Patents by Inventor Andrew Nguyen

Andrew Nguyen 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: 20200082906
    Abstract: Methods for targeting a tumor antigen for immunotherapy based on HLA allele type and the mutations present in the tumor antigen are presented. A patient's HLA allele type and a tumor antigen derived from a mutation in cancer driver gene can be matched with a majority allele type having a minimum affinity to the same tumor antigen or with those of a plurality of patients with a history of cancer treatment. Upon matching, a cancer treatment against the tumor antigen can be selected and administered to the patient to achieve a desired effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew NGUYEN, John Zachary SANBORN, Charles Joseph VASKE, Shahrooz RABIZADEH, Kayvan NIAZI, Patrick SOON-SHIONG, Stephen Charles BENZ
  • Publication number: 20200083072
    Abstract: A process condition measurement wafer assembly is disclosed. In embodiments, the process condition measurement wafer assembly includes a bottom substrate and a top substrate. In another embodiment, the process condition measurement wafer assembly includes one or more electronic components disposed on one or more printed circuit elements and interposed between the top substrate and bottom substrate. In another embodiment, the process condition measurement wafer assembly includes one or more shielding layers formed between the bottom substrate and the top substrate. In embodiments, the one or more shielding layers are configured to electromagnetically shield the one or more electronic components and diffuse voltage potentials across the bottom substrate and the top substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Farhat A. Quli, Andrew Nguyen, James Richard Bella
  • Patent number: 10580620
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a plasma chamber design that allows extremely symmetrical electrical, thermal, and gas flow conductance through the chamber. By providing such symmetry, plasma formed within the chamber naturally has improved uniformity across the surface of a substrate disposed in a processing region of the chamber. Further, other chamber additions, such as providing the ability to manipulate the gap between upper and lower electrodes as well as between a gas inlet and a substrate being processed, allows better control of plasma processing and uniformity as compared to conventional systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: James D. Carducci, Hamid Tavassoli, Ajit Balakrishna, Zhigang Chen, Andrew Nguyen, Douglas A. Buchberger, Jr., Kartik Ramaswamy, Shahid Rauf, Kenneth S. Collins
  • Patent number: 10573493
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for plasma processing are provided herein. In some embodiments, a plasma processing apparatus includes a process chamber having an interior processing volume; a first RF coil disposed proximate the process chamber to couple RF energy into the processing volume; and a second RF coil disposed proximate the process chamber to couple RF energy into the processing volume, the second RF coil disposed coaxially with respect to the first RF coil, wherein the first and second RF coils are configured such that RF current flowing through the first RF coil is out of phase with RF current flowing through the RF second coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Valentin N. Todorow, Samer Banna, Ankur Agarwal, Zhigang Chen, Tse-Chiang Wang, Andrew Nguyen, Martin Jeff Salinas, Shahid Rauf
  • Patent number: 10566205
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention a load lock chamber including two or more isolated chamber volumes, wherein one chamber volume is configured for processing a substrate and another chamber volume is configured to provide cooling to a substrate. One embodiment of the present invention provides a load lock chamber having at least two isolated chamber volumes formed in a chamber body assembly. The at least two isolated chamber volumes may be vertically stacked. A first chamber volume may be used to process a substrate disposed therein using reactive species. A second chamber volume may include a cooled substrate support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Jeffrey Salinas, Paul B. Reuter, Andrew Nguyen, Jared Ahmad Lee
  • Publication number: 20200051825
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide a load that includes a chamber body assembly. The chamber body assembly defines a first chamber volume and a second chamber volume fluidly isolated from one another. The first chamber volume and second chamber volume are selectively connectable to two environments through two sets of openings configured for substrate transferring. A third chamber volume is selectively connectable to the two environments through two sets of openings. A remote plasma source couples a processing gas source to the second chamber volume. A cooled substrate support assembly, includes a plurality of cooling channels, bounds a portion of the first chamber volume. A heated substrate support assembly can support a substrate. A gas distribution assembly, includes a showerhead, is disposed in the second chamber volume and is coupled to the remote plasma source. The showerhead can provide a processing gas to the second chamber volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Jeffrey SALINAS, Paul B. REUTER, Andrew NGUYEN, Jared Ahmad LEE
  • Publication number: 20200033206
