Patents by Inventor Cris E. Hill

Cris E. Hill 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).

  • Tracking and marking specimens having defects formed during laser via drilling
    Patent number: 8694148
    Abstract: A method and system increase processed specimen yield in the laser processing of target material that includes multiple specimens formed on a common substrate. Preferred embodiments implement a feature that enables storage in the laser processing system a list of defective specimens that have somehow been subject to error during laser processing. Once the common substrate has been completely processed, the system alerts an operator to the number of improperly processed specimens and gives the operator an opportunity to run a software routine, which in a preferred embodiment uses a laser to scribe a mark on the top surface of each improperly processed specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Tyler, Robert W. Colby, Jeffrey W. Leonard, Lindsey M. Dotson, David A. Watt, Cris E. Hill, Laura H. Campbell
  • Tracking and Marking Specimens Having Defects Formed During Laser Via Drilling
    Publication number: 20110208343
    Abstract: A method and system increase processed specimen yield in the laser processing of target material that includes multiple specimens formed on a common substrate. Preferred embodiments implement a feature that enables storage in the laser processing system a list of defective specimens that have somehow been subject to error during laser processing. Once the common substrate has been completely processed, the system alerts an operator to the number of improperly processed specimens and gives the operator an opportunity to run a software routine, which in a preferred embodiment uses a laser to scribe a mark on the top surface of each improperly processed specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Tyler, Robert W. Colby, Jeffrey W. Leonard, Lindsey M. Dotson, David A. Watt, Cris E. Hill, Laura H. Campbell