Patents by Inventor Brian Hayes

Brian Hayes 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: 20250132155
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to apparatus, systems, and methods of using atomic hydrogen radicals with epitaxial deposition. In one aspect, nodular defects (e.g., nodules) are removed from epitaxial layers of substrate. In one implementation, a method of processing substrates includes selectively growing an epitaxial layer on one or more crystalline surfaces of a substrate. The epitaxial layer includes silicon. The method also includes etching the substrate to remove a plurality of nodules from one or more non-crystalline surfaces of the substrate. The etching includes exposing the substrate to atomic hydrogen radicals. The method also includes thermally annealing the epitaxial layer to an anneal temperature that is 600 degrees Celsius or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Chen-Ying WU, Yi-Chiau HUANG, Zhiyuan YE, Schubert S. CHU, Errol Antonio C. SANCHEZ, Brian Hayes BURROWS
  • Publication number: 20250101629
    Abstract: An apparatus as disclosed herein relates to a chamber body design for use within a thermal deposition chamber, such as an epitaxial deposition chamber. The chamber body is a segmented chamber body design and includes an inject ring and a base plate. The base plate includes a substrate transfer passage and one or more exhaust passages disposed therethrough. The inject ring includes a plurality of gas inject passages disposed therethrough. The inject ring is disposed on top of the base plate and attached to the base plate. The one or more exhaust passages and the gas inject passages are disposed opposite one another. One or more seal grooves are formed in both the base plate and the inject ring to enable the inject ring and the base plate to seal to one another as well as other components within the process chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Shu-Kwan LAU, Zhiyuan YE, Richard O. COLLINS, Brian Hayes BURROWS
  • Publication number: 20250087485
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to apparatus, systems, and methods of using atomic hydrogen radicals with epitaxial deposition. In one aspect, nodular defects (e.g., nodules) are removed from epitaxial layers of substrate. In one implementation, a method of processing substrates includes selectively growing an epitaxial layer on one or more crystalline surfaces of a substrate. The epitaxial layer includes silicon. The method also includes etching the substrate to remove a plurality of nodules from one or more non-crystalline surfaces of the substrate. The etching includes exposing the substrate to atomic hydrogen radicals. The method also includes thermally annealing the epitaxial layer to an anneal temperature that is 600 degrees Celsius or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Chen-Ying WU, Yi-Chiau HUANG, Zhiyuan YE, Schubert S. CHU, Errol Antonio C. SANCHEZ, Brian Hayes BURROWS
  • Patent number: 12188148
    Abstract: An apparatus as disclosed herein relates to a chamber body design for use within a thermal deposition chamber, such as an epitaxial deposition chamber. The chamber body is a segmented chamber body design and includes an inject ring and a base plate. The base plate includes a substrate transfer passage and one or more exhaust passages disposed therethrough. The inject ring includes a plurality of gas inject passages disposed therethrough. The inject ring is disposed on top of the base plate and attached to the base plate. The one or more exhaust passages and the gas inject passages are disposed opposite one another. One or more seal grooves are formed in both the base plate and the inject ring to enable the inject ring and the base plate to seal to one another as well as other components within the process chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Kwan Lau, Zhiyuan Ye, Richard O. Collins, Brian Hayes Burrows
  • Publication number: 20240427913
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to dynamically controlling access to linked content in electronic communications. A computing platform may receive, from a user computing device, a request for a uniform resource locator associated with an email message and may evaluate the request using one or more isolation criteria. Based on evaluating the request, the computing platform may identify that the request meets at least one isolation condition associated with the one or more isolation criteria. In response to identifying that the request meets the at least one isolation condition associated with the one or more isolation criteria, the computing platform may initiate a browser mirroring session with the user computing device to provide the user computing device with limited access to a resource corresponding to the uniform resource locator associated with the email message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Conor Brian Hayes, Michael Edward Jones, Alina V. Khayms, Kenny Lee, David Jonathan Melnick, Adrian Knox Roston
  • Publication number: 20240419822
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to dynamically controlling access to linked content in electronic communications. A computing platform may receive, from a user computing device, a request for a uniform resource locator associated with an email message. Subsequently, the computing platform may identify that the uniform resource locator associated with the email message corresponds to a potentially-malicious site. In response to identifying that the uniform resource locator associated with the email message corresponds to the potentially-malicious site, the computing platform may determine a risk profile associated with the request received from the user computing device. Based on the risk profile associated with the request, the computing platform may execute an isolation method to provide limited access to the uniform resource locator associated with the email message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Conor Brian Hayes, Michael Edward Jones, Alina V. Khayms, Kenny Lee, David Jonathan Melnick, Adrian Knox Roston
