Patents by Inventor Colin Carr

Colin Carr 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).

  • Method for recycling/reclaiming a monitor wafer
    Publication number: 20060009011
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for recycling/reclaiming a monitor wafer and a method for testing a manufacturing process. The method for recycling/reclaiming the monitor wafer, among other steps, includes providing a monitor wafer having a number of front surface defects thereon (110), and annealing the monitor wafer in a presence of an inert gas to correct one or more of the number of front surface defects (150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicants: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Gary Barrett, Bradley Sucher, Colin Carr