Patents by Inventor Jonathan D. Fischer
Jonathan D. Fischer 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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Patent number: 11951377Abstract: Leaderboard with irregularity flags in an exercise machine system. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method may include executing a video workout program on first and second exercise machines, monitoring first and second performance parameters of first and second users during the execution of the video workout program, displaying a leaderboard which displays and ranks first and second performance indicators of the first and second users based on the first and second performance parameters, detecting an irregularity in the first performance parameters of the first user, and updating the leaderboard to display an irregularity flag associated with the first performance indicator of the first user to indicate the irregularity in the performance of the first user during the workout.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: iFIT Inc.Inventors: Chase Brammer, Mark D. Watterson, Rebecca Lynn Capell, Jonathan R. Fischer
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Patent number: 11931220Abstract: Wax-based compositions for making barrier layers used in oral treatment devices are thermally stable when formed into a flat sheet or three-dimensional article to a temperature of at least 45° C. and are plastically deformable at room temperature (25° C.). The wax-based compositions include a wax fraction homogeneously blended with a polymer fraction. The wax fraction includes at least one wax and the polymer fraction includes at least one polymer selected such that, when the at least one wax and at least one polymer are homogeneously blended together, they yield a wax-based composition having the desired properties of thermal stability and plastic deformability. Barrier layers and oral treatment devices made from such wax-based compositions are dimensionally stable to a temperature of at least 40° C. without external support and can be plastically deformed in a user's mouth to become at least partially customized to the size and shape of user's unique dentition.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Steven B. Johnson, David Lawrence Margetts, Barry Lee Hobson, Jonathan D. Scoville, Neil T. Jessop, Peter M. Allred, Dan E. Fischer
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System apparatus and method for enhancing electrical clamping of substrates using photo-illumination
Patent number: 11875967Abstract: An apparatus may include a clamp to clamp a substrate wherein the clamp is arranged opposing a back side of the substrate; and an illumination system, disposed to direct radiation to the substrate, when the substrate is disposed on the clamp, wherein the radiation comprises a radiation energy equal to or above a threshold energy to generate mobile charge in the substrate, where the illumination system is disposed to direct radiation to a front side of the substrate, opposite the back side of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Qin Chen, Julian G. Blake, Michael W. Osborne, Steven M. Anella, Jonathan D. Fischer -
Patent number: 11651986Abstract: An insulating system to reduce or eliminate the possibility of arcing while the pressure within a chamber is being varied is disclosed. The system is operable at cryogenic temperatures, such that the insulating system is able to accommodate dimensional changes due to thermal contraction. The insulating system, which includes a housing having one or more bores, is disposed between the two components which are to be electrically connected. An electrical contact, which may be spring loaded, passes through the bore and is used to electrically connect the two components. The ends of the electrical contact are surrounded by an insulating extender which extends from the housing. In one embodiment, a spring-loaded piston is used as the insulating extender. This insulating extender compensates for changes in dimension due to thermal contraction and covers the portion of the electrical contact that extends beyond the outer surface of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan D. Fischer, Steven M. Anella, Manohara Kumar
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System apparatus and method for enhancing electrical clamping of substrates using photo-illumination
Patent number: 11538714Abstract: An apparatus may include a clamp to clamp a substrate wherein the clamp is arranged opposing a back side of the substrate; and an illumination system, disposed to direct radiation to the substrate, when the substrate is disposed on the clamp, wherein the radiation comprises a radiation energy, equal to or above a threshold energy to generate mobile charge in the substrate, where the illumination system is disposed to direct radiation to the back side of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Qin Chen, Julian G. Blake, Michael W. Osborne, Steven M. Anella, Jonathan D. Fischer -
Publication number: 20220238365Abstract: An insulating system to reduce or eliminate the possibility of arcing while the pressure within a chamber is being varied is disclosed. The system is operable at cryogenic temperatures, such that the insulating system is able to accommodate dimensional changes due to thermal contraction. The insulating system, which includes a housing having one or more bores, is disposed between the two components which are to be electrically connected. An electrical contact, which may be spring loaded, passes through the bore and is used to electrically connect the two components. The ends of the electrical contact are surrounded by an insulating extender which extends from the housing. In one embodiment, a spring-loaded piston is used as the insulating extender. This insulating extender compensates for changes in dimension due to thermal contraction and covers the portion of the electrical contact that extends beyond the outer surface of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Jonathan D. Fischer, Steven M. Anella, Manohara Kumar
