Patents by Inventor James Mathews
James Mathews 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).
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Source/drain zones with a delectric plug over an isolation region between active regions and methods
Patent number: 8907396Abstract: Devices, memory arrays, and methods are disclosed. In an embodiment, one such device has a source/drain zone that has first and second active regions, and an isolation region and a dielectric plug between the first and second active regions. The dielectric plug may extend below upper surfaces of the first and second active regions and may be formed of a dielectric material having a lower removal rate than a dielectric material of the isolation region for a particular isotropic removal chemistry.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Micron Technology, IncInventors: John Hopkins, James Mathew, Jie Sun, Gordon Haller -
Patent number: 8870827Abstract: An automatic injector dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament without a user having to manually force the needle into an injection site. The automatic injector includes a needle cover having a locked retracted position with respect to the injector housing prior to a medicament dispensing operation. The needle cover is operative to engage an injection site prior to a medicament dispensing operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Egerton Young, Sophie Rebecca Raven, Christopher John Hurlstone, Craig Malcolm Rochford, Colin James Mathews, Robert L. Hill, John Glyndwr Wilmot
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Patent number: 8834929Abstract: A secondary drying process is disclosed for removing residual solvent from drug-containing particles that have been formed by solvent-based processes.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2007Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Bend Research, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Elmont Dobry, Rodney James Ketner, David Keith Lyon, James Mathew Mullin
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Publication number: 20140212543Abstract: A method for production of an animal feed product comprises: a) partial hydrolysis of a fermentation feedstock or the non-ethanol by-product of a fermentation process performed on a fermentation feedstock, which partial hydrolysis converts non starch polysaccharides to soluble oligomers and monomers; b) fermentation of the soluble oligomers and monomers in the partially hydrolysed feedstock or non-ethanol by-product to produce ethanol; e) recovery of the non-ethanol by-product from the fermentation of step b) to produce an animal feed product more specifically an animal feed product with improved nutritional content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: ENSUS LIMITEDInventors: Warwick John Lywood, John Turner Pinkney, Muhammad Javed, James Mathew Edwards
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Publication number: 20140027832Abstract: A memory array has first and second memory cells over a semiconductor and an isolation region extending into the semiconductor. The isolation region includes an air gap between charge-storage structures of the first and second memory cells and a thickness of dielectric over the air gap and contained between the first and second memory cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: James Mathew, Gordon Haller, Ronald A. Weimer, John Hopkins, Vinayak K. Shamanna, Sanjeev Sapra
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Patent number: 8622859Abstract: A system for hydraulic hybridization of a motor vehicle according to embodiments of the present invention includes a planetary gear mechanism including a first, second, and third planetary member and planet gears, wherein one of the first, second, and third planetary members is a sun gear, one is a ring gear, and one is a carrier; an engine, the engine including a crank shaft; a transmission, the transmission including a transmission input shaft; and a hydraulic pump/motor, the pump/motor including a pump shaft; and wherein the first planetary member is mechanically coupled to the pump shaft, wherein the second planetary member is mechanically coupled to the crank shaft, wherein the third planetary member is mechanically coupled to the transmission input shaft, and wherein the hydraulic pump/motor is not part of a hydrostatic transmission system.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Czero Holding Company, LLCInventors: Guy Robert Babbitt, Christopher Wayne Turner, Nicholas Paul Echter, James William Howland, James Mathew Quinlan
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Publication number: 20130331088Abstract: The claimed subject matter is directed to defining a framework that enables wireless communicability between base stations for maintenance and configuration purposes, even while disconnected from an operator network, and/or deployed in the field. Embodiments are particularly applicable in the cases of small-cell base transceiver stations deployed in inconvenient, secluded, elevated and/or difficult to reach locations. The small cell base transceiver station is operable to communicate wirelessly to wireless terminals and mobile computing devices by emulating select functionality from dedicated components in an operator network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: Mohamed KHALIL, Baoling S. SHEEN, James MATHEW, Chin CHIU
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Patent number: 8575716Abstract: A method of forming memory array and peripheral circuitry isolation includes chemical vapor depositing a silicon dioxide-comprising liner over sidewalls of memory array circuitry isolation trenches and peripheral circuitry isolation trenches formed in semiconductor material. Dielectric material is flowed over the silicon dioxide-comprising liner to fill remaining volume of the array isolation trenches and to form a dielectric liner over the silicon dioxide-comprising liner in at least some of the peripheral isolation trenches. The dielectric material is furnace annealed at a temperature no greater than about 500° C. The annealed dielectric material is rapid thermal processed to a temperature no less than about 800° C. A silicon dioxide-comprising material is chemical vapor deposited over the rapid thermal processed dielectric material to fill remaining volume of said at least some peripheral isolation trenches.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: James Mathew, Brett D. Lowe, Yunjun Ho, H. Jim Fulford, Jie Sun, Zhaoli Sun
