Patents by Inventor Kai Jiang

Kai Jiang 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).

  • Publication number: 20210057715
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a primary battery and an electrode assembly thereof. The electrode assembly includes a separator, a positive electrode, and a negative electrode current collector. The separator has a positive electrode side and a negative electrode side opposite to each other. The positive electrode is located at the positive electrode side of the separator, and the positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode material. The negative electrode current collector is located at the negative electrode side of the separator. The electrode assembly does not include a negative electrode material before charging or activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Bing-Joe Hwang, Wei-Nien Su, Chen-Jui Huang, Shi-Kai Jiang
  • Publication number: 20210048745
    Abstract: Organometallic radiation resist compositions are described based on tin ions with alkyl ligands. Some of the compositions have branched alkyl ligands to provide for improved patterning contrast while maintaining a high degree of solution stability. Blends of compounds with distinct alkyl ligands can provide further improvement in the patterning. High resolution patterning with a half-pitch of no more than 25 nm can be achieved with a line width roughness of no more than about 4.5 nm. Synthesis techniques have been developed that allow for the formation of alkyl tin oxide hydroxide compositions with very low metal contamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen T. Meyers, Jeremy T. Anderson, Joseph B. Edson, Kai Jiang, Douglas A. Keszler, Michael K. Kocsis, Alan J. Telecky, Brian J. Cardineau
  • Publication number: 20200371439
    Abstract: Organometallic precursors are described for the formation of high resolution lithography patterning coatings based on metal oxide hydroxide chemistry. The precursor compositions generally comprise ligands readily hydrolysable by water vapor or other OH source composition under modest conditions. The organometallic precursors generally comprise a radiation sensitive organo ligand to tin that can result in a coating that can be effective for high resolution patterning at relatively low radiation doses and is particularly useful for EUV patterning. The precursors compositions are readily processable under commercially suitable conditions. Solution phase processing with in situ hydrolysis or vapor based deposition can be used to form the coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen T. Meyers, Jeremy T. Anderson, Brian J. Cardineau, Joseph B. Edson, Kai Jiang, Douglas A. Keszler, Alan J. Telecky
  • Publication number: 20200326627
    Abstract: Developer compositions are described based on blends of solvents, in which the developers are particularly effective for EUV patterning using organometallic based patterning compositions. Methods for use of these developing compositions are described. The blends of solvents can be selected based on Hansen solubility parameters. Generally, one solvent has low polarity as express by the sum of ?P+?H, and a second solvent component of the developer has a higher value of ?P+?H. Corresponding solvent compositions are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Kai Jiang, Brian J. Cardineau, Lauren B. McQuade, Jeremy T. Anderson, Stephen T. Meyers, Michael Kocsis, Amrit K. Narasimhan
  • Patent number: 10775696
    Abstract: Organometallic precursors are described for the formation of high resolution lithography patterning coatings based on metal oxide hydroxide chemistry. The precursor compositions generally comprise ligands readily hydrolysable by water vapor or other OH source composition under modest conditions. The organometallic precursors generally comprise a radiation sensitive organo ligand to tin that can result in a coating that can be effective for high resolution patterning at relatively low radiation doses and is particularly useful for EUV patterning. The precursors compositions are readily processable under commercially suitable conditions. Solution phase processing with in situ hydrolysis or vapor based deposition can be used to form the coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Inpria Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen T. Meyers, Jeremy T. Anderson, Brian J. Cardineau, Joseph B. Edson, Kai Jiang, Douglas A. Keszler, Alan J. Telecky
  • Publication number: 20200257196
    Abstract: Organometallic precursors are described for the formation of high resolution lithography patterning coatings based on metal oxide hydroxide chemistry. The precursor compositions generally comprise ligands readily hydrolysable by water vapor or other OH source composition under modest conditions. The organometallic precursors generally comprise a radiation sensitive organo ligand to tin that can result in a coating that can be effective for high resolution patterning at relatively low radiation doses and is particularly useful for EUV patterning. The precursors compositions are readily processable under commercially suitable conditions. Solution phase processing with in situ hydrolysis or vapor based deposition can be used to form the coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen T. Meyers, Jeremy T. Anderson, Brian J. Cardineau, Joseph B. Edson, Kai Jiang, Douglas A. Keszler, Alan J. Telecky
  • Patent number: 10732505
    Abstract: Organometallic precursors are described for the formation of high resolution lithography patterning coatings based on metal oxide hydroxide chemistry. The precursor compositions generally comprise ligands readily hydrolysable by water vapor or other OH source composition under modest conditions. The organometallic precursors generally comprise a radiation sensitive organo ligand to tin that can result in a coating that can be effective for high resolution patterning at relatively low radiation doses and is particularly useful for EUV patterning. The precursors compositions are readily processable under commercially suitable conditions. Solution phase processing with in situ hydrolysis or vapor based deposition can be used to form the coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Inpria Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen T. Meyers, Jeremy T. Anderson, Brian J. Cardineau, Joseph B. Edson, Kai Jiang, Douglas A. Keszler, Alan J. Telecky
