Patents by Inventor Matthew Simpson

Matthew Simpson 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: 20140335308
    Abstract: A sapphire substrate includes a generally planar surface having a crystallographic orientation selected from the group consisting of a-plane, r-plane, m-plane, and c-plane orientations, and having a nTTV of not greater than about 0.037 ?m/cm2, wherein nTTV is total thickness variation normalized for surface area of the generally planar surface, the substrate having a diameter not less than about 9.0 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Brahmanandam V. Tanikella, Palaniappan Chinnakaruppan, Robert A. Rizzuto, Isaac K. Cherian, Ramanujam Vedantham, Matthew A. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20140298547
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for detecting and identifying plant events that contain precision targeted genomic loci, and plants and plant cells comprising such targeted genomic loci. The method can be deployed as a high throughput process utilized for screening the intactness or disruption of a targeted genomic loci and optionally for detecting a donor DNA polynucleotide insertion at the targeted genomic loci. The methods are readily applicable for the identification of plant events produced via a targeting method which results from the use of a site specific nuclease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Lakshmi Sastry-Dent, Matthew Simpson, Zehui Cao, Wei Chen, Ning Zhou, Steven R. Webb
  • Publication number: 20140234568
    Abstract: A sapphire substrate includes a generally planar surface having a crystallographic orientation selected from the group consisting of a-plane, r-plane, m-plane, and c-plane orientations, and having a nTTV of not greater than about 0.037 ?m/cm2, wherein nTTV is total thickness variation normalized for surface area of the generally planar surface, the substrate having a diameter not less than about 9.0 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Brahmanandam V. Tanikella, Palaniappan Chinnakaruppan, Robert A. Rizzuto, Isaac K. Cherian, Ramanujam Vedantham, Matthew A. Simpson
  • Patent number: 8740670
    Abstract: A sapphire substrate includes a generally planar surface having a crystallographic orientation selected from the group consisting of a-plane, r-plane, m-plane, and c-plane orientations, and having a nTTV of not greater than about 0.037 ?m/cm2, wherein nTTV is total thickness variation normalized for surface area of the generally planar surface, the substrate having a diameter not less than about 9.0 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Brahmanandam V. Tanikella, Palaniappan Chinnakaruppan, Robert A. Rizzuto, Isaac K. Cherian, Ramanujam Vedantham, Matthew A. Simpson
  • Patent number: 8516857
    Abstract: ESD safe ceramic component is provided which includes a sintered composition which is formed of a base material and a resistivity modifier. The base material includes a primary component and a secondary component, the primary component including Al2O3 and the secondary component including tetragonal-ZrO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: CoorsTek, Inc.
    Inventors: Oh-Hun Kwon, Christophe Coureau, Richard A. Gorski, Matthew A. Simpson
  • Patent number: 8455879
    Abstract: A sapphire substrate includes a generally planar surface having a crystallographic orientation selected from the group consisting of a-plane, r-plane, m-plane, and c-plane orientations, and having a nTTV of not greater than about 0.037 ?m/cm2, wherein nTTV is total thickness variation normalized for surface area of the generally planar surface, the substrate having a diameter not less than about 9.0 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Brahmanandam V. Tanikella, Matthew A. Simpson, Palaniappan Chinnakaruppan, Robert A. Rizzuto, Ramanujam Vedantham
  • Patent number: 8017062
    Abstract: A semiconductor processing component includes a substrate and a layer overlying the substrate. The layer has a composition ReAyO1.5+2y, wherein Re is Y, La, a Lanthanoid series element, or a combination thereof, A is (Si1?aGea), 0.25?y?1.2, and 0?a?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Inventors: Yeshwanth Narendar, Matthew A. Simpson, Richard R. Hengst
  • Patent number: 7983017
    Abstract: A Coulombic electrostatic chuck is disclosed which includes a substrate, a conductive layer overlying the substrate, and an arc elimination layer overlying the conductive layer. The electrostatic chuck further includes a high-k dielectric layer overlying the arc elimination layer, wherein the high-k dielectric layer has a dielectric constant of not less than about 10 and a resistivity of not less than about 1011 Ohm-cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew A. Simpson
  • Patent number: 7972196
    Abstract: A method of changing the crystallographic orientation of a single crystal body is disclosed that includes the steps of characterizing a crystallographic orientation of the single crystal body and calculating a misorientation angle between a select crystallographic direction of the single crystal body and a projection of the crystallographic direction along a plane of a first exterior major surface of the single crystal body. The method further includes removing material from at least a portion of the first exterior major surface to change the misorientation angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Brahmanandam V. Tanikella, Christopher Arcona, David I. Gindhart, Christopher D. Jones, Matthew A. Simpson
  • Patent number: 7956356
    Abstract: A sapphire substrate includes a generally planar surface having a crystallographic orientation selected from the group consisting of a-plane, r-plane, m-plane, and c-plane orientations, and having a nTTV of not greater than about 0.037 ?m/cm2, wherein nTTV is total thickness variation normalized for surface area of the generally planar surface, the substrate having a diameter not less than about 9.0 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Brahmanandam V. Tanikella, Matthew A. Simpson, Palaniappan Chinnakaruppan, Robert A. Rizzuto, Isaac K. Cherian, Ramanujam Vedantham
  • Publication number: 20110091700
