Patents by Inventor Patrick Foster
Patrick Foster 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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Patent number: 11986951Abstract: Pre-plating systems and related methods are disclosed. A pre-plating system includes a press, an infeed robot configured to deliver a structural member to the press, and an outfeed robot configured to remove the structural member from the press. The press is configured to secure a plate to the structural member while the structural member is held in position by at least one of the infeed robot or the outfeed robot. A pre-plating system includes a press, a transfer pedestal, a plate picking robot, and a press loading robot. The plate picking robot is configured to pick a plate from a container and position the plate on the transfer pedestal. The press loading robot is configured to transfer the plate to the press. The press is configured to press the plate into a structural member positioned within the press.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: House of Design LLCInventors: Michael Patrick Baker, Cole Jay Logemann, Anthony Edward Lancaster, Chris Scot Annin, Anthony Wayne Foster, Jeffrey Michael Hill, Shane Christopher Dittrich, Kristopher Ryan Okelberry
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Patent number: 11987261Abstract: A lead autonomous vehicle (AV) includes a sensor configured to observe a field of view in front of the lead AV. Following AVs are on the same road behind the lead AV. A processor of the lead AV is configured to detect a road structural change on the particular road. The processor updates driving instructions of the lead AV to navigate through the structural change using driving instructions related to the structural change. The processor sends a first message to the operation server indicating that the structural change is detected. The operation server updates the first portion of the map data, reflecting the structural change. The operation server sends the updated map data to the one or more following AVs.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.Inventors: Robert Patrick Brown, Scott Douglas Foster, Joyce Tam
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Patent number: 7915432Abstract: A method is provided for improving the shelf-life of a nuclear staining solution. In particular, the present invention provides a method of adding an antioxidant to a hematoxylin staining solution which maintains the performance of the stain over its shelf-life.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Cytyc CorporationInventor: Patrick Foster
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Publication number: 20080139827Abstract: A method is provided for improving the shelf-life of a nuclear staining solution. In particular, the present invention provides a method of adding an antioxidant to a hematoxylin staining solution which maintains the performance of the stain over its shelf-life.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: Cytyc CorporationInventor: Patrick Foster
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Patent number: 7217497Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermally curable polymer composition, and a photolithographic substrate coated therewith, the composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator. The thermally curable polymer composition may be dissolved in a solvent and used as an undercoat layer in deep UV lithography.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2004Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Arch Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Foster, Sydney George Slater, Thomas Steinhäusler, Andrew J. Blakeney, John Joseph Biafore
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Publication number: 20060134731Abstract: A method is provided for analyzing and characterizing the formulation of a cell stain. In particular, the present invention provides a method of stain quality control using parameters derived from an imaging based automated cytology system to characterize the stain performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2004Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventors: Louise Isenstein, Patrick Foster, Matthew Stroika, Noorul Rahman
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Patent number: 6929897Abstract: Polymers and co-polymers having monomeric units formed by the polymerization of monomers of the Structure I where R1 is a moiety containing an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable group, R2 is a C1-C3 alkylene group, and R3 is a C1-10 linear or cyclic alkyl group, a C6-10 aromatic or substituted aromatic group, a C1-8 alkoxy methyl, or a C1-8 alkoxy ethyl group, are useful as binder resins for photosensitive compositions, and processes for photolithography in the production of semiconductor devices and materials.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2004Date of Patent: August 16, 2005Assignee: Arch Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Foster, Gregory Spaziano, Binod B De
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Patent number: 6924339Abstract: Thermally cured undercoat for use in lithography of a thermally cured composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator, wherein the hydroxyl containing polymer is a polymer comprising units m, n and o of the following formula: wherein R1 is H or methyl; R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C14 aryl acrylate or C6-C14 aryl methacrylate group wherein the substituted groups may be phenyl, C1-4 alkyl or C1-4 alkoxy; R3 is a hydroxyl functionalized C1-C8 alkyl acrylate, methacrylate or C6-C14 aryl group, R4 is a C1-C10 linear or branched alkylene; p is an integer of from 1 to 5 with the proviso that there are no more than thirty carbon atoms in the [—R4O—]p; R5 is a C1-C10 linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C6-C14 aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C7-C15 alicyclic hydrocarbon; and m is about 40 to 70, n is about 15 to 35 and o is about 15 to 25.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2003Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: Arch Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Binod B. De, Sanjay Malik, Gregory Spaziano, John Joseph Biafore, Patrick Foster, Sidney George Slater, Thomas Steinhausler, Andrew J. Blakeney
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Publication number: 20050042542Abstract: Polymers and co-polymers having monomeric units formed by the polymerization of monomers of the Structure I where R1 is a moiety containing an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable group, R2 is a C1-C3 alkylene group, and R3 is a C1-10 linear or cyclic alkyl group, a C6-10 aromatic or substituted aromatic group, a C1-8 alkoxy methyl, or a C1-8 alkoxy ethyl group, are useful as binder resins for photosensitive compositions, and processes for photolithography in the production of semiconductor devices and materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2004Publication date: February 24, 2005Inventors: Patrick Foster, Gregory Spaziano, Binod De