  • Publication number: 20200209756
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described for removing edge bead on a wafer associated with a resist coating comprising a metal containing resist compositions. The methods can comprise applying a first bead edge rinse solution along a wafer edge following spin coating of the wafer with the metal based resist composition, wherein the edge bead solution comprises an organic solvent and an additive comprising a carboxylic acid, an inorganic fluorinated acid, a tetraalkylammonium compound, or a mixture thereof. Alternatively or additionally, the methods can comprise applying a protective composition to the wafer prior to performing an edge bead rinse. The protective composition can be a sacrificial material or an anti-adhesion material and can be applied only to the wafer edge or across the entire wafer in the case of the protective composition. Corresponding apparatuses for processing the wafers using these methods are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Mollie Waller, Brian J. Cardineau, Kai Jiang, Alan J. Telecky, Stephen T. Meyers, Benjamin L. Clark
  • Patent number: 10642153
    Abstract: Organometallic radiation resist compositions are described based on tin ions with alkyl ligands. Some of the compositions have branched alkyl ligands to provide for improved patterning contrast while maintaining a high degree of solution stability. Blends of compounds with distinct alkyl ligands can provide further improvement in the patterning. High resolution patterning with a half-pitch of no more than 25 nm can be achieved with a line width roughness of no more than about 4.5 nm. Synthesis techniques have been developed that allow for the formation of alkyl tin oxide hydroxide compositions with very low metal contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Inpria Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen T. Meyers, Jeremy T. Anderson, Joseph Burton Edson, Kai Jiang, Douglas A. Keszler, Michael K. Kocsis, Alan J. Telecky, Brian J. Cardineau
  • Patent number: 10627719
    Abstract: Methods are described for removing edge bead on a wafer associated with a resist coating comprising a metal containing resist compositions. The methods can comprise applying a first bead edge rinse solution along a wafer edge following spin coating of the wafer with the metal based resist composition, wherein the edge bead solution comprises an organic solvent and an additive comprising a carboxylic acid, an inorganic fluorinated acid, a tetraalkylammonium compound, or a mixture thereof. Alternatively or additionally, the methods can comprise applying a protective composition to the wafer prior to performing an edge bead rinse. The protective composition can be a sacrificial material or an anti-adhesion material and can be applied only to the wafer edge or across the entire wafer in the case of the protective composition. Corresponding apparatuses for processing the wafers using these methods are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Inpria Corporation
    Inventors: Mollie Waller, Brian J. Cardineau, Kai Jiang, Alan J. Telecky, Stephen T. Meyers, Benjamin L. Clark
  • Patent number: 10602761
    Abstract: A composition for improving meat product quality, comprising at least 4-30 of an edible salt, 1-15 of a carbonate, 0.1-15 of an organic acid salt, 0.1-6 of a sugar alcohol, 0.1-8 of an isomaltulose and/or trehalose, and 0.01-8 of a chito-oligosaccharide composition, in weight parts. The composition has good water retention and good meat tenderizing effect, in addition to be still a good meat tenderizer after repeated freezing and cooking with the meat product being highly elastic, tender and juicy and having little loss during freezing and cooking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Kai Jiang
  • Publication number: 20200064733
    Abstract: Organometallic radiation resist compositions are described based on tin ions with alkyl ligands. Some of the compositions have branched alkyl ligands to provide for improved patterning contrast while maintaining a high degree of solution stability. Blends of compounds with distinct alkyl ligands can provide further improvement in the patterning. High resolution patterning with a half-pitch of no more than 25 nm can be achieved with a line width roughness of no more than about 4.5 nm. Synthesis techniques have been developed that allow for the formation of alkyl tin oxide hydroxide compositions with very low metal contamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen T. Meyers, Jeremy T. Anderson, Joseph B. Edson, Kai Jiang, Douglas A. Keszler, Michael K. Kocsis, Alan J. Telecky, Brian J. Cardineau
  • Publication number: 20190391486
    Abstract: Precursor solutions for radiation patternable coatings are formed with an organic solvent and monoalkyl tin trialkoxides in which the water content of the solvent is adjusted to be within 10 percent of a selected value. Generally, the water content of the solvent is adjusted through water addition, although water removal can also be used. In some embodiments, the adjusted water content of the solvent can be from about 250 ppm by weight to about 10,000 ppm by weight. With the appropriate selection of ligands, the adjusted precursor solutions can be stable for at least about 42 days, and in some cases at least 8 months.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kai Jiang, Stephen T. Meyers, Lauren B. McQuade, Jeremy T. Anderson, Brian J. Cardineau, Benjamin L. Clark, Dominick Smiddy, Margaret Wilson-Moses
  • Publication number: 20190369489
