Patents by Inventor Alexander Miller

Alexander Miller 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: 20210228148
    Abstract: A method of lesion monitoring includes: obtaining, at a computing device, image data and depth data depicting a lesion on a patient; detecting, at the computing device, a set of anchor points in at least one of the image data and the depth data; defining a frame of reference according to the anchor points; based on the frame of reference, detecting physical characteristics of the lesion from the image data and the depth data; and presenting the physical characteristics of the lesion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Aleksandar Rajak, Alexander Miller
  • Publication number: 20210210314
    Abstract: A drive circuit for providing RF power to a component of a substrate processing system includes a plasma source operating at a first frequency. A load includes the component of the substrate processing system. An impedance network connects the plasma source to the load. A current sensor senses current at an output of the plasma source. A voltage sensor senses voltage at the output of the plasma source. A controller includes a tuned frequency calculator configured to calculate a tuned frequency for the plasma source based on the voltage, the current, and a configuration of the impedance network and to adjust the first frequency based on the tuned frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yuhou WANG, Maolin LONG, Ying WU, Alexander Miller PATERSON
  • Patent number: 11056321
    Abstract: A substrate processing system includes a processing chamber including a substrate support to support a substrate. A coil includes at least one terminal. An RF source configured to supply RF power to the coil. A dielectric window is arranged on one surface of the processing chamber adjacent to the coil. A contamination reducer includes a first plate that is arranged between the at least one terminal of the coil and the dielectric window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Maolin Long, Neema Rastgar, Alexander Miller Paterson
  • Publication number: 20210190745
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); a trace gas sensor disposed on the UAV, where the gas sensor is configured to measure a gas point concentration; a wind sensor, where the wind sensor is configured to determine a discrete wind vector corresponding to the gas point concentration measurement; and where the discrete wind vector and gas point concentration measurement are acquired substantially concurrently and co-locally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Stuart Buckingham, Brendan James Smith, Victor Alexander Miller, II
  • Patent number: 11011351
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating monoenergetic ions are described. A duty cycle of a high parameter level of a multistate parameter signal is maintained and a difference between the high parameter level and a low parameter level of the multistate parameter signal is maintained to generate monoenergetic ions. The monoenergetic ions are used to etch a top material layer of a substrate at a rate that is self-limiting without substantially etching a bottom material layer of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Juline Shoeb, Alexander Miller Paterson, Ying Wu
  • Patent number: 10957521
    Abstract: A system includes an image processing module configured to receive an image, captured by an imaging device, of a plasma environment within a substrate processing chamber during processing of a substrate and extract one or more features of the image indicative of a plasma sheath formed within the plasma environment during the processing of the substrate. A control module is configured to determine a plasma sheath profile based on the one or more features extracted from the image and selectively adjust at least one processing parameter related to the processing of the substrate based on the plasma sheath profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Yuhou Wang, Michael John Martin, Jon Mcchesney, Alexander Miller Paterson
  • Publication number: 20210050188
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a plasma processing device may include a dielectric window, a vacuum chamber, an energy source, and at least one air amplifier. The dielectric window may include a plasma exposed surface and an air exposed surface. The vacuum chamber and the plasma exposed surface of the dielectric window can cooperate to enclose a plasma processing gas. The energy source can transmit electromagnetic energy through the dielectric window and form an elevated temperature region in the dielectric window. The at least one air amplifier can be in fluid communication with the dielectric window. The at least one air amplifier can operate at a back pressure of at least about 1 in-H2O and can provide at least about 30 cfm of air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Jon MCCHESNEY, Saravanapriyan SRIRAMAN, Richard A. MARSH, Alexander Miller PATERSON, John HOLLAND
  • Patent number: 10879044
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) matching circuit control system includes an RF matching circuit including a plurality of tunable components. The RF matching circuit is configured to receive an input signal including at least two pulsing levels from an RF generator, provide an output signal to a load based on the input signal, and match an impedance associated with the input signal to impedances of the load. A controller is configured to determine respective impedances of the load for the at least two pulsing levels of the input signal and adjust operating parameters of the plurality of tunable components to align a frequency tuning range of the RF matching circuit with the respective impedances of the load for the at least two pulsing levels to match the impedance associated with the input signal to the respective impedances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuhou Wang, Arthur H. Sato, Ying Wu, Alexander Miller Paterson
  • Patent number: 10825661
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a plasma processing device may include a dielectric window, a vacuum chamber, an energy source, and at least one air amplifier. The dielectric window may include a plasma exposed surface and an air exposed surface. The vacuum chamber and the plasma exposed surface of the dielectric window can cooperate to enclose a plasma processing gas. The energy source can transmit electromagnetic energy through the dielectric window and form an elevated temperature region in the dielectric window. The at least one air amplifier can be in fluid communication with the dielectric window. The at least one air amplifier can operate at a back pressure of at least about 1 in-H2O and can provide at least about 30 cfm of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Jon McChesney, Saravanapriyan Sriraman, Richard A. Marsh, Alexander Miller Paterson, John Holland
