Patents by Inventor Daniel Lawson Greene, Jr.

Daniel Lawson Greene, Jr. 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).

  • Reticle stop block apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6873402
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for ensuring the proper handling of reticles in the manufacturing of microdevices are disclosed. The methods and apparatus employ one or more reticle stop blocks fixed to a reticle handling arm. The one or more reticle stop blocks are designed and arranged to engage an edge of the reticle in order to place the reticle in a desired position on the reticle handling arm should the reticle be improperly arranged in a cassette in which the reticle is stored. By ensuring proper placement of the reticle on the reticle handling arm when the reticle is removed from the cassette, the likelihood of a subsequent fault in handling the reticle is greatly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Lawson Greene, Jr., Ron Sinicki, Kurt Woolley
  • Reticle stop block apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6630988
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for ensuring the proper handling of reticles in the manufacturing of microdevices are disclosed. The methods and apparatus employ one or more reticle stop blocks fixed to a reticle handling arm. The one or more reticle stop blocks are designed and arranged to engage an edge of the reticle in order to place the reticle in a desired position on the reticle handling arm should the reticle be improperly arranged in a cassette in which the reticle is stored. By ensuring proper placement of the reticle on the reticle handling arm when the reticle is removed from the cassette, the likelihood of a subsequent fault in handling the reticle is greatly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Lawson Greene, Jr., Ron Sinicki, Kurt Woolley