Patents by Inventor Harisha SATHYANARAYANA

Harisha SATHYANARAYANA 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: 11996315
    Abstract: Embodiments of process kits for use in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a cover ring for use in a process chamber includes: an annular body that includes an upper surface and a lower surface, an inner lip extending radially inward and downward from the annular body, and a plurality of protrusions extending downward from the inner lip and disposed at regular intervals along the inner lip, wherein lowermost surfaces of the plurality of protrusions together define a planar substrate contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Abhishek Chowdhury, Harisha Sathyanarayana, Edwin C. Suarez, Siqing Lu, Nataraj Bhaskar Rao
  • Publication number: 20240044002
    Abstract: A substrate handling system includes a fixed deposition ring having a plurality of circumferentially spaced notches along an outer edge of the fixed deposition ring, the fixed deposition ring being electrically non-conductive; a moving deposition ring having a plurality of circumferentially spaced recesses formed on a lower surface of the moving deposition ring, the recesses configured to radially align with the notches of the fixed deposition ring, the moving deposition ring having an inner edge and an outer edge, the moving deposition ring being electrically non-conductive; and a plurality of electrically conductive grounding plates each having a base, an intermediate member, and a contact extending from the intermediate member and being spaced from the base, the intermediate members configured to be received in the recesses and extend between the inner edge and the outer edge of the moving deposition ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Abhishek CHOWDHURY, Nataraj BHASKAR RAO, Edwin C. SUAREZ, Harisha SATHYANARAYANA, Diego Ramiro PUENTE SOTOMAYOR, Qanit TAKMEEL, Mohammad Kamruzzaman CHOWDHURY, Arun Chakravarthy CHAKRAVARTHY
  • Publication number: 20220157572
    Abstract: Embodiments of process kits for use in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a process kit for use in a process chamber includes: a deposition ring including a first portion having an first inner ledge and a second portion having a second inner ledge, wherein in a first position, the first portion is spaced from the second portion, and wherein in a second position, the second portion is configured to engage the first portion so that the first inner ledge is aligned with the second inner ledge along a common plane to form a clamping surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Abhishek CHOWDHURY, Edwin C. SUAREZ, Harisha SATHYANARAYANA, Nataraj BHASKAR RAO, Siqing LU
  • Publication number: 20220157635
    Abstract: Embodiments of process kits for use in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a cover ring for use in a process chamber includes: an annular body that includes an upper surface and a lower surface, an inner lip extending radially inward and downward from the annular body, and a plurality of protrusions extending downward from the inner lip and disposed at regular intervals along the inner lip, wherein lowermost surfaces of the plurality of protrusions together define a planar substrate contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Abhishek CHOWDHURY, Harisha SATHYANARAYANA, Edwin C. SUAREZ, Siqing LU, Nataraj BHASKAR RAO