Patents by Inventor Josh Cormier

Josh Cormier 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).

  • Automated bubble detection apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8854451
    Abstract: An automated hydrogen bubble detection apparatus includes a horizontal support surface on which a test coupon can be supported, a transparent tube having an open top and an open bottom and operable to contain a test solution when positioned on a test coupon, a camera arranged to view a test solution in the transparent tube, and a controller in communication with the camera and effective to operate the camera such that at least one video segment is recorded by the camera and analyzed to detect first bubble and continuous bubble generation. A method of evaluating corrosion resistance of coatings on aluminum and steel in acidic solution is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Josh Cormier, Fangli Hao, Hong Shih, Tuochuan Huang, John Daugherty, Allan Ronne, Fred Dennis Egley
  • AUTOMATED BUBBLE DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130100278
    Abstract: An automated hydrogen bubble detection apparatus includes a horizontal support surface on which a test coupon can be supported, a transparent tube having an open top and an open bottom and operable to contain a test solution when positioned on a test coupon, a camera arranged to view a test solution in the transparent tube, and a controller in communication with the camera and effective to operate the camera such that at least one video segment is recorded by the camera and analyzed to detect first bubble and continuous bubble generation. A method of evaluating corrosion resistance of coatings on aluminum and steel in acidic solution is also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Josh Cormier, Fangli Hao, Hong Shih, Tuochuan Huang, John Daugherty, Allan Ronne, Fred Dennis Egley