Patents by Inventor Joseph Abel

Joseph Abel 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: 11941015
    Abstract: An example computing system may operate on episodes stored in an episodic memory using a semantic query language. The semantic query language may associate contextual labels with the data ingested from the data sources. Systems described herein may determine probabilities of an event based on the episodes including previous observations, counts, similarities, anomalies, and causality among many other techniques and methodologies. In some examples, the systems described herein may provide result explanations by providing references to source data pertinent to a given result. The user may provide feedback to the query results and update the semantic query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Consilient Labs Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Golden, Bruce Horn, Scott Love, Reinhard R. Steffens, Holger Abel, Damian Roca
  • Publication number: 20240093126
    Abstract: Detergent compositions including polypeptide variants and methods of cleaning and/or treatment of surfaces using such compositions, and fabric treatment compositions including polypeptide variants. The compositions may include surfactants: anionic, nonionic and/or cationic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Lars BEIER, Lars Henrik OESTERGAARD, Annette Helle JOHANSEN, Klaus GORI, Thomas Holberg BLICHER, Gernot J. ABEL, Steen KROGSGAARD, Jens E NIELSEN, Lars GIGER, Neil Joseph LANT
  • Patent number: 11814849
    Abstract: A hanger system includes an adjustable panel hanger. The adjustable panel hanger includes a connector member, a base member configured to removably attach to the connector member and to clamp onto a support member, wherein the base member includes a base flange, and a hanger member adjustably affixable on the base flange. Optionally, the hanger system may further include a modular panel connectable to the base member via the hanger member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Richard Joseph Abel
  • Publication number: 20220301866
    Abstract: A gas feed system for supplying process gases to a process chamber for an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process is provided, including: a central gas feed configured to deliver the process gases to a showerhead; the central gas feed having a first manifold enabling delivery of an ALD precursor gas into the central gas feed, a second manifold enabling delivery of a fluorine-containing plasma precursor gas into the central gas feed, a third manifold enabling delivery of an inhibition or passivation gas into the central gas feed, a fourth manifold enabling delivery of an oxidizer gas into the central gas feed, and a feed line connecting to the fourth manifold, the feed line enabling delivery of an inert gas into the central gas feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Abel, Adrien Lavoie, Purushottam Kumar
  • Publication number: 20220205096
    Abstract: A plasma generating system generates plasma in a processing chamber. A controller is configured to: a) perform atomic layer deposition (ALD) N times to deposit film in a feature of the substrate; b) after performing a) M of the N times, supply an inhibitor plasma gas to the processing chamber and strike plasma in the processing chamber to create a passivated surface more on upper portions of the feature as compared to lower portions of the feature to inhibit the atomic layer deposition in the upper portions of the feature as compared to the lower portions of the feature; c) supply an etch gas to the processing chamber to etch the film more in the upper portions of the feature than in the lower portions in the feature of the substrate following b); and d) repeat a) to c) one or more times to gapfill the feature without voids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph ABEL, Purushottam KUMAR, Bart VAN SCHRAVENDIJK, Adrien LAVOIE
  • Patent number: 11373862
    Abstract: Method for gap fill includes performing in order the following: (a) performing, consecutively, a first plurality of cycles of an atomic layer deposition process on a substrate; (b) purging process gases from the atomic layer deposition process; (c) performing a first plasma treatment on the substrate by introducing a fluorine plasma in the process chamber; (d) purging process gases from the plasma treatment; (e) repeating, in order, operations (a) through (d) until a predefined plurality of cycles has been performed; (f) performing, consecutively, a second plurality of cycles of the atomic layer deposition process on the substrate; (g) purging process gases from the atomic layer deposition process; (h) performing a second plasma treatment on the substrate by introducing a fluorine plasma in the process chamber; (i) purging process gases from the plasma treatment; (j) repeating, in order, operations (f) through (i) until a predefined plurality of cycles has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Abel, Adrien Lavoie, Purushottam Kumar
  • Publication number: 20220162859
