Patents by Inventor Jeremy Rolfe Nesbitt

Jeremy Rolfe Nesbitt 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: 10599044
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to lithography devices comprising an image projection system. The image projection system comprises a fiber bundle coupled to a first homogenizer and a second homogenizer. The first homogenizer is offset from the second homogenizer along a scan direction. The first homogenizer is optically aligned with a first digital micromirror device, and the second homogenizer is optically aligned with a second digital micromirror device. The first digital micromirror device is offset from the second digital micromirror device along the scan direction within an optical field of view of a projection lens. A scan field of the first digital micromirror device overlaps or aligns with a scan field of the second digital micromirror device to eliminate a gap between the scan field of the first digital micromirror device and the scan field of the second digital micromirror device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Guoheng Zhao, Jeremy Rolfe Nesbitt, Christopher Dennis Bencher, Mehdi Vaez-Iravani
  • Patent number: 10474041
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to lithography devices comprising an autofocus system. The autofocus system is configured to individually focus and adjust a plurality of digital micromirror devices. The autofocus system comprises a single light beam and a diffractive optical element configured to split the single light beam into two or more split beams. The two or more split beams are directed to a beam splitter. The two or more split beams are then reflected off the surface of a substrate to at least one position sensor. The position sensor is configured to measure the position of each of the two or more split beams. At least one digital micromirror device is then individually adjusted based on the measured position to adjust the focus of the at least one digital micromirror device with respect to surface height and tilt variations of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Guoheng Zhao, Jeremy Rolfe Nesbitt, Christopher Dennis Bencher, Mehdi Vaez-Iravani