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Patent number: 8569130Abstract: Methods of forming air gaps in memory arrays and memory arrays with air gaps thus formed are disclosed. One such method may include forming an isolation region, having a first dielectric, through a charge-storage structure that is over a semiconductor, the isolation region extending into the semiconductor; forming a second dielectric over the isolation region and charge-storage structure; and forming an air gap in the isolation region so that the air gap passes through the charge-storage structure and so that a thickness of the first dielectric is between the air gap and the second dielectric.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: James Mathew, Gordon Haller, Ronald A. Weimer, John Hopkins, Vinayak K. Shamanna, Sanjeev Sapra
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Publication number: 20130249050Abstract: A method of forming memory array and peripheral circuitry isolation includes chemical vapor depositing a silicon dioxide-comprising liner over sidewalls of memory array circuitry isolation trenches and peripheral circuitry isolation trenches formed in semiconductor material. Dielectric material is flowed over the silicon dioxide-comprising liner to fill remaining volume of the array isolation trenches and to form a dielectric liner over the silicon dioxide-comprising liner in at least some of the peripheral isolation trenches. The dielectric material is furnace annealed at a temperature no greater than about 500° C. The annealed dielectric material is rapid thermal processed to a temperature no less than about 800° C. A silicon dioxide-comprising material is chemical vapor deposited over the rapid thermal processed dielectric material to fill remaining volume of said at least some peripheral isolation trenches.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: James Mathew, Brett D. Lowe, Yunjun Ho, H. Jim Fulford, Jie Sun, Zhaoli Sun
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SOURCE/DRAIN ZONES WITH A DELECTRIC PLUG OVER AN ISOLATION REGION BETWEEN ACTIVE REGIONS AND METHODS
Publication number: 20130168756Abstract: Devices, memory arrays, and methods are disclosed. In an embodiment, one such device has a source/drain zone that has first and second active regions, and an isolation region and a dielectric plug between the first and second active regions. The dielectric plug may extend below upper surfaces of the first and second active regions and may be formed of a dielectric material having a lower removal rate than a dielectric material of the isolation region for a particular isotropic removal chemistry.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Inventors: John Hopkins, James Mathew, Jie Sun, Gordon Haller -
Patent number: 8461016Abstract: A method of forming memory array and peripheral circuitry isolation includes chemical vapor depositing a silicon dioxide-comprising liner over sidewalls of memory array circuitry isolation trenches and peripheral circuitry isolation trenches formed in semiconductor material. Dielectric material is flowed over the silicon dioxide-comprising liner to fill remaining volume of the array isolation trenches and to form a dielectric liner over the silicon dioxide-comprising liner in at least some of the peripheral isolation trenches. The dielectric material is furnace annealed at a temperature no greater than about 500° C. The annealed dielectric material is rapid thermal processed to a temperature no less than about 800° C. A silicon dioxide-comprising material is chemical vapor deposited over the rapid thermal processed dielectric material to fill remaining volume of said at least some peripheral isolation trenches.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: James Mathew, Brett D. Lowe, Yunjun Ho, H. Jim Fulford, Jie Sun, Zhaoli Sun
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Publication number: 20130087883Abstract: A method of forming memory array and peripheral circuitry isolation includes chemical vapor depositing a silicon dioxide-comprising liner over sidewalls of memory array circuitry isolation trenches and peripheral circuitry isolation trenches formed in semiconductor material. Dielectric material is flowed over the silicon dioxide-comprising liner to fill remaining volume of the array isolation trenches and to form a dielectric liner over the silicon dioxide-comprising liner in at least some of the peripheral isolation trenches. The dielectric material is furnace annealed at a temperature no greater than about 500° C. The annealed dielectric material is rapid thermal processed to a temperature no less than about 800° C. A silicon dioxide-comprising material is chemical vapor deposited over the rapid thermal processed dielectric material to fill remaining volume of said at least some peripheral isolation trenches.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Inventors: James Mathew, Brett D. Lowe, Yunjun Ho, H. Jim Fulford, Jie Sun, Zhaoli Sun
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Patent number: 8377819Abstract: The present disclosure includes various methods of contact embodiments. One such method embodiment includes forming a trench in an insulator stack material of a particular thickness. This method includes forming a filler material in the trench and removing the filler material to a particular depth that is less than the particular thickness of the insulator stack material. This method also includes forming a spacer material on at least one side surface of the trench to the particular depth of the filler material and forming a conductive material in the trench over the filler material.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: James Mathew, H. Montgomery Manning
