Patents by Inventor Ran Lin

Ran Lin 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: 12648381
    Abstract: A method for etching a metal containing material is provided. The metal containing material is exposed to a halogen containing fluid or plasma to convert at least some of the metal containing material into a metal halide material. The metal halide material is exposed to a ligand containing fluid or plasma, wherein at least some of the metal halide material is formed into a metal halide ligand complex. At least some of the metal halide ligand complex is vaporized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Yiwen Fan, Wenbing Yang, Ran Lin, Samantha SiamHwa Tan, Timothy William Weidman, Tamal Mukherjee
  • Patent number: 12567084
    Abstract: Optimizing the presentation of data is described. A payment service computing platform may apply a trained artificial intelligence (AI) model to user data associated with users of a payment service, wherein the trained AI model associates a value with each of the users, and wherein the value represents a predicted engagement metric indicating a change in a level of engagement if an individual user of the users is offered an incentive having a particular attribute. The payment service computing platform may generate the incentive having the particular attribute, identify a subset of the users based at least in part on the value, and cause the incentive to be presented via a user interface of a payment application associated with the payment service and executing on a device of a user in the subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Ran Lin, Jonathan Lamberts, Junyan Wang, Michael Duane
  • Publication number: 20260038779
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a plasma processing chamber comprising one or more cycles is provided. Each cycle comprises performing an oxygen containing plasma cleaning phase, performing a volatile chemistry type residue cleaning phase, and performing a fluorine containing plasma cleaning phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Inventors: Ran LIN, Wenbing YANG, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Jengyi YU, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Yang PAN, Yiwen FAN
  • Publication number: 20250379042
    Abstract: A method of cleaning residue containing ruthenium (Ru) residue on at least one surface of a component of a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. The residue is exposed to a Ru cleaning composition comprising at least one of hypochlorite and O3 based chemistries, wherein the Ru cleaning composition removes the Ru residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Ran LIN, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Chunhong ZHOU, Xiaoyu KANG, Yang PAN, Hong SHIH
  • Patent number: 12417902
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a plasma processing chamber comprising one or more cycles is provided. Each cycle comprises performing an oxygen containing plasma cleaning phase, performing a volatile chemistry type residue cleaning phase, and performing a fluorine containing plasma cleaning phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Ran Lin, Wenbing Yang, Tamal Mukherjee, Jengyi Yu, Samantha Siamhwa Tan, Yang Pan, Yiwen Fan
  • Patent number: 12400842
    Abstract: A method of cleaning residue containing ruthenium (Ru) residue on at least one surface of a component of a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. The residue is exposed to a Ru cleaning composition comprising at least one of hypochlorite and O3 based chemistries, wherein the Ru cleaning composition removes the Ru residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbing Yang, Samantha SiamHwa Tan, Ran Lin, Tamal Mukherjee, Chunhong Zhou, Xiaoyu Kang, Yang Pan, Hong Shih
  • Publication number: 20250191934
    Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching a metal containing layer is provided. At least a region of a surface of the metal containing layer is modified to form a modified metal containing region by exposing a surface of the metal containing layer to a modification gas, wherein adjacent to the modified metal containing region remains an unmodified metal containing region. The modified metal containing region is selectively removed with respect to the unmodified metal containing region by exposing the surface of the metal containing layer to an inert bombardment plasma generated from an inert gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Mohand BROURI, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Shih-Ked LEE, Yiwen FAN, Wook CHOI, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Ran LIN, Yang Pan
  • Patent number: 12271746
    Abstract: A payment service system receives contextual information regarding an interaction between the payment service and a user device associated with a user. A propensity metric for the user is determined based at least in part on inputting the contextual information into a machine learning (ML) model. Based on the propensity metric, a user interface is dynamically configured to comprise user interface elements arranged in a layout personalized for the user, where a user interface element represents content particular to a service offered by the payment service. Based on receiving an interaction with the user interface element, a booklet is launched corresponding to the service with which the user interface element is associated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohsen Sardari, Anna Bloom, Jonathan Lamberts, Ran Lin, Khilesh Mistry, Sagnik Mazumder
  • Patent number: 12266542
    Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching a metal containing layer is provided. At least a region of a surface of the metal containing layer is modified to form a modified metal containing region by exposing a surface of the metal containing layer to a modification gas, wherein adjacent to the modified metal containing region remains an unmodified metal containing region. The modified metal containing region is selectively removed with respect to the unmodified metal containing region by exposing the surface of the metal containing layer to an inert bombardment plasma generated from an inert gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Lam Research Corpporation
    Inventors: Wenbing Yang, Mohand Brouri, Samantha SiamHwa Tan, Shih-Ked Lee, Yiwen Fan, Wook Choi, Tamal Mukherjee, Ran Lin, Yang Pan
  • Patent number: 12256645
    Abstract: A method is provided. A substrate situated in a chamber is exposed to a halogen-containing gas comprising an element selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, carbon, titanium, and tin, and igniting a plasma to modify a surface of the substrate and form a modified surface. The substrate is exposed to an activated activation gas to etch at least part of the modified surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbing Yang, Tamal Mukherjee, Zhongwei Zhu, Samantha SiamHwa Tan, Ran Lin, Yang Pan, Ziad El Otell, Yiwen Fan
  • Publication number: 20240304428