    Abstract: The pressure pad which pressure-sensing fabric which is within a gasket and which measures the distribution of pressure on the gasket. Thus, the gasket protects the pressure-sensing fabric from damage due to water or mechanical trauma. The pressure pad includes multiple piezoresistive depositions of piezoresistive depositions ink or paste which act as individual pressure-sensing points. Conductive tracks between the piezoresistive depositions transmit the pressure measurements in the form of electrical signals. The pressure-sensing fabric is connected to a controller and transmits pressure measurements to the controller. Algorithms stored on the controller create a map of absolute mechanical loading to each pressure-sensing point of the pressure pad. The gasket may be mounted beneath a toilet or between plumbing joints. The pressure pad may detect weaknesses in the gasket, a toilet user's weight, a weight of excrement added to the toilet, or a toilet user's posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: David R. Hall, K. Jeffrey Campbell, Andrew Nguyen, Jared Reynolds, Joshua Larsen
  • Patent number: 10546728
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a plasma chamber design that allows extremely symmetrical electrical, thermal, and gas flow conductance through the chamber. By providing such symmetry, plasma formed within the chamber naturally has improved uniformity across the surface of a substrate disposed in a processing region of the chamber. Further, other chamber additions, such as providing the ability to manipulate the gap between upper and lower electrodes as well as between a gas inlet and a substrate being processed, allows better control of plasma processing and uniformity as compared to conventional systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: James D. Carducci, Hamid Tavassoli, Ajit Balakrishna, Zhigang Chen, Andrew Nguyen, Douglas A. Buchberger, Jr., Kartik Ramaswamy, Shahid Rauf, Kenneth S. Collins
  • Patent number: 10532089
    Abstract: Contemplated cancer treatments comprise recursive analysis of patient-, cancer-, and location-specific neoepitopes from various biopsy sites of a patient after treatment or between successive rounds of immunotherapy and/or chemotherapy to inform further immunotherapy. Recursive analysis preferably includes various neoepitope attributes to so identify treatment relevant neoepitopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: NANTOMICS, LLC, NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Charles Benz, Kayvan Niazi, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Andrew Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10535502
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a plasma chamber design that allows extremely symmetrical electrical, thermal, and gas flow conductance through the chamber. By providing such symmetry, plasma formed within the chamber naturally has improved uniformity across the surface of a substrate disposed in a processing region of the chamber. Further, other chamber additions, such as providing the ability to manipulate the gap between upper and lower electrodes as well as between a gas inlet and a substrate being processed, allows better control of plasma processing and uniformity as compared to conventional systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Carducci, Hamid Tavassoli, Ajit Balakrishna, Zhigang Chen, Andrew Nguyen, Douglas A. Buchberger, Jr., Kartik Ramaswamy, Shahid Rauf, Kenneth S. Collins
  • Publication number: 20190391861
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting collaboration activity to a particular user are disclosed. A method embodiment commences by recording event records that codify one or more event attributes corresponding to one or more content object access events. The content object access events are associated with two or more users that interact with the content objects. At a later moment in time, a subset of event records is selected, the selection being based at least in part on timestamps of the content object access events. A display order to apply to the selected subset of event records is determined, the order being based at least in part on timestamps of collaboration events arising from the users. Event messages to present in a user interface are generated, and the event messages are then displayed in the user interface in accordance with the display order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Box, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian James Emerick, Naeim Semsarilar, Matthew Andrew Nguyen, Swaroop Butala, Kevin Tsoi, Zachary Kelly
  • Publication number: 20190385891
    Abstract: Embodiments of process kit components for use in a substrate support, and substrate supports incorporating same, are provided herein. In some embodiments, the substrate support may include a body, a grounding shell formed of an electrically conductive material disposed about the body, a liner formed of an electrically conductive material disposed about the grounding shell, where the liner includes an upper lip that extends inwardly towards the body, a metal fastener disposed through the upper lip to couple the liner to the grounding shell, and a first insulator ring disposed atop the upper lip of the liner and covering the metal fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: XUE CHANG, ANDREW NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20190374147
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tubing system for use in a blood sampling-blood pressure monitoring system. The blood sampling-blood pressure monitoring system may include a control valve, a reservoir with a plunger, a sampling site, and a blood pressure transducer for measuring the blood pressure of a patient. The tubing system may comprise: a plurality of flexible tubing sections and a plurality of rigid tubing sections. The plurality of rigid tubing sections and flexible tubing sections may be interlinked with one another between the patient and the blood pressure transducer for the blood pressure measurement of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Andrew Nguyen Hoan
  • Publication number: 20190371627
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to process chambers having modular design to provide variable process volume and improved flow conductance and uniformity. The modular design according to the present disclosure achieves improved process uniformity and symmetry with simplified chamber structure. The modular design further affords flexibility of performing various processes or processing substrates of various sizes by replacing one of more modules in a modular process chamber according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew NGUYEN, Yogananda SARODE VISHWANATH, Tom K. CHO
