Patents by Inventor Patricia Connell

Patricia Connell 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).

  • Debris-removal groove for CMP polishing pad
    Patent number: 10875146
    Abstract: The invention provides a polishing pad suitable for polishing or planarizing at least one of semiconductor, optical and magnetic substrates. The polishing pad includes a polishing layer having a polymeric matrix, a thickness and a polishing track representing a working region of the polishing layer for polishing or planarizing. Radial drainage grooves extend through the polishing track facilitate polishing debris removal through the polishing track and underneath the at least one of semiconductor, optical and magnetic substrates and then beyond the polishing track toward the perimeter of the polishing pad during rotation of the polishing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS
    Inventors: Lee Melbourne Cook, Yuhua Tong, Joseph So, Jeffrey James Hendron, Patricia Connell
  • DEBRIS-REMOVAL GROOVE FOR CMP POLISHING PAD
    Publication number: 20170274496
    Abstract: The invention provides a polishing pad suitable for polishing or planarizing at least one of semiconductor, optical and magnetic substrates. The polishing pad includes a polishing layer having a polymeric matrix, a thickness and a polishing track representing a working region of the polishing layer for polishing or planarizing. Radial drainage grooves extend through the polishing track facilitate polishing debris removal through the polishing track and underneath the at least one of semiconductor, optical and magnetic substrates and then beyond the polishing track toward the perimeter of the polishing pad during rotation of the polishing pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Lee Melbourne Cook, Yuhua Tong, Joseph So, Jeffrey James Hendron, Patricia Connell
  • Pizza pop-up toaster product
    Patent number: 6156356
    Abstract: This instant invention is directed to a precooked pizza pop-up toaster product designed to be sold in the frozen state for consumers to heat in a conventional toaster, toaster oven or microwave oven. The product is provided with a sauce formulated to prolong the shelf life of the product and to minimize moisture migration to the crust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Inventors: K. Michael King, Aimee Eopechino, Aaron Keith Edwards, Susan Patricia Connell, Ellen Kate Chamberlain, John L. Brent, Jr., Mary Elizabeth Gangloff, Lanette Marie Shaffer, Joanne Marie Langdon