Patents by Inventor Michael Philips

Michael Philips 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: 20230009859
    Abstract: A purge baffle for a substrate support includes an annular ring configured to surround an outer perimeter around the substrate support in a volume below the substrate support and a first portion. The first portion includes a plenum defined below the first portion and outside of the annular ring in the volume below the substrate support and a plurality of openings that provide respective flow paths from a region above the first portion into the plenum. At least a first opening of the plurality of openings has a first conductance and at least a second opening of the plurality of openings has a second conductance that is different than the first conductance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Ramesh CHANDRASEKHARAN, Adrien LAVOIE, Michael Philip ROBERTS
  • Patent number: 11535936
    Abstract: A showerhead utilized within a process chamber includes a first inlet for receiving a first gas from a first source at a center region of an inner plenum defined therein. A plurality of second inlets is defined along a peripheral region of the showerhead for receiving a second gas from a second source. A plurality of conduits couples the edge plenum to an outer edge of the inner plenum so as to supply the second gas to the inner plenum. The first gas creates an inner flow that flows radially outward from the center region to an outer edge of the inner plenum and the second gas supplied by the edge plenum creates a perimeter flow that flows inward from the outer edge of the inner plenum toward the center region. A stagnation point defining an adjustable radius is formed at an interface of the first gas and the second gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Philip Roberts, Eric Russell Madsen
  • Patent number: 11513672
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a system comprising an extended reality (XR) display device configured to display an XR interface to a user; at least one hardware processor communicatively coupled to the XR display device and configured to perform: receiving a model of a room; receiving a plurality of furniture models corresponding to a plurality of pieces of furniture; providing the XR interface using the model of the room and the plurality of furniture models at least in part by: displaying, via the XR display device, a furniture display comprising at least some of the plurality of furniture models and a search field to permit entry of text; detecting entry of a text string into the search field; identifying, using the text string, at least one furniture model from the plurality of furniture models; and displaying, via the XR display device, the at least one furniture model in the furniture display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Wayfair LLC
    Inventors: Michael Philip Schenck, Shrenik Sadalgi, Michael Silvio Festa
  • Publication number: 20220331665
    Abstract: A program is presented to a user including a stream of content including a first auditory content and a first visual content related to the workout. A context state of the user participating in the workout is determined based on information from a sensor. A responsive content is selectively added based on the context state of the user to the stream of content in a manner that avoids conflict with the stream of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Philip Hand, Scott Matthew White
  • Publication number: 20220305601
    Abstract: A method for evacuating a volume below a substrate in a substrate processing system includes arranging the substrate on a lift mechanism of a substrate support to define the volume below the substrate between the substrate and an upper surface of the substrate support. An evacuation step is initiated to evacuate the volume below the substrate. The evacuation step includes pumping down the volume below the substrate at least one of through and around the lift mechanism. The lift mechanism is lowered during the evacuation step to position the substrate on the upper surface of the substrate support and the evacuation step is terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Ramesh CHANDRASEKHARAN, Michael Philip ROBERTS, Paul KONKOLA, Michael G.R. SMITH, Brian Joseph WILLAMS, Ravi KUMAR, Pulkit AGARWAL, Adrien LAVOIB
  • Patent number: 11453536
    Abstract: A tiered bowl system adapted for use as a dipping bowl, such as with salsa, for example. The bowl may have a forward portion with a rim at a first, lower, level and a rear portion with a rim of a second, higher, level. A lip may be attached to the rear portion which partially protrudes over the bowl. The tiered bowl system allows a user to dip into the bowl, and then to partially remove some of the material acquired from the dipping using the lip. The lip may be easily removable and replaceable to assist with cleaning and stacking of the bowl system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Philip Lazarus
  • Publication number: 20220280367
    Abstract: A patient positioner for supporting a patient in a prone position includes a base plate, an adjustable platform movable relative to the base plate, a support assembly supported on the adjustable platform, a lateral constraint assembly positioned on the adjustable platform, and a position lock operable to selectively lock the adjustable platform relative to the base plate. The patient positioner is adjustable to adjust the position of the patient and to adjust the orientation of the patient's spine in the coronal and sagittal planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Philip Diodato, Ben W. Hertz
  • Patent number: 11406873
    Abstract: A program is presented to a user including a stream of content including a first auditory content and a first visual content related to the workout. A context state of the user participating in the workout is determined based on information from a sensor. A responsive content is selectively added based on the context state of the user to the stream of content in a manner that avoids conflict with the stream of content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Tonal Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Philip Hand, Scott Matthew White
