Patents by Inventor Stephen Prouty
Stephen Prouty 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: 11887879Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatuses and methods for edge ring replacement in processing chambers. In one aspect, a carrier for supporting an edge ring is disclosed. In other aspects, robot blades for supporting a carrier are disclosed. In another aspect, a support structure for supporting a carrier in a degassing chamber is disclosed. In another aspect, a method of transferring an edge ring on a carrier is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Yogananda Sarode Vishwanath, Steven E. Babayan, Stephen Prouty, Andreas Schmid
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Publication number: 20230019718Abstract: The systems and methods discussed herein are associated with substrate support pedestals used in processing chambers to manufacture semiconductors, electronics, optics, and other devices. The substrate support pedestals include an electrostatic chuck body bonded to a cooling base via a bond layer. A gas flow passage is formed between a top surface of the electrostatic chuck body and a bottom surface of the cooling base, and a porous plug is positioned in the gas flow passage. The gas flow passage passes through a hole in the bond layer and the porous plug and has a swept volume physically shielded from an inside edge of the hole in the bond layer, protecting the bond layer from erosion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Steven Joseph LAROSA, Stephen PROUTY
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Patent number: 11456161Abstract: The systems and methods discussed herein are associated with substrate support pedestals used in processing chambers to manufacture semiconductors, electronics, optics, and other devices. The substrate support pedestals include an electrostatic chuck body bonded to a cooling base via a bond layer. A gas flow passage is formed between a top surface of the electrostatic chuck body and a bottom surface of the cooling base, and a porous plug is positioned in the gas flow passage. The gas flow passage passes through a hole in the bond layer and the porous plug and has a swept volume physically shielded from an inside edge of the hole in the bond layer, protecting the bond layer from erosion.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Steven Joseph Larosa, Stephen Prouty
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Publication number: 20210351063Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatuses and methods for edge ring replacement in processing chambers. In one aspect, a carrier for supporting an edge ring is disclosed. In other aspects, robot blades for supporting a carrier are disclosed. In another aspect, a support structure for supporting a carrier in a degassing chamber is disclosed. In another aspect, a method of transferring an edge ring on a carrier is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Yogananda Sarode Vishwanath, Steven E. Babayan, Stephen Prouty, Andreas Schmid
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Patent number: 11075105Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatuses and methods for edge ring replacement in processing chambers. In one aspect, a carrier for supporting an edge ring is disclosed. In other aspects, robot blades for supporting a carrier are disclosed. In another aspect, a support structure for supporting a carrier in a degassing chamber is disclosed. In another aspect, a method of transferring an edge ring on a carrier is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Yogananda Sarode Vishwanath, Steven E. Babayan, Stephen Prouty, Andreas Schmid
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Patent number: 10641756Abstract: A filtration system for a soil analysis device and methods of pressure filtration and automated cleaning are disclosed for generating filtrate used in measuring characteristics of a soil sample and preparing the filtration system for repeated measurements. A mixing chamber combines a soil sample and an extractant into a liquid mixture. The filtration system receives and pressure filters the liquid mixture to quickly generate filtrate used to measure characteristics of the sample. The filtrate is passed to a measurement cell for analysis. Once the analysis is complete, the filtration system performs a cleaning process in preparation to receive a subsequent liquid mixture from another soil sample.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: WINFIELD SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Bevan Gerber-Siff, Justin White, Stephen Prouty, Robert Tirrell, Michael Preiner, Nicholas Koshnick
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Patent number: 10586718Abstract: Implementations described herein provide a cooling base and a substrate support assembly having the same. In one example, a cooling base is provided that includes a body coupled to a cap. A plurality cooling channels are disposed in the body and bounded on at least one side by the cap. The plurality cooling channels have a polar array of spirals.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Vladimir Knyazik, Shahid Rauf, Stephen Prouty, Roland Smith, Denis M. Koosau
