Patents by Inventor Kevin Richard Verrier

Kevin Richard Verrier 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).

  • FASTENING ASSEMBLY FOR BEAM BLOCKER IN ION PROCESSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20230197422
    Abstract: A fastening assembly for fastening a beam blocker to an extraction plate, the fastening assembly including a mounting pin having a shaft portion, a base portion at a first end of the shaft portion, and a head portion at a second end of the shaft portion, a centering sleeve radially surrounding the shaft portion and axially abutting the base portion, the centering sleeve being radially compressible between the shaft portion and the extraction plate and between the shaft portion and the beam blocker, an annular spacer surrounding the centering sleeve and axially abutting the beam blocker, with the centering sleeve extending partially into the spacer, and a latching cap surrounding the shaft portion and axially abutting the spacer, with the shaft portion extending through a through hole of the latching cap, the through hole being smaller than the head portion in a direction perpendicular to an axis of mounting pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin T. Ryan, Appu Naveen Thomas, Adam Calkins, Jay R. Wallace, Tyler Rockwell, Solomon Belangedi Basame, Kevin M. Daniels, Kevin Richard Verrier