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Publication number: 20040219454Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermally curable polymer composition, and a photolithographic substrate coated therewith, the composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator. The thermally curable polymer composition may be dissolved in a solvent and used as an undercoat layer in deep UV lithography.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2004Publication date: November 4, 2004Applicant: ARCH SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Patrick Foster, Sydney George Slater, Thomas Steinhausler, Andrew J. Blakeney, John Joseph Biafore
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Patent number: 6783916Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermally curable polymer composition, and a photolithographic substrate coated therewith, the composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator. The thermally curable polymer composition may be dissolved in a solvent and used as an undercoat layer in deep UV lithography.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Arch Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Foster, Sydney George Slater, Thomas Steinhäusler, Andrew J. Blakeney, John Joseph Biafore
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Publication number: 20030204035Abstract: Thermally cured undercoat for use in lithography of a thermally cured composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator, wherein the hydroxyl containing polymer is a polymer comprising units m, n and o of the following formula: 1Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Applicant: Arch Specialty Chemicals Inc.Inventors: Binod B. De, Sanjay Malik, Gregory Spaziano, John Joseph Biafore, Patrick Foster, Sidney George Slater, Thomas Steinhausler, Andrew J. Blakeney
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Patent number: 6610808Abstract: Thermally cured undercoat for use in lithography of a thermally cured composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator, wherein the hydroxyl containing polymer is a polymer comprising units m, n and o of the following formula: wherein R1 is H or methyl; R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C14 aryl acrylate or C6-C14 aryl methacrylate group wherein the substituted groups may be phenyl, C1-4 alkyl or C1-4 alkoxy; R3 is a hydroxyl functionalized C1-C8 alkyl acrylate, methacrylate or C6-C14 aryl group, R4 is a C1-C10 linear or branched alkylene; p is an integer of from 1 to 5 with the proviso that there are no more than thirty carbon atoms in the [—R4O—]p; R5 is a C1-C10 linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C6-C14 aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C7-C15 alicyclic hydrocarbon; and m is about 40 to 70, n is about 15 to 35 and o is about 15 to 25.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2002Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Arch Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Binod B. De, Sanjay Malik, Gregory Spaziano, John Joseph Biafore, Patrick Foster, Sidney George Slater, Thomas Steinhausler, Andrew J. Blakeney
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Patent number: 6492092Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermally curable polymer composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer and a polyfunctional epoxide as a crosslinking agent. The thermally curable polymer composition may be dissolved in a solvent and used as an undercoat layer in deep UV lithography. In addition, the present invention also relates to a photolithographic coated substrate comprising: a substrate, the thermally cured undercoat composition on the substrate, and a radiation-sensitive resist topcoat on the thermally cured undercoat composition. Furthermore, the present invention further relates to a process for using the photolithographic coated substrate for the production of relief structures.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1999Date of Patent: December 10, 2002Assignee: Arch Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Foster, Sydney George Slater, Thomas Steinhäusler, Andrew J. Blakeney, John Joseph Biafore
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Publication number: 20020173594Abstract: Thermally cured undercoat for use in lithography of a thermally cured composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator, wherein the hydroxyl containing polymer is a polymer comprising units m, n and o of the following formula: 1Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2002Publication date: November 21, 2002Applicant: ARCH SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Binod B. De, Sanjay Malik, Gregory Spaziano, John Joseph Biafore, Patrick Foster, Sidney George Slater, Thomas Steinhausler, Andrew J. Blakeney
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Publication number: 20020007018Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermally curable polymer composition, and a photolithographic substrate coated therewith, the composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator. The thermally curable polymer composition may be dissolved in a solvent and used as an undercoat layer in deep UV lithography.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2001Publication date: January 17, 2002Applicant: Arch Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Foster, Sydney George Slater, Thomas Steinhausler, Andrew J. Blakeney, John Joseph Biafore
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Patent number: 6323287Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermally curable polymer composition, and a photolithographic substrate coated therewith, the composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator. The thermally curable polymer composition may be dissolved in a solvent and used as an undercoat layer in deep UV lithography.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1999Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Arch Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Foster, Sydney George Slater, Thomas Steinhäusler, Andrew J. Blakeney, John Joseph Biafore
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Radiation sensitive copolymers, photoresist compositions thereof and deep UV bilayer systems thereof
Patent number: 6165682Abstract: Radiation sensitive resins for use in a top layer resists in bilayer systems for use in deep UV photolithography comprises copolymers having the following structural units: ##STR1## and optionally, ##STR2## wherein n is an integer of 1 to 5, R.sup.1 is methyl or trimethylsiloxy, R.sup.2 is a tert-butyl group, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each independently hydrogen or a methyl group.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1999Date of Patent: December 26, 2000Assignee: Arch Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Foster, John Joseph Biafore, Gregory Domenic Spaziano -
Patent number: 6054248Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermally curable polymer composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer and a polyfunctional isocyanate as a crosslinking agent, which is particularly useful in photolithographic coating of substrates. The thermally curable polymer composition may be dissolved in a solvent and used as an undercoat layer in deep UV lithography. Furthermore, the present invention further relates to a process for using the photolithographic coated substrate for the production of relief structures.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1999Date of Patent: April 25, 2000Assignee: Arch Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Foster, Sydney George Slater, Thomas Steinhausler, Andrew J. Blakeney, John Joseph Biafore