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Publication number: 20190371578Abstract: The systems and methods discussed herein are associated with substrate support pedestals used in processing chambers to manufacture semiconductors, electronics, optics, and other devices. The substrate support pedestals include an electrostatic chuck body bonded to a cooling base via a bond layer. A gas flow passage is formed between a top surface of the electrostatic chuck body and a bottom surface of the cooling base, and a porous plug is positioned in the gas flow passage. The gas flow passage passes through a hole in the bond layer and the porous plug and has a swept volume physically shielded from an inside edge of the hole in the bond layer, protecting the bond layer from erosion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Steven Joseph LAROSA, Stephen PROUTY
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Patent number: 10410900Abstract: Precision screen printing is described that is capable of sub-micron uniformity of the metallization materials that are printed on green sheet ceramic. In some examples, puck is formed with electrical traces by screen printing a paste that contains metal on a ceramic green sheet in a pattern of electrical traces and processing the printed green sheet to form a puck of a workpiece carrier. In some example, the printing includes applying a squeegee of a screen printer to the printed green sheet in a squeegeeing direction while the green sheet is on a printer bed of the screen printer. The method further includes mapping the printer bed at multiple locations along the squeegeeing direction, identifying non-uniformities in the printer bed mapping, and modifying a printer controller of the screen printer to compensate for mapped non-uniformities in the printer bed.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Shih-Ying Huang, Steven E. Babayan, Phillip Criminale, Stephen Prouty, Anthony Huang
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Publication number: 20190273008Abstract: Precision screen printing is described that is capable of sub-micron uniformity of the metallization materials that are printed on green sheet ceramic. In some examples, puck is formed with electrical traces by screen printing a paste that contains metal on a ceramic green sheet in a pattern of electrical traces and processing the printed green sheet to form a puck of a workpiece carrier. In some example, the printing includes applying a squeegee of a screen printer to the printed green sheet in a squeegeeing direction while the green sheet is on a printer bed of the screen printer. The method further includes mapping the printer bed at multiple locations along the squeegeeing direction, identifying non-uniformities in the printer bed mapping, and modifying a printer controller of the screen printer to compensate for mapped non-uniformities in the printer bed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Shih-Ying Huang, Steven E. Babayan, Phillip Criminale, Stephen Prouty, Anthony Huang
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Publication number: 20190088531Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatuses and methods for edge ring replacement in processing chambers. In one aspect, a carrier for supporting an edge ring is disclosed. In other aspects, robot blades for supporting a carrier are disclosed. In another aspect, a support structure for supporting a carrier in a degassing chamber is disclosed. In another aspect, a method of transferring an edge ring on a carrier is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Yogananda SARODE VISHWANATH, Steven E. BABAYAN, Stephen PROUTY, Andreas SCHMID
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Publication number: 20180224419Abstract: A filtration system for a soil analysis device and methods of pressure filtration and automated cleaning are disclosed for generating filtrate used in measuring characteristics of a soil sample and preparing the filtration system for repeated measurements. A mixing chamber combines a soil sample and an extractant into a liquid mixture. The filtration system receives and pressure filters the liquid mixture to quickly generate filtrate used to measure characteristics of the sample. The filtrate is passed to a measurement cell for analysis. Once the analysis is complete, the filtration system performs a cleaning process in preparation to receive a subsequent liquid mixture from another soil sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2017Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Bevan Gerber-Siff, Justin White, Stephen Prouty, Robert Tirrell, Michael Preiner, Nicholas Koshnick
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Publication number: 20180040498Abstract: Precision screen printing is described that is capable of sub-micron uniformity of the metallization materials that are printed on green sheet ceramic. In some examples, puck is formed with electrical traces by screen printing a paste that contains metal on a ceramic green sheet in a pattern of electrical traces and processing the printed green sheet to form a puck of a workpiece carrier. In some example, the printing includes applying a squeegee of a screen printer to the printed green sheet in a squeegeeing direction while the green sheet is on a printer bed of the screen printer. The method further includes mapping the printer bed at multiple locations along the squeegeeing direction, identifying non-uniformities in the printer bed mapping, and modifying a printer controller of the screen printer to compensate for mapped non-uniformities in the printer bed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Shih-Ying Huang, Steven E. Babayan, Phillip Criminale, Stephen Prouty, Anthony Huang
