Patents by Inventor Brian J. Mack

Brian J. Mack 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).

  • Apparatus and method for rapid thermal processing
    Patent number: 6741804
    Abstract: An apparatus for rapid thermal processing is described and includes a cylindrical lamp array structure (13) surrounding a cylindrical process tube (16). The cylindrical process tube (16) has a lengthwise central axis (22). The cylindrical lamp array structure (13) includes heat sources or lamps (26). The lamps (26) are positioned with respect to the cylindrical process tube (16) so that the sides of the lamps (26) focus light energy in the direction of the lengthwise central axis (22). Substrates (12) are oriented within the cylindrical process tube (16) so that the major surfaces (14) of the substrates (12) are substantially normal to the lengthwise central axis (22). In an alternative embodiment, a magnetic field source (19) is included for processing storage devices such as non-volatile memory devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Innovent Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Mack, John K. Shriver, Charles L. Vaughan
  • Apparatus and method for rapid thermal processing
    Publication number: 20030075536
    Abstract: An apparatus for rapid thermal processing is described and includes a cylindrical lamp array structure (13) surrounding a cylindrical process tube (16). The cylindrical process tube (16) has a lengthwise central axis (22). The cylindrical lamp array structure (13) includes heat sources or lamps (26). The lamps (26) are positioned with respect to the cylindrical process tube (16) so that the sides of the lamps (26) focus light energy in the direction of the lengthwise central axis (22). Substrates (12) are oriented within the cylindrical process tube (16) so that the major surfaces (14) of the substrates (12) are substantially normal to the lengthwise central axis (22). In an alternative embodiment, a magnetic field source (19) is included for processing storage devices such as non-volatile memory devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: INNOVENT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian J. Mack, John K. Shriver, Charles L. Vaughan
  • Apparatus and method for rapid thermal processing
    Patent number: 6496648
    Abstract: An apparatus for rapid thermal processing is described and includes a cylindrical lamp array structure (13) surrounding a cylindrical process tube (16). The cylindrical process tube (16) has a lengthwise central axis (22). The cylindrical lamp array structure (13) includes heat sources or lamps (26). The lamps (26) are positioned with respect to the cylindrical process tube (16) so that the sides of the lamps (26) focus light energy in the direction of the lengthwise central axis (22). Substrates (12) are oriented within the cylindrical process tube (16) so that the major surfaces (14) of the substrates (12) are substantially normal to the lengthwise central axis (22). In an alternative embodiment, a magnetic field source (19) is included for processing storage devices such as non-volatile memory devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Prodeo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Mack, John K. Shriver, Charles L. Vaughan