christopher Waskiewicz, Jean Wynne, Jonathan Fry
  • Patent number: 10566414
    Abstract: A backend-of-the-line (BEOL) semiconductor capacitor made by method, apparatus, or computer program product, through an airgap metallization process, patterning a first electrode by removing a portion of inter-layer dielectric for a desired capacitor area, depositing a dielectric for a capacitor insulator, filling the desired capacitor area to form a second electrode, polishing and capping the second electrode, and interconnecting the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl, James J. Demarest, Christopher J. Penny, Christopher Waskiewicz
  • Patent number: 10546813
    Abstract: A method of forming an electrical device that includes forming a first level including an array of metal lines, wherein an air gap is positioned between the adjacent metal lines. A second level is formed including at least one dielectric layer atop the first level. A plurality of trench structures is formed in the at least on dielectric layer. At least one of the plurality of trench structures opens the air gap. A conductive material is formed within the trenches. The conductive material deposited in the open air gap provides a vertical fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl, James J. Demarest, Christopher J. Penny, Christopher J. Waskiewicz
  • Publication number: 20200026924
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method executed by a processor for reducing exposure of a plurality of objects to environmental conditions by employing a smart room tracking system is presented. The computer-implemented method includes counting a number of individuals within a space including the plurality of objects via one or more image capture devices and determining whether each individual makes direct eye contact with any of the plurality of objects by evaluating orientation, posture, and eye movement of each individual. The computer-implemented method further includes shielding, via an object viewing controller, an object of the plurality of objects from view when no direct eye contact is determined and making an object of the plurality of objects viewable, via the object viewing controller, when direct eye contact is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl, Christopher J. Penny, James J. Demarest, Christopher Waskiewicz, Jean Wynne, Jonathan Fry
  • Patent number: 10528817
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method executed by a processor for reducing exposure of a plurality of objects to environmental conditions by employing a smart room tracking system is presented. The computer-implemented method includes counting a number of individuals within a space including the plurality of objects via one or more image capture devices and determining whether each individual makes direct eye contact with any of the plurality of objects by evaluating orientation, posture, and eye movement of each individual. The computer-implemented method further includes shielding, via an object viewing controller, an object of the plurality of objects from view when no direct eye contact is determined and making an object of the plurality of objects viewable, via the object viewing controller, when direct eye contact is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl, Christopher J. Penny, James J. Demarest, Christopher Waskiewicz, Jean Wynne, Jonathan Fry
  • Patent number: 10475878
    Abstract: A backend-of-the-line (BEOL) semiconductor capacitor made by method, apparatus, or computer program product, through an airgap metallization process, patterning a first electrode by removing a portion of inter-layer dielectric for a desired capacitor area, depositing a dielectric for a capacitor insulator, filling the desired capacitor area to form a second electrode, polishing and capping the second electrode, and interconnecting the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl, James J. Demarest, Christopher J. Penny, Christopher Waskiewicz
  • Patent number: 10453793
    Abstract: A method of forming an electrical device that includes forming a first level including an array of metal lines, wherein an air gap is positioned between the adjacent metal lines. A second level is formed including at least one dielectric layer atop the first level. A plurality of trench structures is formed in the at least on dielectric layer. At least one of the plurality of trench structures opens the air gap. A conductive material is formed within the trenches. The conductive material deposited in the open air gap provides a vertical fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl, James J. Demarest, Christopher J. Penny, Christopher J. Waskiewicz
  • Publication number: 20190180106
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method executed by a processor for reducing exposure of a plurality of objects to environmental conditions by employing a smart room tracking system is presented. The computer-implemented method includes counting a number of individuals within a space including the plurality of objects via one or more image capture devices and determining whether each individual makes direct eye contact with any of the plurality of objects by evaluating orientation, posture, and eye movement of each individual. The computer-implemented method further includes shielding, via an object viewing controller, an object of the plurality of objects from view when no direct eye contact is determined and making an object of the plurality of objects viewable, via the object viewing controller, when direct eye contact is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl, Christopher J. Penny, James J. Demarest, Christopher Waskiewicz, Jean Wynne, Jonathan Fry
  • Patent number: 10319676
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method and resulting structures for forming a semiconductor device having a vertically integrated nanosheet fuse. A nanosheet stack is formed on a substrate. The nanosheet stack includes a semiconductor layer formed between an upper nanosheet and a lower nanosheet. The semiconductor layer is modified such that an etch rate of the modified semiconductor layer is greater than an etch rate of the upper and lower nanosheets when exposed to an etchant. Portions of the modified semiconductor layer are removed to form a cavity between the upper and lower nanosheets and a silicide region is formed in the upper nanosheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robin H. Chao, James J. Demarest, Nicolas J. Loubet
  • Patent number: 10319677
    Abstract: A vertical fuse element, including, a conductive silicide base on a surface of a substrate, and a conductive silicide pillar extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, where the conductive silicide pillar is on the conductive silicide base, and wherein the conductive silicide pillar includes an upper portion having a width, W5, a base having a width, W6, and a neck region having a width, W7, where W7<W5, and W7?W6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, James J. Demarest, Juntao Li
  • Publication number: 20190167226
