Patents by Inventor Cathryne A. RYAN

Cathryne A. RYAN 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: 20240026530
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include to a component support for use in coating chamber components via chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The component support includes contact rods configured to contact chamber components at fixture points located on the backside of the chamber components. The component supports are configured to support the chamber components in the processing volume with minimal contact of the chamber components. The fixture points on the backside reduce exposure of the fixture points to reactant gases when the chamber components are installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kirk Allen FISHER, John Ford, James M. Amos, Hui Chen, Shawn Joseph Bonham, Xinning Luan, Philip Michael Amos, Aimee S. Erhardt, Cathryne A. Ryan, Michael R. Riordan
  • Publication number: 20240014065
    Abstract: A susceptor for use in a processing chamber for supporting a wafer includes a susceptor substrate having a susceptor ledge on an outer circumferential edge of a front side of the susceptor substrate, wherein a pocket within the susceptor ledge is configured to hold a wafer to be processed in a processing chamber, and a coating layer deposited on the susceptor substrate, wherein a surface of the susceptor ledge is textured with a plurality of venting groove lines, a surface of the pocket is textured with a first pattern, and a surface of a back side of the susceptor substrate opposite the front side is textured with a second pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Zhepeng CONG, Balakrishnam R. JAMPANA, Masato ISHII, Shawn Joseph BONHAM, James M. AMOS, Kirk Allen FISHER, Philip Michael AMOS, Cathryne A. RYAN, Aimee S. ERHARDT, Xinning LUAN, Hui CHEN