Patents by Inventor Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison 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: 20060268284
    Abstract: A non-contact system and method for measuring an article surface, like a surface (or portion thereof) of a sputtering target assembly, are provided. For instance, the method includes scanning a surface with a sensing beam, and measuring the distance traveled by the sensing beam reflected from the surface, to a sensing device. The system can include a sensing device for collecting surface data at a plurality of points on the surface, and an analyzing device for analyzing the collected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Zhiguo Zhang, Charles Wickersham, Larry Ellison
  • Publication number: 20050147150
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for thermographically evaluating the bond integrity of a sputtering target assembly is described. The method includes applying a heating or cooling medium or energy to one surface of the assembly and acquiring a graphic recording of a corresponding temperature change on the opposing surface of the assembly using an imaging device. Also described is a method of mathematically analyzing the pixel data recorded in each frame to produce an integrated normalized temperature map that represents the bond integrity of the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Charles Wickersham, Zhiguo Zhang, Larry Ellison, Mikhail Kachalov, John White