Patents by Inventor Amanda Rickman

Amanda Rickman 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).

  • UNIFORM THIN FILM DEPOSITION FOR POLY-P-XYLYLENE
    Publication number: 20250170608
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a deposition chamber for forming a poly-para-xylylene film. A non-limiting example of the deposition chamber includes a chamber body, an inlet coupling the chamber body to a furnace, and an outlet coupling the chamber body to a vacuum pump. The deposition chamber includes at least one heating element arranged on a surface of the chamber body. The heating element is configured to raise an internal temperature of the deposition chamber body to a substantially uniform internal temperature across an entire internal volume of the chamber body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Amanda Rickman, James R. Smith
  • Uniform thin film deposition for poly-p-xylylene
    Patent number: 12233433
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a deposition chamber for forming a poly-para-xylylene film. A non-limiting example of the deposition chamber includes a chamber body, an inlet coupling the chamber body to a furnace, and an outlet coupling the chamber body to a vacuum pump. The deposition chamber includes at least one heating element arranged on a surface of the chamber body. The heating element is configured to raise an internal temperature of the deposition chamber body to a substantially uniform internal temperature across an entire internal volume of the chamber body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Amanda Rickman, James R. Smith
  • UNIFORM THIN FILM DEPOSITION FOR POLY-P-XYLYLENE
    Publication number: 20190329286
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a deposition chamber for forming a poly-para-xylylene film. A non-limiting example of the deposition chamber includes a chamber body, an inlet coupling the chamber body to a furnace, and an outlet coupling the chamber body to a vacuum pump. The deposition chamber includes at least one heating element arranged on a surface of the chamber body. The heating element is configured to raise an internal temperature of the deposition chamber body to a substantially uniform internal temperature across an entire internal volume of the chamber body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Amanda Rickman, James R. Smith