Patents by Inventor Michael F. McGraw

Michael F. McGraw 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: 5103798
    Abstract: Disclosed is an arm guard for the protection of the bow arm of an archer. The arm guard comprises an elongated rigid member attachable to a bow at the handle of the bow generally beneath the bow hand of the archer. The elongated member extends rearwardly and closely parallel to the bow arm of the archer, to a point substantially at or beyond the elbow region of the bow arm, with the rearward portion of the elongated member curving towards the bow arm. The elongated member thus presents a physical barrier to a released bow string from striking the arm of the archer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Inventors: Michael F. McGraw, Aaron F. Baker
  • Patent number: 4949783
    Abstract: A loading station receives a substrate into a load-lock volume pressure isolated from a loading station chamber which is open to a processing chamber. The volume is evacuated and the substrate lowered into the loading chamber. A transport arm moves the substrate from the loading station to a substrate carrier of a cooling fixture within the processing chamber. The carrier is connected to a clamp which together move vertically downward to lower the wafer onto a substrate seat of the fixture. During substrate processing the fixture is tiltable and rotatable and provides substrate cooling by solid-to-solid conduction, forced convection and free convection.Solid-to-solid conduction is provided by the clamp. The substrate is pressed to the fixture by the cooling clamp having a circulating cooling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Veeco Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Emmanuel N. Lakios, Michael F. McGraw