Patents by Inventor Jonathan Paul Domin

Jonathan Paul Domin 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for sensing a substrate in a load cup
    Patent number: 9013176
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for detecting the presence of a substrate in a load cup. The invention includes a proximity sensor having a detection pad disposed below a contact surface of a load cup assembly and a target disposed on a lever member and adapted to move toward the detection pad when a substrate is placed on the lever member and adapted to move away from the detection pad when a substrate is removed from the lever member. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Lischka, Jim K. Atkinson, Jonathan Paul Domin, Andrew Liu
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING A SUBSTRATE IN A LOAD CUP
    Publication number: 20130193956
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for detecting the presence of a substrate in a load cup. The invention includes a proximity sensor having a detection pad disposed below a contact surface of a load cup assembly and a target disposed on a lever member and adapted to move toward the detection pad when a substrate is placed on the lever member and adapted to move away from the detection pad when a substrate is removed from the lever member. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: David J. Lischka, Jim K. Atkinson, Jonathan Paul Domin, Andrew Liu