    Abstract: Organometallic solutions have been found to provide high resolution radiation based patterning using thin coatings. The patterning can involve irradiation of the coated surface with a selected pattern and developing the pattern with a developing agent to form the developed image. The patternable coatings may be susceptible to positive-tone patterning or negative-tone patterning based on the use of an organic developing agent or an aqueous acid or base developing agent. The radiation sensitive coatings can comprise a metal oxo/hydroxo network with organic ligands. A precursor solution can comprise an organic liquid and metal polynuclear oxo-hydroxo cations with organic ligands having metal carbon bonds and/or metal carboxylate bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen T. Meyers, Douglas A. Keszler, Kai Jiang, Jeremy T. Anderson, Andrew Grenville
  • Publication number: 20190335565
    Abstract: An intelligent illumination system may comprise a three-dimensional space evenly divided into four main areas, and each two adjacent main areas has an overlapped area to form four adjacent areas. Four ambient light sensors are respectively installed in the four main areas, and four main area illumination values respectively corresponding to the four main areas are measured by the ambient light sensors from a designed oblique angle. A controller is electrically connected to the ambient light sensors to read the main area illumination values and to calculate each of adjacent area illumination values of adjacent areas, wherein the sum of the main area illumination values of each two adjacent main areas is configured to be averaged, then multiples by a direct illumination influence ratio, and adds an indirect illumination influence ratio so as to obtain each of the adjacent area illumination values of the adjacent areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: AVERTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Austin Lai, Chi-I Lai, Jhong-Kai Jiang
  • Publication number: 20190308998
    Abstract: Patterning compositions are described based on organo tin dodecamers with hydrocarbyl ligands, oxo ligands, hydroxo ligands and carboxylato ligands. Alternative dodecamer embodiments have organo tin ligands in place of hydrocarbyl ligands. The organo tin ligands can be incorporated into the dodecamers from a monomer with the structure (RCC)3SnQ, where R is a hydrocarbyl group and Q is a alkyl tin moiety with a carbon bonded to the Sn atom of the monomer and with a Sn bonded as a replacement of a quaternary carbon atom with bonds to 4 carbon atoms. Some or all of the carboxylato and hydroxyl ligands can be replaced with fluoride ions. Good EUV patterning results are obtained with the dodecamer based patterning compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Brian J. Cardineau, William Earley, Stephen T. Meyers, Kai Jiang, Jeremy T. Anderson
  • Patent number: 10416554
    Abstract: Organometallic solutions have been found to provide high resolution radiation based patterning using thin coatings. The patterning can involve irradiation of the coated surface with a selected pattern and developing the pattern with a developing agent to form the developed image. The patternable coatings may be susceptible to positive-tone patterning or negative-tone patterning based on the use of an organic developing agent or an aqueous acid or base developing agent. The radiation sensitive coatings can comprise a metal oxo/hydroxo network with organic ligands. A precursor solution can comprise an organic liquid and metal polynuclear oxo-hydroxo cations with organic ligands having metal carbon bonds and/or metal carboxylate bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Inpria Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen T. Meyers, Douglas A. Keszler, Kai Jiang, Jeremy T. Anderson, Andrew Grenville
  • Patent number: 10379648
    Abstract: A touch sensor comprises a substrate, and a conductive thin film, the conductive thin film comprising an emitting layer, a receiving layer, and a piezoelectric layer sandwiched between the emitting layer and the receiving layer; the conductive thin film is provided with a conductive pattern region and a conductive channel region. By sandwiching a piezoelectric layer between an emitting layer and a receiving layer, the touch sensor integrates a touch feedback function, the structural technology is simple, and the cost is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: NUOVO FILM INC.
    Inventors: Kai Jiang, Hakfei Poon
  • Publication number: 20190153001
    Abstract: Organotin clusters are described with the formula R3Sn3(O2CR?)5-x(OH)2+x(?3-O) with 0?x<2; R=branched or cycloalkyl with 1 to 31 carbon atoms; R??H or alkyl with 1 to 20 carbon atoms. Three carboxylato ligands are bridging, and two OH ligands are bridging. The remaining two carboxylato ligands are in non-bridging configurations, and the non-bridging carboxylato ligands are exchangeable in solution. Solutions of these clusters are suitable for forming radiation sensitive coatings that can be used to pattern nanometer scale structures. The radiation sensitive coatings are particularly suitable for EUV patterning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Brian J. Cardineau, Stephen T. Meyers, Kai Jiang, William Earley
  • Publication number: 20190137870
    Abstract: Organometallic precursors are described for the formation of high resolution lithography patterning coatings based on metal oxide hydroxide chemistry. The precursor compositions generally comprise ligands readily hydrolysable by water vapor or other OH source composition under modest conditions. The organometallic precursors generally comprise a radiation sensitive organo ligand to tin that can result in a coating that can be effective for high resolution patterning at relatively low radiation doses and is particularly useful for EUV patterning. The precursors compositions are readily processable under commercially suitable conditions. Solution phase processing with in situ hydrolysis or vapor based deposition can be used to form the coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen T. Meyers, Jeremy T. Anderson, Brian J. Cardineau, Joseph B. Edson, Kai Jiang, Douglas A. Keszler, Alan J. Telecky