    Abstract: A hanger system includes an adjustable panel hanger. The adjustable panel hanger includes a connector member, a base member configured to removably attach to the connector member and to clamp onto a support member, wherein the base member includes a base flange, and a hanger member adjustably affixable on the base flange. Optionally, the hanger system may further include a modular panel connectable to the base member via the hanger member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Richard Joseph Abel
  • Patent number: 11293098
    Abstract: A method for performing gapfill of features of a substrate including a) arranging a substrate on a substrate support in a processing chamber; b) performing atomic layer deposition (ALD) to deposit film in a feature of the substrate; c) supplying an inhibitor plasma gas to the processing chamber and striking plasma in the processing chamber to inhibit deposition in upper portions of the feature as compared to lower portions of the feature; d) repeating b) N times, where N is an integer greater than one, and repeating c) M of the N times where M is an integer greater than zero and less than or equal to N; e) supplying an etch gas to the processing chamber to etch the film in the feature of the substrate; and f) repeating b) to e) one or more times to gapfill the feature of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Abel, Purushottam Kumar, Bart Van Schravendijk, Adrien Lavoie
  • Patent number: 10978302
    Abstract: A method for forming features over a wafer with a carbon based deposition is provided. The carbon based deposition is pretuned, wherein the pretuning causes a non-uniform removal of some of the carbon based deposition. An oxide deposition of a silicon oxide based material is deposited through an atomic layer deposition process, wherein the depositing the oxide deposition causes a non-uniform removal of some of the carbon based deposition, which is complementary to the non-uniform removal of some of the carbon based deposition by the pretuning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Ishtak Karim, Pulkit Agarwal, Joseph Abel, Purushottam Kumar, Adrien Lavoie
  • Publication number: 20200357636
    Abstract: Method for gap fill includes performing in order the following: (a) performing, consecutively, a first plurality of cycles of an atomic layer deposition process on a substrate; (b) purging process gases from the atomic layer deposition process; (c) performing a first plasma treatment on the substrate by introducing a fluorine plasma in the process chamber; (d) purging process gases from the plasma treatment; (e) repeating, in order, operations (a) through (d) until a predefined plurality of cycles has been performed; (f) performing, consecutively, a second plurality of cycles of the atomic layer deposition process on the substrate; (g) purging process gases from the atomic layer deposition process; (h) performing a second plasma treatment on the substrate by introducing a fluorine plasma in the process chamber; (i) purging process gases from the plasma treatment; (j) repeating, in order, operations (f) through (i) until a predefined plurality of cycles has been performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph Abel, Adrien Lavoie, Purushottam Kumar
  • Patent number: 10727046
    Abstract: A method for performing gap fill of a feature on a substrate includes the following operations: (a) moving the substrate into a process chamber; (b) performing a plurality of cycles of an ALD process; (c) purging process gases from the ALD process from the process chamber; (d) performing a plasma treatment on the substrate by introducing a fluorine-containing gas into the process chamber and applying RF power to the fluorine-containing gas to generate a fluorine plasma in the process chamber; (e) purging process gases from the plasma treatment from the process chamber; (f) repeating operations (b) through (e) until a predefined number of cycles has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Abel, Adrien Lavoie, Purushottam Kumar
  • Patent number: 10636686
    Abstract: A method for monitoring drift in a plasma processing chamber for semiconductor processing is provided. A plurality of cycles is provided, wherein each cycle comprises depositing a deposition layer over a chuck in the plasma processing chamber, plasma etching the deposition layer, and measuring a time for plasma etching the deposition layer to etch through the deposition layer. The measured time for plasma etching is used to determine plasma processing chamber drift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Abel, Purushottam Kumar, Adrien Lavoie
  • Publication number: 20200017967
    Abstract: A method for performing gapfill of features of a substrate including a) arranging a substrate on a substrate support in a processing chamber; b) performing atomic layer deposition (ALD) to deposit film in a feature of the substrate; c) supplying an inhibitor plasma gas to the processing chamber and striking plasma in the processing chamber to inhibit deposition in upper portions of the feature as compared to lower portions of the feature; d) repeating b) N times, where N is an integer greater than one, and repeating c) M of the N times where M is an integer greater than zero and less than or equal to N; e) supplying an etch gas to the processing chamber to etch the film in the feature of the substrate; and f) repeating b) to d) one or more times to gapfill the feature of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph ABEL, Purushottam KUMAR, Bart VAN SCHRAVENDIJK, Adrien LAVOIE