  • Publication number: 20190341236
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing substrates in tandem processing regions of a plasma chamber is provided. In one example, the apparatus is embodied as a plasma chamber that includes a chamber body having a first chamber side with a first processing region and a second chamber side with a second processing region. The chamber body has a front wall and a bottom wall. A first chamber side port, a second chamber side port, and a vacuum port are disposed through the bottom wall. The vacuum port is at least part of an exhaust path for each of the processing regions. A vacuum house extends from the front wall and defines a second portion of the vacuum port. A substrate support is disposed in each of the processing regions, and a stem is coupled to each substrate support. Each stem extends through a chamber side port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew NGUYEN, Yogananda SARODE VISHWANATH, Xue Yang CHANG
  • Publication number: 20190341233
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a processing tool comprising configured for rapid and stable changes in the processing pressure. In an embodiment, the processing tool may comprises a chamber body. In an embodiment, the chamber body is a vacuum chamber. The processing tool may further comprise a chuck for supporting a substrate in the chamber body. In an embodiment, the processing tool may also comprise a cathode liner surrounding the chuck and a flow confinement ring aligned with the cathode liner. In an embodiment, the cathode liner and the flow confinement ring define an opening between a main processing volume and a peripheral volume of the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Nguyen, Yogananda Sarode Vishwanath, Xue Chang
  • Publication number: 20190330748
    Abstract: A gas distribution hub for a plasma reactor chamber has a nozzle includes an inner gas injection passage and an outer gas injection passage, each open to a bottom surface of the hub. For each of the inner and outer gas injection passages, multiple radial elevated feed lines have input ends at a periphery of the hub to receive gas and output ends overlying the respective gas injection passage. Respective axial drop lines connect the respective output ends of the radial elevated feed lines to the respective gas injection passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Nguyen, Kenneth S. Collins, Kartik Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20190325009
    Abstract: A multi-user collaboration system. User-specific change markings are applied to a collaboration object. The user-specific changes to be presented are time-oriented, based on a time of a last view of the collaboration object. A plurality of users that have access to the collaboration object are identified. Time-ordered versions of the collaboration object are captured. Each captured version corresponds to changes made to the collaboration object by any of the users. When a request to view the collaboration object is received from a subject user, a method determines the latest version of the collaboration object and also determines the specific last accessed version of the collaboration object that was seen by the subject user. The two versions are compared, and the comparison changes are used to generate user-specific change markings. The collaboration object with the generated user-specific change markings is presented by rendering the user-specific change markings on respective user-specific devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Box, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Andrew Nguyen, Brian James Emerick, Naeim Semsarilar, Swaroop Butala, Kevin Tsoi, Zachary Kelly
  • Patent number: 10453656
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a plasma chamber design that allows extremely symmetrical electrical, thermal, and gas flow conductance through the chamber. By providing such symmetry, plasma formed within the chamber naturally has improved uniformity across the surface of a substrate disposed in a processing region of the chamber. Further, other chamber additions, such as providing the ability to manipulate the gap between upper and lower electrodes as well as between a gas inlet and a substrate being processed, allows better control of plasma processing and uniformity as compared to conventional systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Carducci, Hamid Tavassoli, Ajit Balakrishna, Zhigang Chen, Andrew Nguyen, Douglas A. Buchberger, Jr., Kartik Ramaswamy, Shahid Rauf, Kenneth S. Collins
  • Patent number: 10444144
    Abstract: We disclose a method of tagging nutritional or drug compositions using chemical entities which are known to be safely consumed and which are detectable using known techniques, including near IR spectroscopy. The chemical entities used as tags may be detected in easily obtainable biological samples, including urine and feces. The biological sample may be deposited into a medical toilet which may analyze the biological sample using an analytical device associated with the medical toilet. The tag may be identified and quantified to then identify and quantify the nutritional or drug composition the subject consumed along with the tag. This system may be used to track the source of a food or drug, confirm compliance to a prescribed diet or drug treatment, confirm drug consumption in clinical trials, identify the source of contaminated food, and identify the food substances used to produce food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Dan Allen, Daniel Hendricks, Andrew Nguyen, Conrad Rosenbrock, Travis Niederhauser, Joe Fox, Terrece Pearman, Steven J. M. Butala