Patents by Inventor BENJAMIN F. WEBB

BENJAMIN F. WEBB 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).

  • Spring-loaded fastening system for process chamber liners
    Patent number: 11313404
    Abstract: A spring-loaded fastening system for fastening a liner to a structure, including a spring-loaded fastener with a cleat defining an interior cavity, a spring element disposed on a floor of the interior cavity, and a shoulder bolt with head portion disposed on the spring element, with a shoulder portion of the shoulder bolt extending through a mounting aperture in a floor of the interior cavity and a threaded portion of the shoulder bolt fastened to the structure. The system further includes a hanger pocket in a rear surface of the liner including a first portion with an opening large enough to accommodate a diameter of a lower portion of the cleat and not large enough to accommodate a diameter of an upper portion of the cleat, and a second portion adjoining the first portion with an opening large enough to accommodate the diameter of the upper portion of the cleat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: APPLIED Materials, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin F. Webb
  • SPRING-LOADED FASTENING SYSTEM FOR PROCESS CHAMBER LINERS
    Publication number: 20210123470
    Abstract: A spring-loaded fastening system for fastening a liner to a structure, including a spring-loaded fastener with a cleat defining an interior cavity, a spring element disposed on a floor of the interior cavity, and a shoulder bolt with head portion disposed on the spring element, with a shoulder portion of the shoulder bolt extending through a mounting aperture in a floor of the interior cavity and a threaded portion of the shoulder bolt fastened to the structure. The system further includes a hanger pocket in a rear surface of the liner including a first portion with an opening large enough to accommodate a diameter of a lower portion of the cleat and not large enough to accommodate a diameter of an upper portion of the cleat, and a second portion adjoining the first portion with an opening large enough to accommodate the diameter of the upper portion of the cleat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: APPLIED Materials, Inc.
    Inventor: BENJAMIN F. WEBB