Patents by Inventor SCOTT OSTERMAN

SCOTT OSTERMAN 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: 11710647
    Abstract: Embodiments of a methods and cleaning systems for cleaning components for use in substrate processing equipment are provided herein. In some embodiments, a cleaning system includes a boiler having a heater configured to heat a fluid; a clean chamber fluidly coupled to the boiler via at least one of a gas line and a liquid line, wherein the clean chamber includes one or more fixtures in an interior volume therein for holding at least one component to be cleaned, and wherein the clean chamber includes a heater for heating the interior volume; and an expansion chamber fluidly coupled to the clean chamber via a release line for evacuating the clean chamber, wherein the release line includes a release valve to selectively open or close a flow path between the expansion chamber and the clean chamber, and wherein the expansion chamber includes a chiller and a vacuum port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Wells Plavidal, Scott Osterman, David W. Groechel, Gang Grant Peng, John Z. Smith
  • Publication number: 20220238355
    Abstract: Embodiments of a methods and cleaning systems for cleaning components for use in substrate processing equipment are provided herein. In some embodiments, a cleaning system includes a boiler having a heater configured to heat a fluid; a clean chamber fluidly coupled to the boiler via at least one of a gas line and a liquid line, wherein the clean chamber includes one or more fixtures in an interior volume therein for holding at least one component to be cleaned, and wherein the clean chamber includes a heater for heating the interior volume; and an expansion chamber fluidly coupled to the clean chamber via a release line for evacuating the clean chamber, wherein the release line includes a release valve to selectively open or close a flow path between the expansion chamber and the clean chamber, and wherein the expansion chamber includes a chiller and a vacuum port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Wells PLAVIDAL, Scott OSTERMAN, David W. GROECHEL, Gang Grant PENG, John Z. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20220199455
    Abstract: Embodiments of packaged chamber components and methods of packaging chamber components are provided herein. In some embodiments, a packaged chamber component for use in a process chamber includes: an insert having an annular trench disposed about a raised inner portion, wherein the annular trench is disposed between the raised inner portion and an outer lip, wherein a ledge couples the raised inner portion to the outer lip, wherein the ledge includes a first portion and a second portion disposed radially outward of the first portion, and wherein the second portion includes a resting surface that extends upward and radially outward of an upper surface of the first portion; and a chamber component disposed in the annular trench of the insert and supported by the resting surface such that one or more critical surfaces of the chamber component are spaced apart from the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Frederick BEHNKE, Trevor WILANTEWICZ, Christopher Laurent BEAUDRY, Timothy Douglas TOTH, Scott OSTERMAN
  • Publication number: 20200306931
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for removing particles from a substrate surface after a chemical mechanical polish. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include a manifold configured to receive and atomize a fluid and at least one spray nozzle mounted to the manifold and configured to spray the atomized fluid in a divergent spray pattern such that the substrate surface is cleansed when impinged by spray from the at least one spray nozzle, wherein the at least one spray nozzle sprays the atomized fluid at a pressure of approximately 30 psi to approximately 2500 psi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: PRAYUDI LIANTO, PENG SUO, SHIH-CHAO HUNG, PIN GIAN GAN, CHUN YU TO, PERIYA GOPALAN, KOK SEONG TEO, LIT PING LAM, ANDY LOO, PANGYEN ONG, DAVID P. SURDOCK, KEITH YPMA, BRIAN WILLIAMS, SCOTT OSTERMAN, MARVIN L. BERNT, MUHAMMAD NORHAZWAN, SAMUEL GOPINATH, MUHAMMAD AZIM, GUAN HUEI SEE, QI JIE PENG, SRISKANTHARAJAH THIRUNAVUKARASU, ARVIND SUNDARRAJAN
  • Patent number: D984895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Frederick Behnke, Trevor Wilantewicz, Christopher Laurent Beaudry, Timothy Douglas Toth, Scott Osterman