Patents by Inventor Kulpreet SINGH

Kulpreet SINGH 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).

  • Publication number: 20230409460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for optimizing performance of a process by constructing a KPI tree structure modelling workflow of the process using data received from a client device; autonomously monitoring a plurality of interconnected metrics by analysing data from the KPI tree structure; determining one or more root causes for an issue affecting the performance based on the autonomous monitoring of the plurality of interconnected metrics; recommending one or more actions correlating with one or more levels in the workflow to remediate the one or more root causes, supported by controlled experimentation as a sub-step; enabling performance of the one or more actions in the process workflow by integrating the one or more actions with execution of process workflow; and tracking impact of the one or more actions using continually received feedback on implemented actions and analysis of data from the KPI tree structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Vivek KAKADE, Nihal BHAGCHANDANI, Deepak Raj SUBRAMANIAN, Kulpreet SINGH, Ashish GUPTA
  • Publication number: 20230253177
    Abstract: A method of imaging a sample with a charged particle beam device, comprising: determining a first focusing strength of an objective lens of the charged particle beam device, the first focusing strength being adapted to focus a charged particle beam on a first surface region of the sample; determining a first focal subrange of a plurality of focal subranges such that the first focusing strength is within the first focal subrange, wherein the plurality of focal subranges is associated with a set of values of a calibration parameter; determining a first value of the calibration parameter, the first value being associated with the first focal subrange; and imaging the first surface region with the first value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Kulpreet Singh VIRDI, Bernhard G. MUELLER, Bernhard SCHÜLER
  • Patent number: 11687008
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method for automated critical dimension measurement on a substrate for display manufacturing is provided. The method includes scanning a first field of view having a first size with a charged particle beam to obtain a first image having a first resolution of a first portion of the substrate for display manufacturing; determining a pattern within the first image, the pattern having a first position; scanning a second field of view with the charged particle beam to obtain a second image of a second portion of the substrate, the second field of view has a second size smaller than the first size and has a second position provided relative to the first position, the second image has a second resolution higher than the first resolution; and determining a critical dimension of a structure provided on the substrate from the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Bernhard G. Mueller, Robert Trauner, Bernhard Schüler, Peter C. Staffansson, Kulpreet Singh Virdi, Volker Daiker
  • Patent number: 11610755
    Abstract: A method of automatically focusing a charged particle beam on a surface region of a sample is provided. The method includes acquiring a plurality of images for a corresponding plurality of focusing strength values; calculating a plurality of sharpness values based on the plurality of images, the plurality of sharpness values are calculated with a sharpness function provided as a sum in a frequency space based on the plurality of images; and determining subsequent focusing strength values of the plurality of focusing strength values with a golden ratio search algorithm based one the calculated sharpness values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Trauner, Bernhard Schüler, Bernhard G. Mueller, Nikolai Knaub, Kulpreet Singh Virdi
  • Publication number: 20220044907
    Abstract: A method of automatically focusing a charged particle beam on a surface region of a sample is provided. The method includes acquiring a plurality of images for a corresponding plurality of focusing strength values; calculating a plurality of sharpness values based on the plurality of images, the plurality of sharpness values are calculated with a sharpness function provided as a sum in a frequency space based on the plurality of images; and determining subsequent focusing strength values of the plurality of focusing strength values with a golden ratio search algorithm based one the calculated sharpness values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Robert TRAUNER, Bernhard SCHÜLER, Bernhard G. MUELLER, Nikolai KNAUB, Kulpreet Singh VIRDI
  • Patent number: 11195691
    Abstract: A method of automatically focusing a charted particle beam on a surface region of a sample is provided. The method includes acquiring a plurality of images for a corresponding plurality of focusing strength values; calculating a plurality of sharpness values based on the plurality of images, the plurality of sharpness values are calculated with a sharpness function provided as a sum in a frequency space based on the plurality of images; and determining subsequent focusing strength values of the plurality of focusing strength values with a golden ratio search algorithm based one the calculated sharpness values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Trauner, Bernhard Schüler, Bernhard G. Mueller, Nikolai Knaub, Kulpreet Singh Virdi
  • Publication number: 20210373444
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method for automated critical dimension measurement on a substrate for display manufacturing is provided. The method includes scanning a first field of view having a first size with a charged particle beam to obtain a first image having a first resolution of a first portion of the substrate for display manufacturing; determining a pattern within the first image, the pattern having a first position; scanning a second field of view with the charged particle beam to obtain a second image of a second portion of the substrate, the second field of view has a second size smaller than the first size and has a second position provided relative to the first position, the second image has a second resolution higher than the first resolution; and determining a critical dimension of a structure provided on the substrate from the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Bernhard G. MUELLER, Robert TRAUNER, Bernhard SCHÜLER, Peter C. STAFFANSSON, Kulpreet Singh VIRDI, Volker DAIKER
  • Patent number: 11157952
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for creating decentralized repository of fraud IP and publishers using block chain. The block chain network creates a central repository for decentralized shared ledger. The block chain network adds a ledger in decentralized shared ledger for each interaction on an application. In addition, the block chain network authorizes at least one of a plurality of stakeholders to access the decentralized shared ledger after receiving a request from at least one of the plurality of stakeholders. Further, the block chain network analyzes the interaction and past data received from a plurality of stake holders. Furthermore, the block chain network blocks device IPs, device Id's, device type and the publishers mentioned in blacklist of the decentralized shared ledger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Affle (India) Limited
    Inventors: Anuj Khanna Sohum, Charles Yong Jien Foong, Kulpreet Singh, Ayush Aggarwal, Anurag Singh
