Patents by Inventor Dana SAUTER VAN NESS

Dana SAUTER VAN NESS 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).

  • Patent number: 9828528
    Abstract: The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition including first abrasive particles, wherein the first abrasive particles are wet-process ceria particles, have a median particle size of about 40 nm to about 100 nm, are present in the polishing composition at a concentration of about 0.005 wt. % to about 2 wt. %, and have a particle size distribution of at least about 300 nm, a functionalized heterocycle, a pH-adjusting agent, and an aqueous carrier, and wherein the pH of the polishing composition is about 1 to about 6. The invention also provides a method of polishing a substrate, especially a substrate comprising a silicon oxide layer, with the polishing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Cabot Microelectronics Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Reiss, Dana Sauter Van Ness, Viet Lam, Alexander Hains, Steven Kraft, Renhe Jia
  • Patent number: 9758697
    Abstract: The invention provides chemical-mechanical polishing compositions and methods of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate, especially a substrate comprising a silicon oxide layer, with the chemical-mechanical polishing compositions. The polishing compositions comprise first abrasive particles, wherein the first abrasive particles are wet-process ceria particles, have a median particle size of about 75 nm to about 200 nm, and are present in the polishing composition at a concentration of about 0.005 wt. % to about 2 wt. % a functionalized heterocycle, a cationic polymer selected from a quaternary amine, is cationic polyvinyl alcohol, and a cationic cellulose, optionally a carboxylic acid, a pH-adjusting agent, and an aqueous carrier, and have a pH of about 1 to about 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Cabot Microelectronics Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Reiss, Dana Sauter Van Ness, Viet Lam, Renhe Jia
  • Publication number: 20170044403
    Abstract: The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition including first abrasive particles, wherein the first abrasive particles are wet-process ceria particles, have a median particle size of about 40 nm to about 100 nm, are present in the polishing composition at a concentration of about 0.005 wt. % to about 2 wt. %, and have a particle size distribution of at least about 300 nm, a functionalized heterocycle, a pH-adjusting agent, and an aqueous carrier, and wherein the pH of the polishing composition is about 1 to about 6. The invention also provides a method of polishing a substrate, especially a substrate comprising a silicon oxide layer, with the polishing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Brian REISS, Dana SAUTER VAN NESS, Viet LAM, Alexander HAINS, Steven KRAFT, Renhe JIA
  • Patent number: 9505952
    Abstract: The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition including first abrasive particles, wherein the first abrasive particles are wet-process ceria particles, have a median particle size of about 40 nm to about 100 nm, are present in the polishing composition at a concentration of about 0.005 wt. % to about 2 wt. %, and have a particle size distribution of at least about 300 nm, a functionalized heterocycle, a pH-adjusting agent, and an aqueous carrier, and wherein the pH of the polishing composition is about 1 to about 6. The invention also provides a method of polishing a substrate, especially a substrate comprising a silicon oxide layer, with the polishing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Cabot Microelectronics Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Reiss, Dana Sauter Van Ness, Viet Lam, Alexander Hains, Steven Kraft, Renhe Jia
  • Publication number: 20160257853
    Abstract: The invention provides chemical-mechanical polishing compositions and methods of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate, especially a substrate comprising a silicon oxide layer, with the chemical-mechanical polishing compositions. The polishing compositions comprise first abrasive particles, wherein the first abrasive particles are wet-process ceria particles, have a median particle size of about 75 nm to about 200 nm, and are present in the polishing composition at a concentration of about 0.005 wt. % to about 2 wt. % a functionalized heterocycle, a cationic polymer selected from a quaternary amine, is cationic polyvinyl alcohol, and a cationic cellulose, optionally a carboxylic acid, a pH-adjusting agent, and an aqueous carrier, and have a pH of about 1 to about 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Brian REISS, Dana SAUTER VAN NESS, Viet LAM, Renhe JIA
  • Publication number: 20160257856
    Abstract: The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition including first abrasive particles, wherein the first abrasive particles are wet-process ceria particles, have a median particle size of about 40 nm to about 100 nm, are present in the polishing composition at a concentration of about 0.005 wt. % to about 2 wt. %, and have a particle size distribution of at least about 300 nm, a functionalized heterocycle, a pH-adjusting agent, and an aqueous carrier, and wherein the pH of the polishing composition is about 1 to about 6. The invention also provides a method of polishing a substrate, especially a substrate comprising a silicon oxide layer, with the polishing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Brian REISS, Dana SAUTER VAN NESS, Viet LAM, Alexander HAINS, Steven KRAFT, Renhe JIA