Patents by Inventor Chris de Ridder

Chris de Ridder 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: 20230395405
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to substrate processing apparatus, with a first and second reactor, each reactor configured for processing a plurality of substrates; and, a substrate handling robot constructed and arranged to transfer substrates between a substrate cassette at a substrate transfer position and the first and second reactor. The apparatus is constructed and arranged with a maintenance area between the first and second reactors to allow maintenance of the reactors from the maintenance area to both the first and second reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Theodorus Oosterlaken, Chris de Ridder
  • Patent number: 11735445
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to substrate processing apparatus, with a first and second reactor, each reactor configured for processing a plurality of substrates; and, a substrate handling robot constructed and arranged to transfer substrates between a substrate cassette at a substrate transfer position and the first and second reactor. The apparatus is constructed and arranged with a maintenance area between the first and second reactors to allow maintenance of the reactors from the maintenance area to both the first and second reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Theodorus Oosterlaken, Chris de Ridder
  • Patent number: 11230766
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus comprising a reaction chamber provided with a substrate rack for holding a plurality of substrates in the reaction chamber. The substrate rack may have a plurality of spaced apart substrate holding provisions configured to hold the plurality of substrates. The apparatus may have an illumination system constructed and arranged to irradiate radiation with a range from 100 to 500 nanometers onto a top surface of the substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Dieter Pierreux, Cornelis Thaddeus Herbschleb, Werner Knaepen, Bert Jongbloed, Steven Van Aerde, Kelly Houben, Theodorus Oosterlaken, Chris de Ridder, Lucian Jdira
  • Publication number: 20210320020
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to substrate processing apparatus, with a first and second reactor, each reactor configured for processing a plurality of substrates; and, a substrate handling robot constructed and arranged to transfer substrates between a substrate cassette at a substrate transfer position and the first and second reactor. The apparatus is constructed and arranged with a maintenance area between the first and second reactors to allow maintenance of the reactors from the maintenance area to both the first and second reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Theodorus Oosterlaken, Chris de Ridder
  • Patent number: 11087997
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to substrate processing apparatus, with a first and second reactor, each reactor configured for processing a plurality of substrates; and, a substrate handling robot constructed and arranged to transfer substrates between a substrate cassette at a substrate transfer position and the first and second reactor. The apparatus is constructed and arranged with a maintenance area between the first and second reactors to allow maintenance of the reactors from the maintenance area to both the first and second reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Theodorus Oosterlaken, Chris de Ridder
  • Patent number: 11049751
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cassette supply system to store and handle cassettes for substrates and a processing apparatus for processing substrates equipped with said system. The system having a cassette storage provided with base plate constructed and arranged to support cassettes. Also a cassette handler with an end effector with at least one protrusion to support and position the cassette on the end effector is provided to transfer cassettes to and from the base plate. The base plate may be provided with a substantially flat surface to support the cassettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Chris de Ridder
  • Publication number: 20200135512
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to substrate processing apparatus, with a first and second reactor, each reactor configured for processing a plurality of substrates; and, a substrate handling robot constructed and arranged to transfer substrates between a substrate cassette at a substrate transfer position and the first and second reactor. The apparatus is constructed and arranged with a maintenance area between the first and second reactors to allow maintenance of the reactors from the maintenance area to both the first and second reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Theodorus Oosterlaken, Chris de Ridder
  • Publication number: 20200089192
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cassette supply system to store and handle cassettes for substrates and a processing apparatus for processing substrates equipped with said system. The system having a cassette storage provided with base plate constructed and arranged to support cassettes. Also a cassette handler with an end effector with at least one protrusion to support and position the cassette on the end effector is provided to transfer cassettes to and from the base plate. The base plate may be provided with a substantially flat surface to support the cassettes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Chris de Ridder
  • Publication number: 20190301014
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus comprising a reaction chamber provided with a substrate rack for holding a plurality of substrates in the reaction chamber. The substrate rack may have a plurality of spaced apart substrate holding provisions configured to hold the plurality of substrates. The apparatus may have an illumination system constructed and arranged to irradiate radiation with a range from 100 to 500 nanometers onto a top surface of the substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Dieter Pierreux, Cornelis Thaddeus Herbschleb, Werner Knaepen, Bert Jongbloed, Steven Van Aerde, Kelly Houben, Theodorus Oosterlaken, Chris de Ridder, Lucian Jdira
  • Patent number: 10103040
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising a reaction chamber comprising a substrate holder for holding a substrate; and, a heater for heating the substrate. The heater may comprise a vertical cavity surface emitting laser constructed and arranged to emit a radiation beam to a substrate held by the substrate holder to heat the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Theodorus Oosterlaken, Chris de Ridder, Lucian Jdira
  • Publication number: 20180286711
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising a reaction chamber comprising a substrate holder for holding a substrate; and, a heater for heating the substrate. The heater may comprise a vertical cavity surface emitting laser constructed and arranged to emit a radiation beam to a substrate held by the substrate holder to heat the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Theodorus Oosterlaken, Chris de Ridder, Lucian Jdira