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System apparatus and method for enhancing electrical clamping of substrates using photo-illumination
Patent number: 11315819Abstract: A method may include providing a substrate on a clamp, and directing radiation from an illumination source to the substrate when the substrate is disposed on the clamp during substrate processing, wherein the radiation is characterized by a radiation energy, wherein at least a portion of the radiation energy is equal to or greater than 2.5 eV.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Qin Chen, Julian G. Blake, Michael W. Osborne, Steven M. Anella, Jonathan D. Fischer -
SYSTEM APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING ELECTRICAL CLAMPING OF SUBSTRATES USING PHOTO-ILLUMINATION
Publication number: 20210366689Abstract: An apparatus may include a clamp to clamp a substrate wherein the clamp is arranged opposing a back side of the substrate; and an illumination system, disposed to direct radiation to the substrate, when the substrate is disposed on the clamp, wherein the radiation comprises a radiation energy equal to or above a threshold energy to generate mobile charge in the substrate, where the illumination system is disposed to direct radiation to a front side of the substrate, opposite the back side of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Qin Chen, Julian G. Blake, Michael W. Osborne, Steven M. Anella, Jonathan D. Fischer -
SYSTEM APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING ELECTRICAL CLAMPING OF SUBSTRATES USING PHOTO-ILLUMINATION
Publication number: 20210366756Abstract: A method may include providing a substrate on a clamp, and directing radiation from an illumination source to the substrate when the substrate is disposed on the clamp during substrate processing, wherein the radiation is characterized by a radiation energy, wherein at least a portion of the radiation energy is equal to or greater than 2.5 eV.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Qin Chen, Julian G. Blake, Michael W. Osborne, Steven M. Anella, Jonathan D. Fischer -
SYSTEM APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING ELECTRICAL CLAMPING OF SUBSTRATES USING PHOTO-ILLUMINATION
Publication number: 20210366759Abstract: An apparatus may include a clamp to clamp a substrate wherein the clamp is arranged opposing a back side of the substrate; and an illumination system, disposed to direct radiation to the substrate, when the substrate is disposed on the clamp, wherein the radiation comprises a radiation energy, equal to or above a threshold energy to generate mobile charge in the substrate, where the illumination system is disposed to direct radiation to the back side of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Qin Chen, Julian G. Blake, Michael W. Osborne, Steven M. Anella, Jonathan D. Fischer -
SYSTEM APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING ELECTRICAL CLAMPING OF SUBSTRATES USING PHOTO-ILLUMINATION
Publication number: 20210366757Abstract: A method may include providing a substrate in a process chamber, directing radiation from an illumination source to the substrate when the substrate is disposed in the process chamber, and processing the substrate by providing a processing species to the substrate, separate from the radiation, when the substrate is disposed in the process chamber. As such, the radiation may be characterized by a radiation energy, wherein at least a portion of the radiation energy is equal to or greater than 2.5 eV.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Qin Chen, Julian G. Blake, Michael W. Osborne, Steven M. Anella, Jonathan D. Fischer -
Patent number: 10784142Abstract: A lift pin system and a lift pin assembly are disclosed. In one or more approaches, a lift pin system includes a wafer support, such as an electrostatic chuck or a platen, and a lift pin assembly coupled to the wafer support. The lift pin assembly may include a plurality of pins. Each of the plurality of pins may include a tip extending through a housing, a spring within the housing, wherein the spring biases against the tip, and a support arm coupled to the housing. In some approaches, the housing is threadably coupled with the support arm to allow access to the tip of each pin above a top surface of the wafer support for easy replacement. The replaceable pin tips further permit easier customization of pin tip geometries, materials, spring force, etc., depending on specific process and/or wafer characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.Inventors: Stacia Marcelynas, Riordan Cayabyab, Jonathan D. Fischer
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Publication number: 20190214290Abstract: A lift pin system and a lift pin assembly are disclosed. In one or more approaches, a lift pin system includes a wafer support, such as an electrostatic chuck or a platen, and a lift pin assembly coupled to the wafer support. The lift pin assembly may include a plurality of pins. Each of the plurality of pins may include a tip extending through a housing, a spring within the housing, wherein the spring biases against the tip, and a support arm coupled to the housing. In some approaches, the housing is threadably coupled with the support arm to allow access to the tip of each pin above a top surface of the wafer support for easy replacement. The replaceable pin tips further permit easier customization of pin tip geometries, materials, spring force, etc., depending on specific process and/or wafer characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.Inventors: Stacia Marcelynas, Riordan Cayabyab, Jonathan D. Fischer