Patents by Inventor Raymond T. Ford

Raymond T. Ford 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).

  • Self-supported ultra thin silicon wafer process
    Patent number: 6162702
    Abstract: A silicon wafer 2 has an ultra thin central portion 2 that is supported by a circumferential rim 3 of thicker silicon. The central region is thinned by conventional means using conventional removal apparatus. As an alternative method, the central portion is removed using a photoresist mask or a combination of a photoresist mask and a hard mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Intersil Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Morcom, Stephen C. Ahrens, Jeffrey P. Spindler, Raymond T. Ford, Jeffrey E. Lauffer
  • MOSFET with perimeter channel
    Patent number: 4532534
    Abstract: A vertical MOSFET device includes a major surface having an active, gate-controlled portion adjacent to an inactive portion. A gate-controlled perimeter channel is disposed at the boundary between the active and inactive portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1985
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond T. Ford, Norbert W. Brackelmanns, Carl F. Wheatley, Jr., John M. S. Neilson