Patents by Inventor Richard van Lieshout
Richard van Lieshout 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).
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Patent number: 11858046Abstract: A method for producing a metal powder includes maintaining molten reducing metal in a sealed reaction vessel that is free of added oxygen and water, establishing a vortex in the molten reducing metal, introducing a metal halide into the vortex so that the molten reducing metal is in a stoichiometric excess to the metal halide, thereby producing metal particles and salt, removing unreacted reducing metal, removing the salt, and recovering the metal powder. The molten reducing metal can be a Group I metal, a Group II metal, or aluminum.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Nanoscale Powders LLCInventors: David Henderson, Andrew Matheson, Richard Van Lieshout, Donald Finnerty, John W. Koenitzer
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Publication number: 20220008993Abstract: A method for producing a metal powder includes maintaining molten reducing metal in a sealed reaction vessel that is free of added oxygen and water, establishing a vortex in the molten reducing metal, introducing a metal halide into the vortex so that the molten reducing metal is in a stoichiometric excess to the metal halide, thereby producing metal particles and salt, removing unreacted reducing metal, removing the salt, and recovering the metal powder. The molten reducing metal can be a Group I metal, a Group II metal, or aluminum.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: David Henderson, Andrew Matheson, Richard Van Lieshout, Donald Finnerty, John W. Koenitzer
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Patent number: 11130177Abstract: A method for producing a metal powder includes maintaining molten reducing metal in a sealed reaction vessel that is free of added oxygen and water, establishing a vortex in the molten reducing metal, introducing a metal halide into the vortex so that the molten reducing metal is in a stoichiometric excess to the metal halide, thereby producing metal particles and salt, removing unreacted reducing metal, removing the salt, and recovering the metal powder. The molten reducing metal can be a Group I metal, a Group II metal, or aluminum.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Nanoscale Powders LLCInventors: David Henderson, Andrew Matheson, Richard Van Lieshout, Donald Finnerty, John W. Koenitzer
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Publication number: 20200023440Abstract: A method for producing a metal powder includes maintaining molten reducing metal in a sealed reaction vessel that is free of added oxygen and water, establishing a vortex in the molten reducing metal, introducing a metal halide into the vortex so that the molten reducing metal is in a stoichiometric excess to the metal halide, thereby producing metal particles and salt, removing unreacted reducing metal, removing the salt, and recovering the metal powder. The molten reducing metal can be a Group I metal, a Group II metal, or aluminum.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: David Henderson, Andrew Matheson, Richard Van Lieshout, Donald Finnerty, John W. Koenitzer
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Patent number: 10340170Abstract: A wafer grooving apparatus (100) for forming an elongate recess (103) in a semiconductor wafer surface, the apparatus comprising: a wafer table (110) for receiving and holding a semiconductor wafer; a radiation device (120) for generating a radiation beam (121); a beam directing device (130) for directing the radiation beam to a top surface (102) of the wafer so as to create a beam spot (142) where the radiation beam ablates wafer material on the wafer surface to form a recess; a wafer table displacement drive (170) for effecting a mutual displacement between the radiation beam and the wafer surface in a radiation beam displacement direction; a recess profile measuring device (180) arranged at a predetermined distance behind the beam directing device in the radiation beam displacement direction effected by the wafer table displacement drive for measuring a depth profile of the recess that has been formed by the radiation beam.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTDInventors: Richard Van Lieshout, Guido Knippels
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Patent number: 10245642Abstract: A method for producing a metal powder includes maintaining molten reducing metal in a sealed reaction vessel that is substantially free of oxygen and water, establishing a vortex in the molten reducing metal, introducing a metal halide into the vortex so that the molten reducing metal is in a stoichiometric excess to the metal halide, thereby producing metal particles and salt, removing unreacted reducing metal, removing the salt, and recovering the metal powder. The molten reducing metal can be a Group I metal, a Group II metal, or aluminum.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Nanoscale Powders LLCInventors: David Henderson, Andrew Matheson, Richard Van Lieshout, Donald Finnerty, John W. Koenitzer
