Patents by Inventor Robert A. Marks

Robert A. Marks 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: 8439723
    Abstract: A chemical mechanical apparatus comprises a polishing platen, a roller pad assembly capable of advancing a polishing pad across the platen, a substrate carrier to press a substrate against the polishing pad, and a heater to heat the substrate to a temperature sufficiently high to provide a rate of removal of material from the substrate that compensates for the wear of the polishing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Marks, Christopher Heung-Gyun Lee, Garlen C. Leung, Gregory E. Menk, Jie Diao, Erik S. Rondum
  • Publication number: 20090271222
    Abstract: A life insurance product provided with one or more mediums and indicia recorded on the one or more mediums identifying an insured, an irrevocable beneficiary, a fixed term ending upon a predetermined age of the insured for the life insurance product, a payment schedule for premiums, a determined death benefit payable to the beneficiary upon death of the insured, with the death benefits defined as a guaranteed stream of payments to be paid for the life of the irrevocable beneficiary. The life insurance product also includes means for executing the one or mediums to form a life insurance contract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Robert A. Marks, Gerald W. McRae, Charles Jorge, Tom E. Baumann
  • Patent number: 6560335
    Abstract: Disposable sanitary covers for the earpiece mouth piece and handle of telephone handsets. The covers are designed to provide universal fit to the earpiece or mouth piece, regardless of its shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Phone Guard, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Zohn, Robert A. Marks, Joseph M. Herzog, David Cowan, Jochen Schapers, Allen Bonder
  • Publication number: 20020146115
    Abstract: Disposable sanitary covers for the earpiece mouth piece and handle of telephone handsets. The covers are designed to provide universal fit to the earpiece or mouth piece, regardless of its shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Zohn, Robert A. Marks, Joseph M. Herzog, David Cowan, Jochen Schapers, Allen Bonder