Patents by Inventor Ian Rafter

Ian Rafter 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: 11756805
    Abstract: A system for removing flux from openings formed in a substrate that has openings (e.g., sized 20 microns or less) formed therein includes a spay nozzle device that has a spray nozzle arm that is formed at an angle of about 45 degrees or less for discharging fluid towards the openings in the substrate for flux removal. The angle is between about 30 degrees and 45 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Inventors: John Taddei, Kenji Nulman, Jonathan Fijal, Phillip Tyler, Ian Rafter
  • Publication number: 20210202272
    Abstract: A system for removing flux from openings formed in a substrate that has openings (e.g., sized 20 microns or less) formed therein includes a spay nozzle device that has a spray nozzle arm that is formed at an angle of about 45 degrees or less for discharging fluid towards the openings in the substrate for flux removal. The angle is between about 30 degrees and 45 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: John Taddei, Kenji Nulman, Jonathan Fijal, Phillip Tyler, Ian Rafter
  • Publication number: 20200161146
    Abstract: A wafer processing system according to one embodiment includes a chamber housing having an exhaust and a rotatable wafer support member for supporting a wafer. A filter fan unit is contained internally within the chamber housing and includes a variable speed fan. A controller is in communication with the variable speed fan to allow the housing to be maintained at either a net positive pressure or a net negative pressure relative to a surrounding environment (e.g., the clean room) outside the housing and also the relative pressures of the chamber housing, the surrounding environment and a handler area can be monitored and controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: David Goldberg, Simon Bird, William Gilbert Breingan, John Taddei, Robert Altonji, Lev Rapoport, Christopher Orlando, Ian Rafter