  • Publication number: 20200013616
    Abstract: A method for performing gap fill of a feature on a substrate includes the following operations: (a) moving the substrate into a process chamber; (b) performing a plurality of cycles of an ALD process; (c) purging process gases from the ALD process from the process chamber; (d) performing a plasma treatment on the substrate by introducing a fluorine-containing gas into the process chamber and applying RF power to the fluorine-containing gas to generate a fluorine plasma in the process chamber; (e) purging process gases from the plasma treatment from the process chamber; (f) repeating operations (b) through (e) until a predefined number of cycles has been performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph Abel, Adrien Lavoie, Purushottam Kumar
  • Publication number: 20190267268
    Abstract: A method for monitoring drift in a plasma processing chamber for semiconductor processing is provided. A plurality of cycles is provided, wherein each cycle comprises depositing a deposition layer over a chuck in the plasma processing chamber, plasma etching the deposition layer, and measuring a time for plasma etching the deposition layer to etch through the deposition layer. The measured time for plasma etching is used to determine plasma processing chamber drift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph ABEL, Purushottam KUMAR, Adrien LAVOIE
  • Publication number: 20190164757
    Abstract: A method for forming features over a wafer with a carbon based deposition is provided. The carbon based deposition is pretuned, wherein the pretuning causes a non-uniform removal of some of the carbon based deposition. An oxide deposition of a silicon oxide based material is deposited through an atomic layer deposition process, wherein the depositing the oxide deposition causes a non-uniform removal of some of the carbon based deposition, which is complementary to the non-uniform removal of some of the carbon based deposition by the pretuning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Ishtak KARIM, Pulkit AGARWAL, Joseph ABEL, Purushottam KUMAR, Adrien LAVOIE
  • Patent number: 10269559
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for depositing material into high aspect ratio features, features in a multi-laminate stack, features having positively sloped sidewalls, features having negatively sloped sidewalls, features having a re-entrant profile, and/or features having sidewall topography are described herein. Methods involve depositing a first amount of material, such as a dielectric (e.g., silicon oxide), into a feature and forming a sacrificial helmet on the field surface of the substrate, etching some of the first amount of the material to open the feature opening and/or smoothen sidewalls of the feature, and depositing a second amount of material to fill the feature. The sacrificial helmet may be the same as or different material from the first amount of material deposited into the feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Abel, Pulkit Agarwal, Richard Phillips, Purushottam Kumar, Adrien LaVoie
  • Publication number: 20190080903
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for depositing material into high aspect ratio features, features in a multi-laminate stack, features having positively sloped sidewalls, features having negatively sloped sidewalls, features having a re-entrant profile, and/or features having sidewall topography are described herein. Methods involve depositing a first amount of material, such as a dielectric (e.g., silicon oxide), into a feature and forming a sacrificial helmet on the field surface of the substrate, etching some of the first amount of the material to open the feature opening and/or smoothen sidewalls of the feature, and depositing a second amount of material to fill the feature. The sacrificial helmet may be the same as or different material from the first amount of material deposited into the feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph Abel, Pulkit Agarwal, Richard Phillips, Purushottam Kumar, Adrien LaVoie
  • Publication number: 20050275548
    Abstract: A medical gas alarm system for use in a healthcare facility having a medical gas system and having a network of computer devices is provided. The alarm system includes at least one area alarm controller adapted to receive a first signal indicative of a condition of a first portion of the medical gas system. The area alarm controller is adapted to communicate with the network. The alarm system also includes at least one master alarm controller adapted to receive a second signal indicative of a condition of a second portion of the medical gas system. The master alarm controller is adapted to communicate with the network. The area alarm controller is adapted to communicate with the master alarm controller through the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Joseph Abel, William Bohlinger, Stanton Breitlow, Edward Catton, Thomas Dubisar, James Hentges, Richard Hoffman, William Kaht, Nick LaBare, Robert Moran, Thomas Pfingsten, Phillip Plyler, John Sharer, John Wilker, Dale Wolfe