  • Publication number: 20220240879
    Abstract: A low-dose imaging method includes receiving a sparse image set of a portion of a patient's anatomy; up-sampling the sparse image set, in the sinogram domain and using a first neural network, to yield an up-sampled sinogram; generating, from the up-sampled sinogram, an initial reconstruction; and removing, from the initial reconstruction and using a second neural network, one or more artifacts in the initial reconstruction to yield a final output volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Andre D. A. Souza, Michael Philip Marrama, Patrick A. Helm, Mehdi Rahman, Kyo C. Jin, Michael D. Ketcha
  • Publication number: 20220243332
    Abstract: A system to process a semiconductor substrate includes a substrate support assembly configured to support the semiconductor substrate. The substrate support assembly includes M resistive heaters respectively arranged in M zones in a layer of the substrate support assembly, where M is an integer greater than 1. The layer is adjacent to the semiconductor substrate. The substrate support assembly includes N temperature sensors arranged at N locations in the layer, where N is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to M. The system further includes a controller configured to control one or more of the M resistive heaters based on a temperature sensed by one of the N temperature sensors and average temperatures of one or more of the M zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Ramesh CHANDRASEKHARAN, Michael Philip ROBERTS, Aaron BINGHAM, Ashish SAURABH, Adrien LAVOIE, Pulkit AGARWAL, Ravi KUMAR
  • Publication number: 20220243323
    Abstract: A substrate processing system includes a substrate support and a controller. The substrate support includes a lift pad, a plurality of zones, and a plurality of resistive heaters arranged throughout the plurality of zones. The plurality of resistive heaters includes separately-controllable resistive heaters arranged in respective ones of the plurality of zones. The controller is configured to determine a rotational position of a substrate arranged on the lift pad, selectively rotate the lift pad to adjust the substrate to the rotational position, and control the plurality of resistive heaters to selectively adjust temperatures within the plurality of zones based on the rotational position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Ramesh CHANDRASEKHARAN, Seshasayee VARADARAJAN, Pulkit AGARWAL, Ravi KUMAR, Adrien LAVOIE, Marcus CARBERY, Michael Philip ROBERTS
  • Publication number: 20220228263
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided herein for independently adjusting flowpath conductance. One multi-station processing apparatus may include a processing chamber, a plurality of process stations in the processing chamber that each include a showerhead having a gas inlet, and a gas delivery system including a junction point and a plurality of flowpaths, in which each flowpath includes a flow element, includes a temperature control unit that is thermally connected with the flow element and that is controllable to change the temperature of that flow element, and fluidically connects one corresponding gas inlet of a process station to the junction point such that each process station of the plurality of process stations is fluidically connected to the junction point by a different flowpath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Philip Roberts, Brian Joseph Williams, Francisco J. Juarez, Rachel E. Batzer, Ramesh Chandrasekharan, Richard Phillips, Nuoya Yang, Joseph L. Womack, Ming Li, Jun Qian, Tu Hong, Sky Mullenaux
  • Publication number: 20220223440
    Abstract: A substrate processing system includes a processing chamber, a substrate support including a plurality of heater zones arranged in the processing chamber, a gas delivery system configured to deliver process gases to the processing chamber, and a controller configured to communicate with the gas delivery system and the plurality of heater zones, initiate a first treatment step of a process during a transient temperature period after a substrate is arranged on the substrate support and prior to the substrate reaching a steady-state temperature of the substrate support, and adjust heating to each of the plurality of heater zones during the first treatment step based on average heat functions determined for corresponding ones of the plurality of heater zones during a period corresponding to the first treatment step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ravi KUMAR, Pulkit AGARWAL, Adrien LAVOIE, Ramesh CHANDRASEKHARAN, Michael Philip ROBERTS
  • Publication number: 20220214990
    Abstract: A tile of an FPGA provides memory, arithmetic functions, or both. Connections directly between multiple instances of the tile are available, allowing multiple tiles to be treated as larger memories or arithmetic circuits. By using these connections, referred to as cascade inputs and outputs, the input and output bandwidth of the arithmetic and memory circuits are increased, operand sizes are increased, or both. By using the cascade connections, multiple tiles can be used together as a single, larger tile. Thus, implementations that need memories of different sizes, arithmetic functions operating on different sized operands, or both, can use the same FPGA without additional programming or waste. Using cascade communications, more tiles are used when a large memory is needed and fewer tiles are used when a small memory is needed and the waste is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Pugh, Raymond Nijssen, Michael Philip Fitton, Marcel Van der Goot
  • Publication number: 20220205105
