Patents by Inventor Nirbhav Singh Chopra

Nirbhav Singh Chopra 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: 20240339287
    Abstract: An apparatus may include an electrodynamic mass analysis (EDMA) assembly disposed downstream from the convergent ion beam assembly. The EDMA assembly may include a first stage, comprising a first upper electrode, disposed above a beam axis, and a first lower electrode, disposed below the beam axis, opposite the first upper electrode. The EDMA assembly may also include a second stage, disposed downstream of the first stage and comprising a second upper electrode, disposed above the beam axis, and a second lower electrode, disposed below the beam axis. The EDMA assembly may further include a deflection assembly, disposed between the first stage and the second stage, the deflection assembly comprising a blocker, disposed along the beam axis, an upper deflection electrode, disposed on a first side of the blocker, and a lower deflection electrode, disposed on a second side of the blocker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre Likhanskii, Nirbhav Singh Chopra, Peter F. Kurunczi, Anthony Renau, Joseph C. Olson, Frank Sinclair
  • Publication number: 20240339288
    Abstract: An apparatus, including an electrodynamic mass analysis (EDMA) assembly. The EDMA assembly may include a first upper electrode, disposed above a beam axis; and a first lower electrode, disposed below the beam axis, opposite the first upper electrode, the EDMA assembly arranged to receive a first RF voltage signal at a first frequency. The apparatus may include a deflection assembly, disposed downstream to the EDMA assembly, the deflection assembly comprising a blocker, disposed along the beam axis. The apparatus may include an energy spread reducer (ESR), disposed downstream to the deflection assembly, the energy spread reducer arranged to receive a second RF voltage signal at a second frequency, twice the first frequency. The ESR may include an upper ESR electrode, disposed above the beam axis; and a lower ESR electrode, disposed below the beam axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre Likhanskii, Peter F. Kurunczi, Nirbhav Singh Chopra, Anthony Renau, Joseph C. Olson, Frank Sinclair