Patents by Inventor Paul M. Hanson

Paul M. Hanson 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: 20240160117
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for substrate processing are described herein. More specifically, the apparatus and method are directed towards apparatus and method for performing a field guided post exposure bake operation on a semiconductor substrate. The apparatus is a processing module (100) and includes an upper portion (102) with an electrode (400) and a base portion (104) which is configured to support a substrate (500) on a substrate support surface (159). The upper portion (102) and the base portion (104) are actuated toward and away from one another using one or more arms (112) and form a process volume (404). The process volume (404) is filled with a process fluid and the processing module (100) is rotated about an axis (A). An electric field is applied to the substrate (500) by the electrode (400) before the process fluid is drained from the process volume (404).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitry LUBOMIRSKY, Kyle M. HANSON, Douglas A. BUCHBERGER, Jr., Alan L. TSO, Rahul KOZHIKKALKANDI, Paul R. MCHUGH, Jiayi SUN, Qiwei LIANG, Nithin Thomas ALEX, Lancelot HUANG, Ellie Y. YIEH
  • Patent number: 11982008
    Abstract: An electroplating system has a vessel assembly holding an electrolyte. A weir thief electrode assembly in the vessel assembly includes a plenum inside of a weir frame. The plenum divided into at least a first, a second and a third virtual thief electrode segment. A plurality of spaced apart openings through the weir frame lead out of the plenum. A weir ring is attached to the weir frame and guides flow of current during electroplating. The electroplating system provides process determined radial and circumferential current density control and does not require changing hardware components during set up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: APPLIED Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. McHugh, Gregory J. Wilson, Kyle M. Hanson, John L. Klocke, Paul Van Valkenburg, Eric J. Bergman, Adam Marc McClure, Deepak Saagar Kalaikadal, Nolan Layne Zimmerman, Michael Windham, Mikael R. Borjesson
  • Patent number: 11766185
    Abstract: A system includes a minimally intrusive display system (MIDS) configured to be disposed on an eyewear. The MIDS includes a display system and a sensor system configured to provide for a sensor data. The MIDS further includes a processor configured to download a workout and to process the sensor data to monitor a user wearing the MIDS during the workout. The processor is further configured to display, via the display system, a workout progress based on the monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Flipper Inc.
    Inventors: Yuri Zhovnirovsky, Cory Borovicka, Paul M. Hanson, Anthony A. Ambuehl, Seyed Koosha Sadeghi Oskooyee
  • Publication number: 20220269090
    Abstract: A system includes a minimally intrusive display system (MIDS) configured to be disposed on an eyewear. The MIDS includes a battery system configured to provide power for the MIDS, a display system, and a processor communicatively coupled to the display system and configured to display information to an eye of a wearer of the eyewear via the display system. The display system is disposed inside a space bounded by a first vertical line that bisects the eyewear and a right line or a left line that extends no more than 40 mm from the first vertical line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Yuri Zhovnirovsky, Cory Borovicka, Paul M. Hanson, Anthony M. Ambuehl
  • Publication number: 20210369127
    Abstract: A system includes a minimally intrusive display system (MIDS) configured to be disposed on an eyewear. The MIDS includes a display system and a sensor system configured to provide for a sensor data. The MIDS further includes a processor configured to download a workout and to process the sensor data to monitor a user wearing the MIDS during the workout. The processor is further configured to display, via the display system, a workout progress based on the monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Yuri Zhovnirovsky, Cory Borovicka, Paul M. Hanson, Anthony M. Ambuehl, Seyed Koosha Sadeghi Oskooyee
  • Patent number: 6322489
    Abstract: A method of restoring wetlands is provided, by separating drill cuttings from drilling fluid, mixing the cuttings with a stabilization medium, and then filling a desired position in the marshland or wetlands with the reconstituted material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: M-I LLC
    Inventors: Timothy R. Richardson, Paul M. Hanson
  • Patent number: D396383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Inventor: Paul M. Hanson