Patents by Inventor Mario Rao

Mario Rao 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: 11980992
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to integrated abrasive (IA) polishing pads, and methods of manufacturing IA polishing pads using, at least in part, surface functionalized abrasive particles in an additive manufacturing process, such as a 3D inkjet printing process. In one embodiment, a method of forming a polishing article includes dispensing a first plurality of droplets of a first precursor, curing the first plurality of droplets to form a first layer comprising a portion of a sub-polishing element, dispensing a second plurality of droplets of the first precursor and a second precursor onto the first layer, and curing the second plurality of droplets to form a second layer comprising portions of the sub-polishing element and portions of a plurality of polishing elements. Here, the second precursor includes functionalized abrasive particles having a polymerizable group chemically bonded to surfaces thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashavani Kumar, Ashwin Chockalingam, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Rajeev Bajaj, Boyi Fu, Daniel Redfield, Nag B. Patibandla, Mario Dagio Cornejo, Amritanshu Sinha, Yan Zhao, Ranga Rao Arnepalli, Fred C. Redeker
  • Publication number: 20210038309
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for determining advancement of a surgical laser fiber in an endoscope and providing interlocking feedback for the surgical laser are disclosed. An exemplary method includes directing light from a distal end of an endoscope to a target, optically detecting an amount of the light reflected from the target, transmitting the optically detected amount of light through a laser fiber extending through a working channel of the endoscope, determining, based on the optically detected amount of light, a position of a distal end of the laser fiber relative to the distal end of the endoscope, and generating a control signal to the surgical laser system to adjust laser emission through the laser fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Brian M. Talbot, Sergey A. Bukesov, Kurt G. Shelton, Rachel D. Schnakenberg, Mario Rao