Patents by Inventor Andrew Simon Hall Brooks
Andrew Simon Hall Brooks 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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Publication number: 20240050982Abstract: A method for depositing a protective coating onto a substrate, wherein the protective coating comprises (i) a moisture-barrier layer which is in contact with the substrate and which comprises a first sub-layer, optionally one or more intermediate sub-layers, and a final sub-layer, (ii) a mechanical-protective layer which is inorganic, and (iii) a gradient layer interposing the moisture-barrier layer and the mechanical-protective layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Shailendra Vikram Singh, Gianfranco Aresta, Andrew Simon Hall Brooks, Siobhan Marie Woollard, Gareth Hennighan
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Patent number: 11786930Abstract: A method for depositing a protective coating onto a substrate, wherein the protective coating comprises (i) a moisture-barrier layer which is in contact with the substrate and which comprises a first sub-layer, optionally one or more intermediate sub-layers, and a final sub-layer, (ii) a mechanical-protective layer which is inorganic, and (iii) a gradient layer interposing the moisture-barrier layer and the mechanical-protective layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Inventors: Shailendra Vikram Singh, Gianfranco Aresta, Andrew Simon Hall Brooks, Siobhan Marie Woollard, Gareth Hennighan
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Patent number: 11380528Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus for processing a substrate using a plasma, comprising: a process chamber in which the processing takes place; a plasma source for providing a plasma to the process chamber; a substrate mount within the process chamber for holding the substrate, the substrate mount comprising a surface having a plurality of apertures.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Inventors: Andrew Simon Hall Brooks, Gareth Hennighan, Gianfranco Aresta, Richard Anthony Lione, Shailendra Vikram Singh, Siobhan Marie Woollard
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Publication number: 20220046803Abstract: An electrical assembly which comprises a substrate and a conformal coating deposited on at least one surface of the substrate by plasma polymerization of a compound of formula (I) and deposition of a resulting polymer of the compound of formula (I), and plasma polymerization of a fluorohydrocarbon and deposition of a resulting polymer of the fluorohydrocarbon, such that the resulting polymer of the compound of formula (I) and the resulting polymer of the fluorohydrocarbon create discrete layers of the conformal coating; wherein the compound of formula (I) is an organic compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Andrew Simon Hall Brooks, Timothy Allan Von Werne
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Publication number: 20200211828Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus for processing a substrate using a plasma, comprising: a process chamber in which the processing takes place; a plasma source for providing a plasma to the process chamber; a substrate mount within the process chamber for holding the substrate, the substrate mount comprising a surface having a plurality of apertures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Andrew Simon Hall Brooks, Gareth Hennighan, Gianfranco Aresta, Richard Anthony Lione, Shailendra Vikram Singh, Siobhan Marie Woollard
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Publication number: 20190344307Abstract: A method for depositing a protective coating onto a substrate, wherein the protective coating comprises (i) a moisture-barrier layer which is in contact with the substrate and which comprises a first sub-layer, optionally one or more intermediate sub-layers, and a final sub-layer, (ii) a mechanical-protective layer which is inorganic, and (iii) a gradient layer interposing the moisture-barrier layer and the mechanical-protective layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Shailendra Vikram Singh, Gianfranco Aresta, Andrew Simon Hall Brooks, Siobhan Marie Woollard, Gareth Hennighan
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Publication number: 20190090358Abstract: An electrical assembly which has a multi-layer conformal coating on at least one surface of the electrical assembly, wherein each layer of the multi-layer coating is obtainable by plasma deposition of a precursor mixture comprising (a) one or more organosilicon compounds, (b) optionally O2, N2O, NO2, H2, NH3, N2, SiF4 and/or hexafluoropropylene (HFP), and (c) optionally He, Ar and/or Kr. The chemistry of the resulting plasma-deposited material chemistry can be described by the general formula: SiOxHyCzFaNb. The properties of the conformal coating are tailored by tuning the values of x, y, z, a and b.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Gianfranco Aresta, Gareth Hennighan, Andrew Simon Hall Brooks, Shailendra Vikram Singh