  • Publication number: 20240361419
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for time synchronization of a distributed sensor array system (“distributed system”). The distributed system includes multiple sensor nodes, which are time-synchronized using a combination of RF signal data and message-based time techniques across multiple communications mechanisms. Time synchronization is implemented both internally between a sensor node's components and over-the-air between different sensor nodes. The distributed system further employs multiple layers of standardized and custom synchronization protocols to build a scalable, potentially zero-hop, time transfer network. The time synchronization accuracies achieved by the time transfer network enable coherency in the distributed system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Harry Bourne MARR, JR., Daniel THOMPSON, Ryan RETTING, Mark Jeffrey ROSKER, Brian HAY
  • Patent number: 12111941
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to dynamically controlling access to linked content in electronic communications. A computing platform may receive, from a user computing device, a request for a uniform resource locator associated with an email message and may evaluate the request using one or more isolation criteria. Based on evaluating the request, the computing platform may identify that the request meets at least one isolation condition associated with the one or more isolation criteria. In response to identifying that the request meets the at least one isolation condition associated with the one or more isolation criteria, the computing platform may initiate a browser mirroring session with the user computing device to provide the user computing device with limited access to a resource corresponding to the uniform resource locator associated with the email message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Proofpoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Conor Brian Hayes, Michael Edward Jones, Alina V. Khayms, Kenny Lee, David Jonathan Melnick, Adrian Knox Roston
  • Patent number: 12105816
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to dynamically controlling access to linked content in electronic communications. A computing platform may receive, from a user computing device, a request for a uniform resource locator associated with an email message. Subsequently, the computing platform may identify that the uniform resource locator associated with the email message corresponds to a potentially-malicious site. In response to identifying that the uniform resource locator associated with the email message corresponds to the potentially-malicious site, the computing platform may determine a risk profile associated with the request received from the user computing device. Based on the risk profile associated with the request, the computing platform may execute an isolation method to provide limited access to the uniform resource locator associated with the email message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Proofpoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Conor Brian Hayes, Michael Edward Jones, Alina V. Khayms, Kenny Lee, David Jonathan Melnick, Adrian Knox Roston
  • Patent number: 12043099
    Abstract: An axle assembly having a shift mechanism and a drive pinion. The shift mechanism includes a shift collar, a linkage, and an actuator. The linkage is coupled to the shift collar. The actuator is coupled to the linkage. The linkage is received in a drive pinion hole of the drive pinion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Hayes, David M. Zueski
  • Patent number: 11994198
    Abstract: An axle assembly having a preload mechanism. The preload mechanism engages a bearing assembly and includes a preload element and an adjuster element. The preload element is disposed inside a housing and is rotatable about an axis. The adjuster element engages the preload element and is moveable to actuate the preload element and exert a preload force on a bearing assembly. The adjuster element is accessible from outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: David M Zueski, Thomas Johns, Brian Hayes
  • Patent number: 11959548
    Abstract: A method of controlling an axle assembly. The method may include removing an actuator that is adapted to actuate a shift collar from a housing of the axle assembly, installing a positioning mechanism in place of the actuator, and securing the positioning mechanism to the housing of the axle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Martin, Andrew Bodary, Brian Hayes
  • Patent number: 11888377
    Abstract: An axle assembly having an electric motor module. The electric motor module may include a rotor, a rotor shaft, a stator, a coolant jacket, an end plate, and a motor housing. The motor housing may encircle a portion of the coolant jacket. The end plate may be disposed outside and may not be received in the motor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Tomaz Varela, Somalingayya G. Math, Brian Hayes
  • Patent number: 11841066
