Patents by Inventor Benjamin Oswald

Benjamin Oswald 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).

  • Patent number: 12400828
    Abstract: An ion source with a target holder for holding a solid dopant material is disclosed. The ion source comprises a thermocouple disposed proximate the target holder to monitor the temperature of the solid dopant material. In certain embodiments, a controller uses this temperature information to vary one or more parameters of the ion source, such as arc voltage, cathode bias voltage, extracted beam current, or the position of the target holder within the arc chamber. Various embodiments showing the connections between the controller and the thermocouple are shown. Further, embodiments showing various placement of the thermocouple on the target holder are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shreyansh P. Patel, Graham Wright, Daniel Alvarado, Daniel R. Tieger, Brian S. Gori, William R. Bogiages, Jr., Benjamin Oswald, Craig R. Chaney
  • Publication number: 20230260745
    Abstract: An ion source with a target holder for holding a solid dopant material is disclosed. The ion source comprises a thermocouple disposed proximate the target holder to monitor the temperature of the solid dopant material. In certain embodiments, a controller uses this temperature information to vary one or more parameters of the ion source, such as arc voltage, cathode bias voltage, extracted beam current, or the position of the target holder within the arc chamber. Various embodiments showing the connections between the controller and the thermocouple are shown. Further, embodiments showing various placement of the thermocouple on the target holder are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Shreyansh P. Patel, Graham Wright, Daniel Alvarado, Daniel R. Tieger, Brian S. Gori, William R. Bogiages, Jr., Benjamin Oswald, Craig R. Chaney
  • Patent number: 11664192
    Abstract: An ion source with a target holder for holding a solid dopant material is disclosed. The ion source comprises a thermocouple disposed proximate the target holder to monitor the temperature of the solid dopant material. In certain embodiments, a controller uses this temperature information to vary one or more parameters of the ion source, such as arc voltage, cathode bias voltage, extracted beam current, or the position of the target holder within the arc chamber. Various embodiments showing the connections between the controller and the thermocouple are shown. Further, embodiments showing various placement of the thermocouple on the target holder are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shreyansh P. Patel, Graham Wright, Daniel Alvarado, Daniel R. Tieger, Brian S. Gori, William R. Bogiages, Jr., Benjamin Oswald, Craig R. Chaney
  • Publication number: 20210375585
    Abstract: An ion source with a target holder for holding a solid dopant material is disclosed. The ion source comprises a thermocouple disposed proximate the target holder to monitor the temperature of the solid dopant material. In certain embodiments, a controller uses this temperature information to vary one or more parameters of the ion source, such as arc voltage, cathode bias voltage, extracted beam current, or the position of the target holder within the arc chamber. Various embodiments showing the connections between the controller and the thermocouple are shown. Further, embodiments showing various placement of the thermocouple on the target holder are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Shreyansh P. Patel, Graham Wright, Daniel Alvarado, Daniel R. Tieger, Brian S. Gori, William R. Bogiages, JR., Benjamin Oswald, Craig R. Chaney
  • Patent number: 11170973
    Abstract: An ion source with a target holder for holding a solid dopant material is disclosed. The ion source comprises a thermocouple disposed proximate the target holder to monitor the temperature of the solid dopant material. In certain embodiments, a controller uses this temperature information to vary one or more parameters of the ion source, such as arc voltage, cathode bias voltage, extracted beam current, or the position of the target holder within the arc chamber. Various embodiments showing the connections between the controller and the thermocouple are shown. Further, embodiments showing various placement of the thermocouple on the target holder are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shreyansh P. Patel, Graham Wright, Daniel Alvarado, Daniel R. Tieger, Brian S. Gori, William R. Bogiages, Jr., Benjamin Oswald, Craig R. Chaney
  • Publication number: 20210110995
    Abstract: An ion source with a target holder for holding a solid dopant material is disclosed. The ion source comprises a thermocouple disposed proximate the target holder to monitor the temperature of the solid dopant material. In certain embodiments, a controller uses this temperature information to vary one or more parameters of the ion source, such as arc voltage, cathode bias voltage, extracted beam current, or the position of the target holder within the arc chamber. Various embodiments showing the connections between the controller and the thermocouple are shown. Further, embodiments showing various placement of the thermocouple on the target holder are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Shreyansh P. Patel, Graham Wright, Daniel Alvarado, Daniel R. Tieger, Brian S. Gori, William R. Bogiages, JR., Benjamin Oswald, Craig R. Chaney