Patents by Inventor Jose A. Cunado

Jose A. Cunado 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: 7718985
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, devices for tracking, controlling and providing feedback on droplets used in EUV source technology. The method and system track and correct positions of droplet targets and generated plasma including generating the droplet target or plasma, optically imaging the generated target, determining position coordinates, comparing the position coordinates to a set optimal position to determine if a deviation has occurred and moving the generated target back to the optimal position if the deviation has occurred. The optical imaging step includes activating a light source to image the generated target, the light source is strobed at approximately the same rate as the droplet production to provide illumination of the droplet for stroboscopic imaging. The step of moving is accomplished mechanically by moving the generated target back to the predefined position or electronically under computer control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bernath, Christopher Brown, Joshua Duncan, Kazutoshi Takenoshita, Martin Richardson, Jose A. Cunado