Patents by Inventor John J. Biafore
John J. Biafore 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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Publication number: 20220362643Abstract: A golf club grip may include a docking tube and an elongated handle. The docking tube may be configured to couple to a golf club shaft and may include a docking tube sidewall. The elongated handle may be detachably couplable to the docking tube. The elongated handle may include an elongated handle sidewall defining an axial opening configured to receive the docking tube. At least one of the docking tube sidewall and the elongated handle sidewall may include a projection and the other of the docking tube sidewall and the elongated handle sidewall may include a channel. The channel may be configured to receive the projection to prevent rotation of the elongated handle relative to the docking tube when the elongated handle is coupled to the docking tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: SSG International LLCInventors: John J. Biafore, David Vergara, Dean Dingman
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Publication number: 20220266107Abstract: A golf club grip may include a docking tube and an elongated handle. The docking tube may be configured to couple to a golf club shaft and may include a docking tube sidewall. The elongated handle may be detachably couplable to the docking tube. The elongated handle may include an elongated handle sidewall defining an axial opening configured to receive the docking tube. At least one of the docking tube sidewall and the elongated handle sidewall may include a projection and the other of the docking tube sidewall and the elongated handle sidewall may include a channel. The channel may be configured to receive the projection to prevent rotation of the elongated handle relative to the docking tube when the elongated handle is coupled to the docking tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: SSG International LLCInventors: John J. Biafore, JR., David Vergara, Dean Dingman
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Patent number: 11369851Abstract: A golf club grip may include a docking tube and an elongated handle. The docking tube may be configured to couple to a golf club shaft and may include a docking tube sidewall. The elongated handle may be detachably couplable to the docking tube. The elongated handle may include an elongated handle sidewall defining an axial opening configured to receive the docking tube. At least one of the docking tube sidewall and the elongated handle sidewall may include a projection and the other of the docking tube sidewall and the elongated handle sidewall may include a channel. The channel may be configured to receive the projection to prevent rotation of the elongated handle relative to the docking tube when the elongated handle is coupled to the docking tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: SSG International LLCInventors: John J. Biafore, Jr., David Vergara, Dean Dingman
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Publication number: 20220193511Abstract: A golf club grip may include a docking tube and an elongated handle. The docking tube may be configured to couple to a golf club shaft and may include a docking tube sidewall. The elongated handle may be detachably couplable to the docking tube. The elongated handle may include an elongated handle sidewall defining an axial opening configured to receive the docking tube. At least one of the docking tube sidewall and the elongated handle sidewall may include a projection and the other of the docking tube sidewall and the elongated handle sidewall may include a channel. The channel may be configured to receive the projection to prevent rotation of the elongated handle relative to the docking tube when the elongated handle is coupled to the docking tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: SSG International LLCInventors: John J. Biafore, JR., David Vergara, Dean Dingman
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Patent number: 10990019Abstract: A system for stochastic reticle defect dispositioning is disclosed. The system includes a controller including one or more processors and memory. The one or more processors configured to acquire product metrology data of a product reticle. The one or more processors configured to perform one or more stochastic simulations based on the product metrology data to generate one or more simulated product samples including the pattern of elements. The one or more processors configured to generate a product model of the product reticle modeling the printing process of the pattern of elements by the product reticle. The one or more processors configured to identify at least one of a care area of the product reticle which is susceptible to printing stochastic defects on product samples, or a care area on the one or more simulated product samples which is susceptible to printed stochastic defects based on the product model.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: KLA CorporationInventors: Moshe E. Preil, John J. Biafore, Alessandro Vaglio Pret
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Patent number: 10806974Abstract: An improved putter grip is provided. In one embodiment, the putter grip includes an enlarged heel portion that can be held in the fore-to-aft direction or the side-to-side direction, dependent upon the user's preference. The putter grip includes a front-facing surface between a right side surface and a left side surface. The putter grip also includes a rear-facing surface that is opposite of the front-facing surface. The rear-facing surface includes an upper portion, defining the enlarged heel, a lower portion, and an intermediate portion. The lower portion of the rear-facing surface is spaced apart from the front-facing surface by a reduced distance, and the intermediate portion is a continuous extension of the lower portion. As a result, the front-to-back width of the putter grip is greater in the upper portion than in the lower portion, with the intermediate portion defining a slightly concave exterior curvature.