    Abstract: A substrate processing system is provided and includes a substrate support, a memory, and calibration, operating parameter, and solving modules. The substrate support supports a substrate and includes temperature control elements. The memory stores, for the temperature control elements, temperature calibration values and sensitivity calibration values. The calibration module, during calibration of the temperature control elements, performs a first calibration process to determine the temperature calibration values or a second calibration process to determine the sensitivity calibration values. The sensitivity calibration values relate at least one of trim amounts or deposition amounts to temperature changes. The operating parameter module determines operating parameters for the temperature control elements based on the temperature and sensitivity calibration values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Ramesh CHANDRASEKHARAN, Michael Philip ROBERTS, Pulkit AGARWAL, Adrien LAVOIE, Ravi KUMAR, Nuoya YANG, Chan Myae Myae SOE, Ashish SAURABH
  • Publication number: 20220162749
    Abstract: A system to deposit a film on a substrate using atomic layer deposition includes a pedestal arranged in a processing chamber to support the substrate on a top surface of the pedestal when depositing the film on the substrate. A first annular recess in the pedestal extends downwardly from the top surface of the pedestal and radially inwardly from an outer edge of the pedestal towards an outer edge of the substrate. The first annular recess has an inner diameter that is greater than a diameter of the substrate. An annular ring is made of a dielectric material and is arranged around the substrate in the first annular recess. A second annular recess in the pedestal is located under the annular ring. The second annular recess has a height and extends radially inwardly from the outer edge of the pedestal towards the outer edge of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Adrien LAVOIE, Michael Philip ROBERTS, Chloe BALDASSERONI, Richard PHILLIPS, Ramesh CHANDRASEKHARAN
  • Publication number: 20220129244
    Abstract: A tile of an FPGA includes a multiple mode arithmetic circuit. The multiple mode arithmetic circuit is configured by control signals to operate in an integer mode, a floating-point mode, or both. In some example embodiments, multiple integer modes (e.g., unsigned, two's complement, and sign-magnitude) are selectable, multiple floating-point modes (e.g., 16-bit mantissa and 8-bit sign, 8-bit mantissa and 6-bit sign, and 6-bit mantissa and 6-bit sign) are supported, or any suitable combination thereof. The tile may also fuse a memory circuit with the arithmetic circuits. Connections directly between multiple instances of the tile are also available, allowing multiple tiles to be treated as larger memories or arithmetic circuits. By using these connections, referred to as cascade inputs and outputs, the input and output bandwidth of the arithmetic circuit is further increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Pugh, Raymond Nijssen, Michael Philip Fitton, Marcel Van der Goot
  • Publication number: 20220100766
    Abstract: A system includes a cluster, memory, and processors in communication with the memory. The cluster includes nodes and an application programming interface (API) server. The processor is configured to receive a request to determine a state of maintenance availability of the cluster. Each of the plurality of applications installed on the cluster are discoverable, and a deployment metadata associated with each of the plurality of applications is retrieved. The deployment metadata for each of the plurality of applications is parsed to retrieve one or more installation rules associated with each of the plurality of applications. The one or more installation rules associated with a first application of the plurality of applications is correlated with the one or more installation rules of the plurality of applications to determine a set of conflicts for the first application. Next, a state of maintenance availability is determined based on the set of conflicts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Philip Gugino, II
  • Patent number: 11288220
    Abstract: A tile of an FPGA provides memory, arithmetic functions, or both. Connections directly between multiple instances of the tile are available, allowing multiple tiles to be treated as larger memories or arithmetic circuits. By using these connections, referred to as cascade inputs and outputs, the input and output bandwidth of the arithmetic and memory circuits are increased, operand sizes are increased, or both. By using the cascade connections, multiple tiles can be used together as a single, larger tile. Thus, implementations that need memories of different sizes, arithmetic functions operating on different sized operands, or both, can use the same FPGA without additional programming or waste. Using cascade communications, more tiles are used when a large memory is needed and fewer tiles are used when a small memory is needed and the waste is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Achronix Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Pugh, Raymond Nijssen, Michael Philip Fitton, Marcel Van der Goot
  • Patent number: 11284641
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing gelled pearls includes: a housing with at least one opening into which a flavored liquid is provided; external components; and internal components. The external components include: a first ingress port through which a first refill pack is coupled; and a dispenser with tubing through which a processed solution is expelled into a gelling bath. The internal components include: a mixing tank for blending the flavored liquid with the first solution; a first flow valve fluidly coupled with the mixing tank and directing the flavored liquid into and out of the mixing tank; a second flow valve fluidly coupled with the mixing tank and directing flow of a proportional amount of the first solution into the mixing tank; and a microcontroller device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Lemniscate Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Michael Philip Short, Xavier Rene Gonzalez Barrios, Argelio A. Maldonado