  • Publication number: 20210249220
    Abstract: A method of automatically focusing a charged particle beam on a surface region of a sample is provided. The method includes acquiring a plurality of images for a corresponding plurality of focusing strength values; calculating a plurality of sharpness values based on the plurality of images, the plurality of sharpness values are calculated with a sharpness function provided as a sum in a frequency space based on the plurality of images; and determining subsequent focusing strength values of the plurality of focusing strength values with a golden ratio search algorithm based one the calculated sharpness values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Robert TRAUNER, Bernhard SCHÜLER, Bernhard G. MUELLER, Nikolai KNAUB, Kulpreet Singh VIRDI
  • Publication number: 20200118786
    Abstract: A system and method for focusing a scanning electron microscope (SEM) comprise acquiring a first SEM image of a sample using a first focus condition, analyzing the first SEM image to determine contrast change measurements, determining a region of interest based on the contrast change measurements, adjusting the SEM from the first focus condition to a second focus condition based at least in part on the region of interest, wherein the first focus condition differs from the second focus condition, and acquiring a second SEM image of the sample using the second focus condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Bernhard G. MUELLER, Kulpreet Singh VIRDI, Nikolai KNAUB
  • Publication number: 20190333097
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for creating decentralized repository of fraud IP and publishers using block chain. The block chain network creates a central repository for decentralized shared ledger. The block chain network adds a ledger in decentralized shared ledger for each interaction on an application. In addition, the block chain network authorizes at least one of a plurality of stakeholders to access the decentralized shared ledger after receiving a request from at least one of the plurality of stakeholders. Further, the block chain network analyzes the interaction and past data received from a plurality of stake holders. Furthermore, the block chain network blocks device IPs, device Id's, device type and the publishers mentioned in blacklist of the decentralized shared ledger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Affle (India) Limited
    Inventors: Anuj Khanna SOHUM, Charles Yong Jien FOONG, Kulpreet SINGH, Ayush AGGARWAL, Anurag SINGH
  • Patent number: 10345250
    Abstract: A method of inspecting a sample with a charged particle beam device is described. The method comprises arranging the sample on a stage, determining a first focusing strength of an objective lens adapted to focus a charged particle beam on a first surface region of the sample that is arranged at a first distance from the objective lens in a direction of an optical axis, calculating a difference between the first distance and a predetermined working distance based on the determined first focusing strength, adjusting a distance between the first surface region and the objective lens by the calculated difference, and inspecting the first surface region. According to a further aspect, a charged particle beam device configured to be operated according to the above method is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Bernhard G. Mueller, Kulpreet Singh Virdi, Bernhard Schüler, Robert Trauner, Ludwig Ledl
  • Publication number: 20190113470
    Abstract: A method of inspecting a sample with a charged particle beam device is described. The method comprises arranging the sample on a stage, determining a first focusing strength of an objective lens adapted to focus a charged particle beam on a first surface region of the sample that is arranged at a first distance from the objective lens in a direction of an optical axis, calculating a difference between the first distance and a predetermined working distance based on the determined first focusing strength, adjusting a distance between the first surface region and the objective lens by the calculated difference, and inspecting the first surface region. According to a further aspect, a charged particle beam device configured to be operated according to the above method is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Bernhard G. MUELLER, Kulpreet Singh VIRDI, Bernhard SCHÜLER, Robert TRAUNER, Ludwig LEDL
  • Publication number: 20180364563
    Abstract: A method of inspecting a sample is described which includes a multilevel structure with a first layer that is arranged above a second layer. The method includes: arranging the sample in a vacuum chamber; directing a primary electron beam onto the sample such that first primary electrons of the primary electron beam are backscattered by the first layer to form first backscattered electrons and second primary electrons of the primary electron beam are backscattered by the second layer to form second backscattered electrons; and detecting signal electrons comprising the first backscattered electrons and the second backscattered electrons for obtaining spatial information on both the first layer and the second layer. Further, an apparatus including one or more electron microscopes for inspecting a sample including a multilevel structure is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kulpreet Singh VIRDI, Bernhard G. MUELLER
  • Patent number: 8370949
    Abstract: Systems and methods automatically scan content, such as advertisements, for a list of terms and/or phrases that may not be allowed in the content. In one implementation, the terms and/or phrases include trademarks. In this implementation, incoming advertisements may be automatically scanned for the presence of trademarks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Rose Anne Hagan, Kulpreet Singh Rana
  • Publication number: 20110072518
    Abstract: Systems and methods automatically scan content, such as advertisements, for a list of terms and/or phrases that may not be allowed in the content. In one implementation, the terms and/or phrases include trademarks. In this implementation, incoming advertisements may be automatically scanned for the presence of trademarks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Rose Anne Hagan, Kulpreet Singh Rana
  • Patent number: 7870605
    Abstract: Systems and methods automatically scan content, such as advertisements, for a list of terms and/or phrases that may not be allowed in the content. In one implementation, the terms and/or phrases include trademarks. In this implementation, incoming advertisements may be automatically scanned for the presence of trademarks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Rose Anne Hagan, Kulpreet Singh Rana
  • Patent number: 7502447
    Abstract: A method and device for recording call failure information in a data transmission system is provided. The failure logs generated in response to a failure event include a failure type and a first timestamp. A log record is created for a first failure log based on the failure type, and storied in a log record storage. Whenever a further failure log is generated in response to the same failure event, the further failure log includes said failure type and a current timestamp, so that it will receive the same identifier. The log record is updated to document the current timestamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: James Stewart McCormick, David Ker, Kulpreet Singh Badial