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: SSG International, LLCInventor: John J. Biafore, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200326634Abstract: A system for stochastic reticle defect dispositioning is disclosed. The system includes a controller including one or more processors and memory. The one or more processors configured to acquire product metrology data of a product reticle. The one or more processors configured to perform one or more stochastic simulations based on the product metrology data to generate one or more simulated product samples including the pattern of elements. The one or more processors configured to generate a product model of the product reticle modeling the printing process of the pattern of elements by the product reticle. The one or more processors configured to identify at least one of a care area of the product reticle which is susceptible to printing stochastic defects on product samples, or a care area on the one or more simulated product samples which is susceptible to printed stochastic defects based on the product model.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Moshe E. Preil, John J. Biafore, Alessandro Vaglio Pret
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Patent number: 10716981Abstract: An improved putter grip is provided. In one embodiment, the putter grip includes opposing sloped sidewalls, such that the upper portion of the putter grip includes a dual-sided pistol configuration. The sloped sidewalls can be substantially planar, and the putter grip is symmetrical about a plane of symmetry that runs through the grip centerline. The opposing sloped sidewalls can be aligned in the fore-to-aft direction or aligned in the side-to-side direction and may be used by both a left-hand-dominant and a right-hand-dominant golfer without mechanical adjustment. The lower portion of the putter grip is a continuous extension of the upper portion but lacks the taper found in the upper portion of the putter grip. Embodiments also include a putter grip having only a single-sided taper that reduces to a minimum front-to-back width at an intermediate portion of the putter grip, the putter grip being symmetrical about the grip centerline.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: SSG International, LLCInventor: John J. Biafore, Jr.
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Patent number: 10474042Abstract: A system for stochastically-aware metrology includes a controller to be communicatively coupled to a fabrication tool. The controller receives a production recipe including at least a pattern of elements to be fabricated on a sample and one or more exposure parameters for exposing the pattern of elements, identifies candidate care areas of the pattern of elements susceptible to stochastic repeaters including fabrication defects predicted to occur stochastically when fabricated according to the production recipe, selects one or more care areas from the candidate care areas by comparing one or more predicted likelihoods of the one or more stochastic repeaters to a defect likelihood threshold, modifies the production recipe to mitigate the stochastic repeaters within the one or more care areas within a selected tolerance, and directs the fabrication tool to fabricate at least one sample according to the modified production recipe.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: KLA-Tencor CorporationInventors: John J. Biafore, Moshe E. Preil
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Publication number: 20180275523Abstract: A system for stochastically-aware metrology includes a controller to be communicatively coupled to a fabrication tool. The controller receives a production recipe including at least a pattern of elements to be fabricated on a sample and one or more exposure parameters for exposing the pattern of elements, identifies candidate care areas of the pattern of elements susceptible to stochastic repeaters including fabrication defects predicted to occur stochastically when fabricated according to the production recipe, selects one or more care areas from the candidate care areas by comparing one or more predicted likelihoods of the one or more stochastic repeaters to a defect likelihood threshold, modifies the production recipe to mitigate the stochastic repeaters within the one or more care areas within a selected tolerance, and directs the fabrication tool to fabricate at least one sample according to the modified production recipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: John J. Biafore, Moshe E. Preil
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Patent number: 10007191Abstract: In some embodiments, a method may include improving a development process of a photoresist. The method may include simulating a negative-tone development process of a photoresist. The method may include determining a reaction of a developer with a soluble photoresist surface. Determining the reaction of the developer may include applying a reaction rate constant at a power of a reaction order to a blocked polymer concentration to yield a resist dissolution rate of soluble resist comprising the dissolution-limited regime of development. The method may include determining a flux of the developer into exposed and partially soluble resist. Determining the flux of the developer may include applying a vector valued diffusion coefficient of the developer dependent upon the blocked polymer concentration to a gradient of developer concentration to an expansion rate of insoluble resist comprising the expansion-controlled regime of development.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: KLA-Tencor CorporationInventors: John J. Biafore, Mark D. Smith, John S. Graves, David A. Blankenship, Alessandro Vaglio Pret