    Abstract: An infant gastrointestinal monitor and a method for infant gastrointestinal monitoring are provided. The infant gastrointestinal monitor includes a belly band for placing around at least a midsection area of a subject infant. The infant gastrointestinal monitor further includes a plurality of wireless sound sensors, integrated with the belly band in an array configuration, for identifying a location of a gastrointestinal noise in the subject infant based on cross-referencing signals from the plurality of wireless sound sensors. He infant gastrointestinal monitor also includes a controller, operatively coupled to the plurality of wireless sound sensors, for analyzing the location and one or more other parameters of the gastrointestinal noise to identify a probable cause of the noise and a recommended action for a caregiver to alleviate an underlying condition causing the noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Jean Wynne, Marc A. Bergendahl, Jonathan Fry, Christopher Waskiewicz, Christopher J. Penny, James J. Demarest
  • Patent number: 10170548
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and process of making the same generally includes simultaneously forming nanosheet capacitors with nanosheet FET devices on the same substrate. The nanosheets in the capacitor have a width and are coupled to one another by sacrificial layers, wherein the sacrificial layers have a width smaller than the nanosheet width, and wherein the nanosheets and the sacrificial layers are conductively coupled to the substrate. The nanosheets in the FET devices are spaced apart and free of sacrificial layers. The nanosheets in the FET device have a width less than half the width of the nanosheets in the capacitor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, James J. Demarest, John G. Gaudiello, Juntao Li
  • Publication number: 20180342458
    Abstract: A method of forming an electrical device that includes forming a first level including an array of metal lines, wherein an air gap is positioned between the adjacent metal lines. A second level is formed including at least one dielectric layer atop the first level. A plurality of trench structures is formed in the at least on dielectric layer. At least one of the plurality of trench structures opens the air gap. A conductive material is formed within the trenches. The conductive material deposited in the open air gap provides a vertical fuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl, James J. Demarest, Christopher J. Penny, Christopher J. Waskiewicz
  • Publication number: 20180277481
    Abstract: A vertical fuse element, including, a conductive silicide base on a surface of a substrate, and a conductive silicide pillar extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, where the conductive silicide pillar is on the conductive silicide base, and wherein the conductive silicide pillar includes an upper portion having a width, W5, a base having a width, W6, and a neck region having a width, W7, where W7<W5, and W7?W6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, James J. Demarest, Juntao Li
  • Patent number: 10083908
    Abstract: A method of forming an electrical device that includes forming a first level including an array of metal lines, wherein an air gap is positioned between the adjacent metal lines. A second level is formed including at least one dielectric layer atop the first level. A plurality of trench structures is formed in the at least on dielectric layer. At least one of the plurality of trench structures opens the air gap. A conductive material is formed within the trenches. The conductive material deposited in the open air gap provides a vertical fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl, James J. Demarest, Christopher J. Penny, Christopher J. Waskiewicz
  • Publication number: 20180240752
    Abstract: A method of forming an electrical device that includes forming a first level including an array of metal lines, wherein an air gap is positioned between the adjacent metal lines. A second level is formed including at least one dielectric layer atop the first level. A plurality of trench structures is formed in the at least on dielectric layer. At least one of the plurality of trench structures opens the air gap. A conductive material is formed within the trenches. The conductive material deposited in the open air gap provides a vertical fuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl, James J. Demarest, Christopher J. Penny, Christopher J. Waskiewicz
  • Publication number: 20180226343
    Abstract: A vertical fuse element, including, a conductive silicide base on a surface of a substrate, and a conductive silicide pillar extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, where the conductive silicide pillar is on the conductive silicide base, and wherein the conductive silicide pillar includes an upper portion having a width, W5, a base having a width, W6, and a neck region having a width, W7, where W7<W5, and W7?W6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, James J. Demarest, Juntao Li
  • Patent number: 10043746
    Abstract: A vertical fuse element, including, a conductive silicide base on a surface of a substrate, and a conductive silicide pillar extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, where the conductive silicide pillar is on the conductive silicide base, and wherein the conductive silicide pillar includes an upper portion having a width, W5, a base having a width, W6, and a neck region having a width, W7, where W7<W5, and W7?W6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, James J. Demarest, Juntao Li
  • Patent number: 10043748
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method and resulting structures for forming a semiconductor device having a vertically integrated nanosheet fuse. A nanosheet stack is formed on a substrate. The nanosheet stack includes a semiconductor layer formed between an upper nanosheet and a lower nanosheet. The semiconductor layer is modified such that an etch rate of the modified semiconductor layer is greater than an etch rate of the upper and lower nanosheets when exposed to an etchant. Portions of the modified semiconductor layer are removed to form a cavity between the upper and lower nanosheets and a silicide region is formed in the upper nanosheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robin H. Chao, James J. Demarest, Nicolas J. Loubet
  • Publication number: 20180219066
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and process of making the same generally includes simultaneously forming nanosheet capacitors with nanosheet FET devices on the same substrate. The nanosheets in the capacitor have a width and are coupled to one another by sacrificial layers, wherein the sacrificial layers have a width smaller than the nanosheet width, and wherein the nanosheets and the sacrificial layers are conductively coupled to the substrate. The nanosheets in the FET devices are spaced apart and free of sacrificial layers. The nanosheets in the FET device have a width less than half the width of the nanosheets in the capacitor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, James J. Demarest, John G. Gaudiello, Juntao Li