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Patent number: 9863925Abstract: A filtration system for a soil analysis device and methods of pressure filtration and automated cleaning are disclosed for generating filtrate used in measuring characteristics of a soil sample and preparing the filtration system for repeated measurements. A mixing chamber combines a soil sample and an extractant into a liquid mixture. The filtration system receives and pressure filters the liquid mixture to quickly generate filtrate used to measure characteristics of the sample. The filtrate is passed to a measurement cell for analysis. Once the analysis is complete, the filtration system performs a cleaning process in preparation to receive a subsequent liquid mixture from another soil sample.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: WINFIELD SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Bevan Gerber-Siff, Justin White, Stephen Prouty, Robert Tirrell, Michael Preiner, Nicholas Koshnick
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Publication number: 20170133244Abstract: Implementations described herein provide a cooling base and a substrate support assembly having the same. In one example, a cooling base is provided that includes a body coupled to a cap. A plurality cooling channels are disposed in the body and bounded on at least one side by the cap. The plurality cooling channels have a polar array of spirals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Vladimir KNYAZIK, Shahid RAUF, Stephen PROUTY, Roland SMITH, Denis M. KOOSAU
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Publication number: 20160018380Abstract: A filtration system for a soil analysis device and methods of pressure filtration and automated cleaning are disclosed for generating filtrate used in measuring characteristics of a soil sample and preparing the filtration system for repeated measurements. A mixing chamber combines a soil sample and an extractant into a liquid mixture. The filtration system receives and pressure filters the liquid mixture to quickly generate filtrate used to measure characteristics of the sample. The filtrate is passed to a measurement cell for analysis. Once the analysis is complete, the filtration system performs a cleaning process in preparation to receive a subsequent liquid mixture from another soil sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Bevan Gerber-Siff, Justin White, Stephen Prouty, Robert Tirrell, Michael Preiner, Nicholas Koshnick
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Patent number: 9146223Abstract: A filtration system for a soil analysis device and methods of pressure filtration and automated cleaning are disclosed for generating filtrate used in measuring characteristics of a soil sample and preparing the filtration system for repeated measurements. A mixing chamber combines a soil sample and an extractant into a liquid mixture. The filtration system receives and pressure filters the liquid mixture to quickly generate filtrate used to measure characteristics of the sample. The filtrate is passed to a measurement cell for analysis. Once the analysis is complete, the filtration system performs a cleaning process in preparation to receive a subsequent liquid mixture from another soil sample.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Bevan Gerber-Siff, Justin Stewart White, Stephen Prouty, Robert Tirrell, Michael John Preiner, Nicholas Carleton Koshnick
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Patent number: 8815839Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders that are affected by the inhibition of MGL, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein Y, r, R2 and Z are defined herein.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, NVInventors: Kristen Chevalier, Jose Clemente, Scott L Dax, Chris Flores, Li Liu, Mark J Macielag, Mark McDonnell, Marina Nelen, Erica Nulton, Stephen Prouty, Matthew Todd, Sui-Po Zhang, Bin Zhu
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Publication number: 20130296297Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders that are affected by the inhibition of MGL, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein R1, W and are defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Chris Flores, Marina Nelen, Erica Nulton, Stephen Prouty, Matthew Todd, Sui-Po Zhang
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Patent number: 8435977Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders that are affected by the inhibition of MGL, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein R1, W and are defined herein.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, NVInventors: Chris Flores, Marina Nelen, Erica Nulton, Stephen Prouty, Matthew Todd, Sui-Po Zhang