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Publication number: 20180017873Abstract: In some embodiments, a method may include improving a development process of a photoresist. The method may include simulating a negative-tone development process of a photoresist. The method may include determining a reaction of a developer with a soluble photoresist surface. Determining the reaction of the developer may include applying a reaction rate constant at a power of a reaction order to a blocked polymer concentration to yield a resist dissolution rate of soluble resist comprising the dissolution-limited regime of development. The method may include determining a flux of the developer into exposed and partially soluble resist. Determining the flux of the developer may include applying a vector valued diffusion coefficient of the developer dependent upon the blocked polymer concentration to a gradient of developer concentration to an expansion rate of insoluble resist comprising the expansion-controlled regime of development.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2016Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: John J. Biafore, Mark D. Smith, John S. Graves, David A. Blankenship, Alessandro Vaglio Pret
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Patent number: 9679116Abstract: A processor based method for measuring dimensional properties of a photoresist profile by determining a number acid generators and quenchers within a photoresist volume, determining a number of photons absorbed by the photoresist volume, determining a number of the acid generators converted to acid, determining a number of acid and quencher reactions within the photoresist volume, calculating a development of the photoresist volume, producing with the processor a three-dimensional simulated scanning electron microscope image of the photoresist profile created by the development of the photoresist volume, and measuring the dimensional properties of the photoresist profile.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: KLA-Tencor CorporationInventors: John J. Biafore, Mark D. Smith, John S. Graves, III, David Blankenship
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Patent number: 9528789Abstract: A crossbow is provided which has a frame, a firing assembly, and a sighting device. The frame has a forward end and a rear end. The firing assembly is operatively associated with the frame. The firing assembly has a string latch which is positioned between the forward and rear ends of the frame. The sighting device has an eyepiece and is connected to the crossbow in a manner which provides that the eyepiece is positioned in alignment with, or forward of, the string latch.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Eastman Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: John J. Biafore, Jr., Jeffrey Allan Pestrue
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Patent number: 9212862Abstract: A crossbow is provided which has an elongated frame and a foot stirrup. The elongated frame has a forward end portion. The foot stirrup is secured to the forward end portion of the elongated frame. The foot stirrup has first and second portions. The first portion of the foot stirrup is configured to extend forward of the elongated frame to the second portion. The second portion of the foot stirrup is configured to extend downwardly from the first portion. The downwardly extending second portion of the foot stirrup provides increased surface area to stabilize the crossbow during a cocking operation. The downwardly extending second portion of the foot stirrup is further configured to act as a bipod when the crossbow is aimed and fired.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Eastman Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: John J. Biafore, Jr., Jeffrey Allan Pestrue
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Patent number: 9207037Abstract: A crossbow is provided which has a frame, first and second limbs, a bowstring, and a bolt retainer. The first and second limbs are secured to the frame. The bowstring extends between the first and second limbs and is configured to move between a forward rest position and a rearward cocked position. The bolt retainer downwardly biases a bolt forward of the forward rest position of the bowstring.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Eastman Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: John J. Biafore, Jr., Jeffrey Allan Pestrue
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Patent number: 9207036Abstract: A crossbow is provided which has a frame and a firing assembly. The frame has a forward end and a rearward end. The firing assembly has a finger-pull mechanism. The finger-pull mechanism is positioned at, or forward of, a midway point of the frame between the forward end and the rearward end.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Eastman Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: John J. Biafore, Jr., Jeffrey Allan Pestrue
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Patent number: 9194643Abstract: A crossbow is provided which has forward and rearward ends, a firing assembly having a finger-pull mechanism, and a butt member having a rear end. The crossbow has a length of pull that is positioned forward of the rearward end of the crossbow, where the length of pull is defined as a distance between the finger-pull mechanism and the rear end of the butt member.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Eastman Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: John J. Biafore, Jr., Jeffrey Allan Pestrue
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Patent number: 9194644Abstract: A crossbow is provided which has forward and rearward ends, a firing assembly having a finger-pull mechanism, and a butt member having a rear end. The crossbow has a length of pull that is positioned forward of the rearward end of the crossbow, where the length of pull is defined as a distance between the finger-pull mechanism and the rear end of the butt member.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Eastman Outdoors, Inc.Inventors: John J. Biafore, Jr., Jeffrey Allan Pestrue
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Patent number: D896331Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: SSG INTERNATIONAL, LLCInventor: John J. Biafore, Jr.