Patents by Inventor Lloyd Richard Harriott

Lloyd Richard Harriott 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).

  • Mask repair
    Patent number: 6368753
    Abstract: A method for repairing scalpel masks is described. In particular, opaque defects are repaired by milling with a gallium beam at a sufficient energy to ensure appropriate implantation of gallium into the membrane underlying the blocking material. Transparent defects are repaired using a gallium beam that impacts styrene gas in the vicinity of the defect to be repaired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Agere Systems Guardian Corp.
    Inventors: Lloyd Richard Harriott, Anthony Edward Novembre