Patents by Inventor Dave Markle

Dave Markle 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: 10394130
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for producing an image on a substrate. The method includes providing a single beam of light to a multiple DMD assembly, splitting the single beam of light into an s-polarization beam and a p-polarization beam, and reflecting the s-polarization beam and the p-polarization beam through the multiple DMD assembly such that the multiple DMD assembly produces a plurality of superimposed images on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Dennis Bencher, Joseph R. Johnson, Dave Markle, Mehdi Vaez-Iravani
  • Patent number: 8914143
    Abstract: System and method for handling substrates in a lithography manufacturing process are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for handling substrates in a lithography manufacturing process includes a plurality of porous chucks positioned above a substrate for imaging, a plurality of pressure sources configured to apply pressured air towards the substrate through the plurality of porous chucks, a plurality of vacuums configured to apply suction force away from the substrate, and a controller with control logic configured to hold the substrate in place by controlling the pressured air applied by the plurality of pressure sources and the suction force generated by the plurality of vacuums.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kaskey, Thomas Laidig, Dave Markle, Jang-Fung Chen