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Publication number: 20180043437Abstract: A method for producing a metal powder that combines molten reducing metal and metal halide in a space that is substantially free of oxygen and water, wherein the molten reducing metal is sodium and/or potassium, or aluminum (or magnesium or titanium) and is present in a stoichiometric excess to the metal halide which is a solid or liquid, thereby producing metal particles and salt, removing unreacted reducing metal, optionally removing the salt, and recovering the metal powder, is described. A method for producing a metal masterbatch wherein the molten reducing metal is aluminum, magnesium, and/or titanium and after combining molten aluminum (or magnesium or titanium) and metal halide in the reaction space, substantially removing the produced metal salt to obtain the metal masterbatch which comprises at least a portion of the molten aluminum (or magnesium or titanium) and at least one metal also is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: Nanoscale Powders, LLCInventors: Donald Finnerty, David Henderson, John Koenitzer, Andrew Matheson, Richard Van Lieshout
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Publication number: 20170236738Abstract: A wafer grooving apparatus (100) for forming an elongate recess (103) in a semiconductor wafer surface, the apparatus comprising: a wafer table (110) for receiving and holding a semiconductor wafer; a radiation device (120) for generating a radiation beam (121); a beam directing device (130) for directing the radiation beam to a top surface (102) of the wafer so as to create a beam spot (142) where the radiation beam ablates wafer material on the wafer surface to form a recess; a wafer table displacement drive (170) for effecting a mutual displacement between the radiation beam and the wafer surface in a radiation beam displacement direction; a recess profile measuring device (180) arranged at a predetermined distance behind the beam directing device in the radiation beam displacement direction effected by the wafer table displacement drive for measuring a depth profile of the recess that has been formed by the radiation beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Richard VAN LIESHOUT, Guido KNIPPELS
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Publication number: 20160243622Abstract: A method for producing a metal powder includes maintaining molten reducing metal in a sealed reaction vessel that is substantially free of oxygen and water, establishing a vortex in the molten reducing metal, introducing a metal halide into the vortex so that the molten reducing metal is in a stoichiometric excess to the metal halide, thereby producing metal particles and salt, removing unreacted reducing metal, removing the salt, and recovering the metal powder. The molten reducing metal can be a Group I metal, a Group II metal, or aluminum.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: David Henderson, Andrew Matheson, Richard Van Lieshout, Donald Finnerty, John W. Koenitzer
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Patent number: 8232628Abstract: A method for manufacturing a microelectronic package (1) comprises the steps of providing two parts (13, 14) comprising electrically insulating material such as plastic; providing members (21, 22, 23) comprising electrically conductive material; providing a microelectronic device (30); positioning the electrically conductive members (21, 22, 23) and the microelectronic device (30) on the electrically insulating parts (13, 14); and placing the electrically insulating parts (13, 14) against each other, wherein the microelectronic device (30) and portions of the electrically conductive members (21, 22, 23) are sandwiched between the electrically insulating parts (13, 14). The electrically conductive members (21, 22, 23) are intended to be used for realizing contact of the microelectronic device (30) arranged inside the package (1) to the external world.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Paulus M. C. Hesen, Antonius J. G. M. van den Berk, Richard van Lieshout
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Publication number: 20110062565Abstract: A method for manufacturing a microelectronic package (1) comprises the steps of providing two parts (13, 14) comprising electrically insulating material such as plastic; providing members (21, 22, 23) comprising electrically conductive material; providing a microelectronic device (30); positioning the electrically conductive members (21, 22, 23) and the microelectronic device (30) on the electrically insulating parts (13, 14); and placing the electrically insulating parts (13, 14) against each other, wherein microelectronic device (30) and portions of the electrically conductive members (21, 22, 23) are sandwiched between the electrically insulating parts (13, 14). The electrically conductive members (21, 22, 23) are intended to be used for realizing contact of the micro-electronic device (30) arranged inside the package (1) to the external world.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Paulus M. C. Hesen, Antonius J. G. M. Van Den Berk, Richard Van Lieshout