    Abstract: A method of cleaning residue containing ruthenium (Ru) residue on at least one surface of a component of a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. The residue is exposed to a Ru cleaning composition comprising at least one of hypochlorite and 03 based chemistries, wherein the Ru cleaning composition removes the Ru residue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Ran LIN, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Chunhong ZHOU, Xiaoyu KANG, Yang PAN, Hong SHIH
  • Publication number: 20240186150
    Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching a metal containing layer is provided. At least a region of a surface of the metal containing layer is modified to form a modified metal containing region by exposing a surface of the metal containing layer to a modification gas, wherein adjacent to the modified metal containing region remains an unmodified metal containing region. The modified metal containing region is selectively removed with respect to the unmodified metal containing region by exposing the surface of the metal containing layer to an inert bombardment plasma generated from an inert gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Mohand BROURI, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Shih-Ked LEE, Yiwen FAN, Wook CHOI, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Ran LIN, Yang Pan
  • Patent number: 11935758
    Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching a metal containing layer is provided. At least a region of a surface of the metal containing layer is modified to form a modified metal containing region by exposing a surface of the metal containing layer to a modification gas, wherein adjacent to the modified metal containing region remains an unmodified metal containing region. The modified metal containing region is selectively removed with respect to the unmodified metal containing region by exposing the surface of the metal containing layer to an inert bombardment plasma generated from an inert gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbing Yang, Mohand Brouri, Samantha SiamHwa Tan, Shih-Ked Lee, Yiwen Fan, Wook Choi, Tamal Mukherjee, Ran Lin, Yang Pan
  • Publication number: 20240021435
    Abstract: A method for etching a metal containing material is provided. The metal containing material is exposed to a halogen containing fluid or plasma to convert at least some of the metal containing material into a metal halide material. The metal halide material is exposed to a ligand containing fluid or plasma, wherein at least some of the metal halide material is formed into a metal halide ligand complex. At least some of the metal halide ligand complex is vaporized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Yiwen FAN, Wenbing YANG, Ran LIN, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Timothy William WEIDMAN, Tamal MUKHERJEE
  • Publication number: 20230298869
    Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching copper or copper alloy over a substrate in a plasma processing chamber comprising a plurality of cycles is provided. Each cycle of the plurality of cycles comprises a copper modification phase and an activation phase. The copper modification phase comprises flowing a modification gas into the plasma processing chamber, transforming the modification gas into a modification plasma, and exposing the copper or copper alloy to the modification plasma, wherein at least a part of the copper or copper alloy is modified. The activation phase comprises flowing an activation gas into the plasma processing chamber, wherein the activation gas, comprises a hydrogen containing gas, transforming the activation gas into an activation plasma, and exposing the modified copper or copper alloy to the activation plasma, wherein at least a volatile copper or copper alloy complex is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Ran LIN, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Mohand BROURI, Yang PAN
  • Publication number: 20230230819
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a plasma processing chamber comprising one or more cycles is provided. Each cycle comprises performing an oxygen containing plasma cleaning phase, performing a volatile chemistry type residue cleaning phase, and performing a fluorine containing plasma cleaning phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Ran LIN, Wenbing YANG, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Jengyi YU, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Yang PAN, Yiwen FAN
  • Patent number: 11655972
    Abstract: An LED illumination device corresponds to a compact fluorescent lamp and has improved thermal properties. The illumination device includes a transparent tube having an inner wall defining a cavity, a light engine having one or more light emitting diodes, and a driver to drive the light engine. The light engine is disposed at the inner wall of the transparent tube. The arrangement of the light engine and the one or more light emitting diodes at the inner wall of the tube provides improved lighting characteristics. Simultaneously, an improved cooling is provided by the interface surface for conducting heat between the inner wall and the light engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Ran Lin, Bernhard Rieder, Shaozhu Yang
  • Publication number: 20220376174
    Abstract: A method is provided. A substrate situated in a chamber is exposed to a halogen-containing gas comprising an element selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, carbon, titanium, and tin, and igniting a plasma to modify a surface of the substrate and form a modified surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Zhongwei ZHU, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Ran LIN, Yang PAN, Ziad EL OTELL, Yiwen FAN
  • Publication number: 20220199422
    Abstract: A method for atomic layer etching a metal containing layer is provided. At least a region of a surface of the metal containing layer is modified to form a modified metal containing region by exposing a surface of the metal containing layer to a modification gas, wherein adjacent to the modified metal containing region remains an unmodified metal containing region. The modified metal containing region is selectively removed with respect to the unmodified metal containing region by exposing the surface of the metal containing layer to an inert bombardment plasma generated from an inert gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Wenbing YANG, Mohand BROURI, Samantha SiamHwa TAN, Shih-Ked LEE, Yiwen FAN, Wook CHOI, Tamal MUKHERJEE, Ran LIN, Yang PAN
  • Publication number: 20220062432
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising Verteporfin and other anticancer compounds linked to a hydrophilic peptide through a degradable linker molecule to allow the anticancer compounds to penetrate tissues via in situ administration. The compounds of the present invention are useful for sensitizing tumor cells to radiotherapy, preventing recurrence of tumors after surgical resection and for treating remaining unremoved cancer cells at the site of the tumor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Sagar Ramesh Shah, Juan Carlos Martinez-Gutierrez, Alejandro Ruiz-Valls, Ran Lin, Honggang Cui, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa