Patents by Inventor James Tom PYE

James Tom PYE 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: 10503144
    Abstract: A method for detecting an anomaly in sensor data generated in a substrate processing apparatus is disclosed herein. A plurality of data sets is received. A first data set from a first sensor and second data set from a second sensor are selected. The first second sensors are defined as a sensor pair. A reference correlation is generated by selecting a subset of values in each data set for each of the first and second data sets. A difference of remaining data correlation outside the subset of values in each data set to the reference correlation is normalized. The normalized data set is filtered to smooth the normalized difference to avoid isolated outliers with high chance of false positive candidates. One or more anomalies are identified. Process parameters of the substrate processing apparatus are adjusted, based on the one or more identified anomalies from the filtered data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Heng Hao, James Tom Pye, Sreekar Bhaviripudi
  • Publication number: 20190121317
    Abstract: A method for detecting an anomaly in sensor data generated in a substrate processing apparatus is disclosed herein. A plurality of data sets is received. A first data set from a first sensor and second data set from a second sensor are selected. The first second sensors are defined as a sensor pair. A reference correlation is generated by selecting a subset of values in each data set for each of the first and second data sets. A difference of remaining data correlation outside the subset of values in each data set to the reference correlation is normalized. The normalized data set is filtered to smooth the normalized difference to avoid isolated outliers with high chance of false positive candidates. One or more anomalies are identified. Process parameters of the substrate processing apparatus are adjusted, based on the one or more identified anomalies from the filtered data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Heng HAO, James Tom PYE, Sreekar BHAVIRIPUDI