  • Publication number: 20200341716
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a plurality of media segments provided by multiple users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a co-user. The media presentation system can enable the co-user, if authorized by the user, to contribute (e.g., add a media segment) to a media presentation shared with the co-user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua Alexander Miller, Leo Litterello Mancini, Michael Slater
  • Publication number: 20200322304
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a plurality of media segments provided by multiple users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a co-user. The media presentation system can provide a number of features to assist a user in sharing, filtering, and accessing media presentations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: Joshua Alexander Miller
  • Publication number: 20200219708
    Abstract: A substrate processing system includes a processing chamber including a substrate support to support a substrate. A coil includes at least one terminal. An RF source configured to supply RF power to the coil. A dielectric window is arranged on one surface of the processing chamber adjacent to the coil. A contamination reducer includes a first plate that is arranged between the at least one terminal of the coil and the dielectric window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Maolin LONG, Neema RASTGAR, Alexander Miller PATERSON
  • Patent number: 10701020
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a plurality of media segments provided by multiple users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a co-user. The media presentation system can provide a number of features to assist a user in sharing, filtering, and accessing media presentations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventor: Joshua Alexander Miller
  • Patent number: 10664222
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a plurality of media segments provided by multiple users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a co-user. The media presentation system can enable the co-user, if authorized by the user, to contribute (e.g., add a media segment) to a media presentation shared with the co-user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Alexander Miller, Leo Litterello Mancini, Michael Slater
  • Publication number: 20200057058
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to protein-polymer conjugates comprising an engineered binding oligomer protein and a polymer for detection of a ligand of interest, methods, compositions and kits thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Bradley David Olsen, Hadley Sikes Johnson, Eric Alexander Miller, Justin Paloni
  • Patent number: 10560418
    Abstract: Techniques for managing discussion sharing on a mobile platform, comprising a mobile discussions application. The mobile discussions application may include, among other components, a discussions imaging component for recognizing a ticket associated with a resource in a social networking system and a discussions management component for enabling a user having an associated user profile information to access the resource based at least partially on the ticket associated with the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Alexander Miller, Julius Yu Tarng, Cemre Gungor
  • Patent number: 10541168
    Abstract: A system for determining an alignment of an edge ring on a substrate support includes a robot control module configured to control a robot to place the edge ring onto the substrate support and retrieve the edge ring from the substrate support. An alignment module is configured to determine a plurality of first positions of the edge ring on the robot prior to being placed onto the substrate support and determine a plurality of second positions of the edge ring on the robot subsequent to being retrieved from the substrate support. An edge ring position module configured to determine a centered position of the edge ring relative to the substrate support based on offsets between the plurality of first positions and the plurality of second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ali Sucipto Tan, Haoquan Yan, Marc Estoque, Damon Tyrone Genetti, Jon McChesney, Alexander Miller Paterson
  • Publication number: 20200020510
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating monoenergetic ions are described. A duty cycle of a high parameter level of a multistate parameter signal is maintained and a difference between the high parameter level and a low parameter level of the multistate parameter signal is maintained to generate monoenergetic ions. The monoenergetic ions are used to etch a top material layer of a substrate at a rate that is self-limiting without substantially etching a bottom material layer of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Juline Shoeb, Alexander Miller Paterson, Ying Wu
  • Publication number: 20190371581
    Abstract: A system includes an image processing module configured to receive an image, captured by an imaging device, of a plasma environment within a substrate processing chamber during processing of a substrate and extract one or more features of the image indicative of a plasma sheath formed within the plasma environment during the processing of the substrate. A control module is configured to determine a plasma sheath profile based on the one or more features extracted from the image and selectively adjust at least one processing parameter related to the processing of the substrate based on the plasma sheath profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Yuhou Wang, Michael John Martin, Jon Mcchesney, Alexander Miller Paterson
  • Publication number: 20190294404
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a plurality of media segments provided by multiple users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a co-user. The media presentation system can enable the co-user, if authorized by the user, to contribute (e.g., add a media segment) to a media presentation shared with the co-user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua Alexander Miller, Leo Litterello Mancini, Michael Slater