Patents by Inventor Frederick Wilmot

Frederick Wilmot 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).

  • Convenient Replacement of Anode in Semiconductor Electroplating Apparatus
    Publication number: 20090211900
    Abstract: The convenient replacement of an anode in a semiconductor electroplating apparatus is disclosed. For example, in one disclosed embodiment, an electroplating system comprises an electroplating cell having an anode chamber, a cathode chamber, a selective transport barrier separating the anode chamber and the cathode chamber, and an anode disposed within the anode chamber. The anode comprises a plurality of pieces of anode material disposed within a removable anode holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: NOVELLUS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Rash, Frederick Wilmot, Mitchell Gee