    Abstract: An axle assembly having a gear reduction unit that is configured to operatively connect an electric motor to a drive pinion. The gear reduction unit includes at least two gear sets. At least one clutch is engageable to provide a torque path between the electric motor and the drive pinion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Cradit, Nick Bofferding, David Zueski, Robert Martin, Eric LaMothe, Christopher Keeney, Brian Hayes
  • Patent number: 11679671
    Abstract: An axle assembly having a gear reduction unit that is configured to operatively connect an electric motor to a drive pinion. The gear reduction unit includes at least two gear sets. A shift collar is rotatable with the drive pinion and moveable along the drive pinion to couple a gear set to the drive pinion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Cradit, Nick Bofferding, David Zueski, Robert Martin, Eric LaMothe, Christopher Keeney, Brian Hayes
  • Publication number: 20230167581
    Abstract: A process kit for use in a processing chamber includes an outer liner, an inner liner configured to be in fluid communication with a gas injection assembly and a gas exhaust assembly of a processing chamber, a first ring reflector disposed between the outer liner and the inner liner, a top plate and a bottom plate attached to an inner surface of the inner liner, the top plate and the bottom plate forming an enclosure together with the inner liner, a cassette disposed within the enclosure, the cassette comprising a plurality of shelves configured to retain a plurality of substrates thereon, and an edge temperature correcting element disposed between the inner liner and the first ring reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Kartik Bhupendra SHAH, Schubert S. CHU, Adel George TANNOUS, Ala MORADIAN, Nyi Oo MYO, Surajit KUMAR, Zuoming ZHU, Brian Hayes BURROWS, Vishwas Kumar PANDEY, Shu-Kwan LAU, Srinivasa RANGAPPA
  • Publication number: 20230127489
    Abstract: A reactor for coating particles includes a rotatable reactor assembly including a drum configured to hold a plurality of particles to be coated, an inlet tube, and an outlet tube, a stationary gas inlet line coupled to the inlet tube by a rotary inlet seal, a stationary gas outlet line coupled to the outlet tube by a rotary outlet seal, and a motor to rotate the rotatable reactor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Hayes Burrows, Sekar Krishnasamy, Ayyanagouda Raravi, Monika Mudalkar, Govindraj Desai, Hemantha Kumar Raju, Basavaraj Pattanshetty, David Masayuki Ishikawa, Visweswaren Sivaramakrishnan, Shrikant Swaminathan, Mario Cambron, Robert Navasca, Miaojun Wang, Jonathan Frankel
  • Publication number: 20230128094
    Abstract: A reactor for coating particles includes a rotatable reactor assembly includes a reactor drum configured to hold a plurality of particles to be coated, an inlet tube, and an outlet tube. The drum includes a cylindrical tube, and an inlet-side endplate secured to cover an inlet-side opening of the cylindrical tube and/or an outlet-side endplate secured to cover an outlet-side opening of the cylindrical tube. A stationary gas inlet line is coupled to the inlet tube by a rotary inlet seal, a stationary gas outlet line is coupled to the outlet tube by a rotary outlet seal, and a motor rotates the rotatable reactor assembly. The inlet tube is releasably mechanically secured to the inlet-side endplate and the outlet tube is releasably mechanically secured to the outlet-side endplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Hayes Burrows, Sekar Krishnasamy, Ayyanagouda Raravi, Monika Mudalkar, Govindraj Desai, Hemantha Kumar Raju, Basavaraj Pattanshetty, David Masayuki Ishikawa, Visweswaren Sivaramakrishnan, Shrikant Swaminathan, Mario Cambron, Robert Navasca, Miaojun Wang, Jonathan Frankel
  • Publication number: 20230132290
    Abstract: A deposition system includes an isolator or fume hood and a reactor for coating particles, the reactor including a rotatable reactor assembly positioned within the isolator or fume hood and including a reactor drum configured to hold a plurality of particles to be coated, an inlet tube, and an outlet tube. The reactor drum is configured to be detached from the inlet tube and the outlet tube by an operator while the reactor drum remains within the isolator or fume hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Hayes Burrows, Sekar Krishnasamy, Ayyanagouda Raravi, Monika Mudalkar, Govindraj Desai, Hemantha Kumar Raju, Basavaraj Pattanshetty, David Masayuki Ishikawa, Visweswaren Sivaramakrishnan, Shrikant Swaminathan, Mario Cambron, Robert Navasca, Miaojun Wang, Jonathan Frankel
  • Publication number: 20230004664
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to dynamically controlling access to linked content in electronic communications. A computing platform may receive, from a user computing device, a request for a uniform resource locator associated with an email message and may evaluate the request using one or more isolation criteria. Based on evaluating the request, the computing platform may identify that the request meets at least one isolation condition associated with the one or more isolation criteria. In response to identifying that the request meets the at least one isolation condition associated with the one or more isolation criteria, the computing platform may initiate a browser mirroring session with the user computing device to provide the user computing device with limited access to a resource corresponding to the uniform resource locator associated with the email message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Conor Brian Hayes, Michael Edward Jones, Alina V. Khayms, Kenny Lee, David Jonathan Melnick, Adrian Knox Roston