Patents by Inventor Cristopher Pavloff

Cristopher Pavloff 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: 20250090258
    Abstract: A mobile system for a robotic drive includes a tray configured to support the robotic drive, a cart configured to support the tray in a substantially horizontal position, one or more wheels coupled to the cart, and an assembly coupled to the cart. The assembly is configured to allow the tray to move from the substantially horizontal position to a second position which is less horizontal than the substantially horizontal position, and is configured to resist movement of the tray from the substantially horizontal position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Andrew Clark, Allison Tse, Eric Jones, Cristopher Pavloff, Zachary Boyer, Vadim Kuklov, Al Costa, Genevieve R. K. Laing, Ryan Wood
  • Patent number: 11658016
    Abstract: A shield encircles a sputtering target that faces a substrate support in a substrate processing chamber. The shield comprises an outer band having a diameter sized to encircle the sputtering target, the outer band having upper and bottom ends, and the upper end having a tapered surface extending radially outwardly and adjacent to the sputtering target. A base plate extends radially inward from the bottom end of the outer band. An inner band joined to the base plate at least partially surrounds a peripheral edge of a substrate support. The shield can also have a heat exchanger comprising a conduit with an inlet and outlet to flow heat exchange fluid therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kathleen Scheible, Michael Allen Flanigan, Goichi Yoshidome, Adolph Miller Allen, Cristopher Pavloff
  • Publication number: 20190267220
    Abstract: A shield encircles a sputtering target that faces a substrate support in a substrate processing chamber. The shield comprises an outer band having a diameter sized to encircle the sputtering target, the outer band having upper and bottom ends, and the upper end having a tapered surface extending radially outwardly and adjacent to the sputtering target. A base plate extends radially inward from the bottom end of the outer band. An inner band joined to the base plate at least partially surrounds a peripheral edge of a substrate support. The shield can also have a heat exchanger comprising a conduit with an inlet and outlet to flow heat exchange fluid therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kathleen Scheible, Michael Allen Flanigan, Goichi Yoshidome, Adolph Miller Allen, Cristopher Pavloff