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Publication number: 20120227100Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for network authentication and content distribution. The apparatus includes an authentication module configured to receive redirected network requests over a communications network from a firewall module and configured to present a user license agreement and not require user-identifiable information, and a content distribution module configured to synchronize over the communications network with a client module and transmit content to the client module. The system includes a firewall module connected with a global communications network, a network connected with the firewall module, a computing device configured to couple with the network, and the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: James Mathew Davison, Christopher Michael Sansone
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Patent number: 8230516Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for network authentication and content distribution. The apparatus includes an authentication module configured to receive redirected network requests over a communications network from a firewall module and configured to present a user license agreement and not require user-identifiable information, and a content distribution module configured to synchronize over the communications network with a client module and transmit content to the client module. The system includes a firewall module connected with a global communications network, a network connected with the firewall module, a computing device configured to couple with the network, and the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2006Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James Mathew Davison, Christopher Michael Sansone
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Publication number: 20120077632Abstract: A system for hydraulic hybridization of a motor vehicle according to embodiments of the present invention includes a planetary gear mechanism including a first, second, and third planetary member and planet gears, wherein one of the first, second, and third planetary members is a sun gear, one is a ring gear, and one is a carrier; an engine, the engine including a crank shaft; a transmission, the transmission including a transmission input shaft; and a hydraulic pump/motor, the pump/motor including a pump shaft; and wherein the first planetary member is mechanically coupled to the pump shaft, wherein the second planetary member is mechanically coupled to the crank shaft, wherein the third planetary member is mechanically coupled to the transmission input shaft, and wherein the hydraulic pump/motor is not part of a hydrostatic transmission system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: CZERO HOLDING COMPANY, LLCInventors: Guy Robert Babbitt, Christopher Wayne Turner, Nicholas Paul Echter, James William Howland, James Mathew Quinlan
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Publication number: 20120046609Abstract: An auto-injector automatically dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament upon activation. The auto-injector includes a needle cover operative to engage an injection site and activate the injector. The needle cover is configured to move from a locked retracted position prior to a medicament dispensing operation to a locked extended position after the medicament dispensing operation. The non-removable needle cover prevents contact with the needle both before and after the medicament dispensing operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: C. Michael Mesa, Sarah Jane Cors, Melinda Fischer Penney, Dalita Rosemarie Tomellini, Mark Bumb Bremley, John Glyndwr Wilmot, Matthew Egerton Young, Sophie Rebecca Raven, Martin Joseph Murphy, Christopher John Hurlstone, Joseph William Daintrey, Craig Malcolm Rochford, Stephen Philip Kirkwood, Colin James Mathews, Robert L. Hill
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Publication number: 20120009779Abstract: The present disclosure includes various methods of contact embodiments. One such method embodiment includes forming a trench in an insulator stack material of a particular thickness. This method includes forming a filler material in the trench and removing the filler material to a particular depth that is less than the particular thickness of the insulator stack material. This method also includes forming a spacer material on at least one side surface of the trench to the particular depth of the filler material and forming a conductive material in the trench over the filler material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: James Mathew, H. Montgomery Manning
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Patent number: 8048035Abstract: An auto-injector automatically dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament upon activation. The auto-injector includes a needle cover operative to engage an injection site and activate the injector. The needle cover is configured to move from a locked retracted position prior to a medicament dispensing operation to a locked extended position after the medicament dispensing operation. The non-removable needle cover prevents contact with the needle both before and after the medicament dispensing operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2008Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: C. Michael Mesa, Sarah Jane Cors, Melinda Fischer Penney, Dalita Rosemarie Tomellini, Mark Bumb Bremley, John Glyndwr Wilmot, Matthew Egerton Young, Sophie Rebecca Raven, Martin Joseph Murphy, Christopher John Hurlstone, Joseph William Daintrey, Craig Malcolm Rochford, Stephen Philip Kirkwood, Colin James Mathews, Robert L. Hill