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Publication number: 20190037705Abstract: An electrical assembly which has a multi-layer conformal coating comprising three or more layers on at least one surface of the electrical assembly, wherein the lowest layer of the multi-layer conformal coating, which is in contact with the at least one surface of the electrical assembly, is obtainable by plasma deposition of a precursor mixture comprising (a) one or more organo-silicon compounds, (b) optionally O2, N2O, NO2, H2, NH3 and/or N2, and (c) optionally He, Ar and/or Kr; the uppermost layer of the multi-layer conformal coating is obtainable by plasma deposition of a precursor mixture comprising (a) one or more organosilicon compounds, (b) optionally O2, N2O, NO2, H2, NH3 and/or N2, and (c) optionally He, Ar and/or Kr; and the multi-layer coating comprises one or more layers which is obtainable by plasma deposition of a precursor mixture comprising (a) one or more hydrocarbon compounds of formula (A), (b) optionally NH3, N2O, N2, NO2, CH4, C2H6, C3H6 and/or C3H8, and (c) optionally He, Ar and/or Kr,Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Shailendra Vikram SINGH, Gianfranco ARESTA, Andrew Simon Hall BROOKS, Gareth HENNIGHAN
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Publication number: 20180237917Abstract: The present invention relates to an electroless plating method, in which electroless plating is performed by contacting a substrate which is patterned with an anti-electroless plating coating with an electroless plating solution, whereby metal is deposited by electroless plating onto portions of the substrate that are not patterned with the anti-electroless plating coating, the anti-electroless plating coating having multiple layers, each of which is obtainable by plasma deposition of a precursor mixture comprising (a) one or more organosilicon compounds, (b) optionally O2, N2O, NO2, H2, NH3, N2, SiF4 and/or hexafluoropropylene (HFP), and (c) optionally He, Ar and/or Kr.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Gianfranco ARESTA, Hennighan GARETH, Andrew Simon Hall BROOKS, Sgaukebdra Vikram SINGH
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Publication number: 20170094810Abstract: An electrical assembly which has a multi-layer conformal coating on at least one surface of the electrical assembly, wherein each layer of the multi-layer coating is obtainable by plasma deposition of a precursor mixture comprising (a) one or more organosilicon compounds, (b) optionally O2, N2O, NO2, H2, NH3, N2, SiF4 and/or hexafluoropropylene (HFP), and (c) optionally He, Ar and/or Kr. The chemistry of the resulting plasma-deposited material chemistry can be described by the general formula: SiOxHyCzFaNb. The properties of the conformal coating are tailored by tuning the values of x, y, z, a and b.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Gianfranco Aresta, Gareth Hennighan, Andrew Simon Hall Brooks, Shailendra Vikram Singh
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Patent number: 8995146Abstract: An electrical or electro-optical assembly comprising a substrate comprising an insulating material, at least one conductive track present on at least one surface of the substrate, at least one electrical or electro-optical component connected to at least one of the at least one conductive track, and a continuous coating comprising one or more plasma-polymerized polymers completely covering the at least one surface of the substrate, the at least one conductive track and the at least one electrical or electro-optical component.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Semblant LimitedInventors: Andrew Simon Hall Brooks, Timothy Allan Von Werne
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Publication number: 20130033825Abstract: An electrical or electro-optical assembly comprising a substrate comprising an insulating material, at least one conductive track present on at least one surface of the substrate, at least one electrical or electro-optical component connected to at least one of the at least one conductive track, and a continuous coating comprising one or more plasma-polymerized polymers completely covering the at least one surface of the substrate, the at least one conductive track and the at least one electrical or electro-optical component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: Semblant LimitedInventors: Andrew Simon Hall Brooks, Timothy Allan Von Werne
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Publication number: 20120257364Abstract: An electrical assembly which comprises a substrate and a conformal coating deposited on at least one surface of the substrate by plasma polymerization of a compound of formula (I) and deposition of a resulting polymer of the compound of formula (I), and plasma polymerization of a fluorohydrocarbon and deposition of a resulting polymer of the fluorohydrocarbon, such that the resulting polymer of the compound of formula (I) and the resulting polymer of the fluorohydrocarbon create discrete layers of the conformal coating; wherein the compound of formula (I) is an organic compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: Semblant LimitedInventors: Andrew Simon Hall Brooks, Timothy Allan Von Werne