    Abstract: A microelectronic processing component can include a substrate and a corrosion-resistant layer. The substrate can include a metal-containing material, and the corrosion-resistant layer can be adjacent to the surface region. The corrosion-resistant layer can include a first portion and a second portion each including a rare earth compound, wherein the first portion is disposed between the substrate and the second portion, and the first portion has a first porosity, and the second portion has a second porosity that is greater than the first porosity. The component can be component within a processing apparatus used to process microelectronic workpieces. In a particular embodiment, the component can be exposed to the processing conditions as seen by the microelectronic workpiece when fabrication a microelectronic device from the microelectronic workpiece. Methods can be used to achieve the difference in porosity, and such methods can be for articles other than microelectronic processing components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew A. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20100323124
    Abstract: A processing device includes a plurality of walls defining an interior space configured to be exposed to plasma and a surface coating on the interior surface of at least one of the plurality of walls. The surface coating includes pores forming interconnected porosity. The processing device further includes a sealant residing in at least a portion of the pores of the surface coating. In an embodiment, the sealant can be a thermally cured sealant having a cure temperature not greater than about 100° C. In another embodiment, the sealant can be an epoxy sealant having a viscosity of not greater than 500 cP in liquid precursor form. In yet another embodiment, the sealant can be a low shrinkage sealant characterized by a solidification shrinkage of not greater than 8%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ara Vartabedian, Marc Abouaf, Stephen W. Into, Matthew A. Simpson
  • Patent number: 7579288
    Abstract: This invention relates to a dense ceramics having ESD dissipative characteristics, tunable volume and surface resistivities in semi-insulative range (103-1011 Ohm-cm), substantially pore free, high flexural strength, light colors, for desired ESD dissipation characteristics, structural reliability, high vision recognition, low wear and particulate contamination to be used as ESD dissipating tools, fixtures, load bearing elements, work surfaces, containers in manufacturing and assembling electrostatically sensitive microelectronic, electromagnetic, electro-optic components, devices and systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Oh-Hun Kwon, Matthew A. Simpson, Roger J. Lin
  • Publication number: 20090170992
    Abstract: A composite material includes a polymer and a colloidal metal oxide. The composite material has a Plasma Etch Index of 40 relative to a polymer absent the colloidal metal oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ilya L. Rushkin, Matthew A. Simpson, Rojendra Singh
  • Publication number: 20090161285
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes an insulating layer, a conductive layer overlying the insulating layer, a dielectric layer overlying the conductive layer, the dielectric layer having pores forming interconnected porosity, and a cured polymer infiltrant residing in the pores of the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Marc Abouaf, Stephen W. Into, Matthew A. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20080318496
    Abstract: A method of changing the crystallographic orientation of a single crystal body is disclosed that includes the steps of characterizing a crystallographic orientation of the single crystal body and calculating a misorientation angle between a select crystallographic direction of the single crystal body and a projection of the crystallographic direction along a plane of a first exterior major surface of the single crystal body. The method further includes removing material from at least a portion of the first exterior major surface to change the misorientation angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Brahmanandam V. Tanikella, Christopher Arcona, David I. Gindhart, Christopher D. Jones, Matthew A. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20080164578
    Abstract: A sapphire substrate includes a generally planar surface having a crystallographic orientation selected from the group consisting of a-plane, r-plane, m-plane, and c-plane orientations, and having a nTTV of not greater than about 0.037 ?m/cm2, wherein nTTV is total thickness variation normalized for surface area of the generally planar surface, the substrate having a diameter not less than about 9.0 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Brahmanandam V. Tanikella, Matthew A. Simpson, Palaniappan Chinnakaruppan, Robert A. Rizzuto, Isaac K. Cherian, Ramanujam Vedantham
  • Publication number: 20080164458
    Abstract: A sapphire substrate includes a generally planar surface having a crystallographic orientation selected from the group consisting of a-plane, r-plane, m-plane, and c-plane orientations, and having a nTTV of not greater than about 0.037 ?m/cm2, wherein nTTV is total thickness variation normalized for surface area of the generally planar surface, the substrate having a diameter not less than about 9.0 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Brahmanandam V. Tanikella, Matthew A. Simpson, Palaniappan Chinnakaruppan, Robert A. Rizzuto, Ramanujam Vedantham
  • Publication number: 20080151466
    Abstract: An electrostatic chuck is disclosed which includes a substrate, a patterned conductive layer overlying the substrate, such that the patterned conductive layer is defining electrode pathways separated by gaps. The electrostatic chuck also includes a resistive layer overlying the patterned conductive layer and a low-k dielectric layer overlying the substrate and disposed in the gaps between the electrode pathways. The low-k dielectric layer includes a material having a different phase than the material of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew A. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20080151467
    Abstract: A Coulombic electrostatic chuck is disclosed which includes a substrate, a conductive layer overlying the substrate, and an arc elimination layer overlying the conductive layer. The electrostatic chuck further includes a high-k dielectric layer overlying the arc elimination layer, wherein the high-k dielectric layer has a dielectric constant of not less than about 10 and a resistivity of not less than about 1011 Ohm-cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew A. Simpson