Patents by Inventor Robert Eugene Weisse

Robert Eugene Weisse 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: 9721759
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for supplying radio frequency (RF) power to a large area plasma source so as to produce a plasma that is substantially uniform in two spatial dimensions. The RF power may be supplied by a power supply system, which may comprise a RF source and a distribution network. The distribution network may comprise a matching network, and a branching circuit that divides the RF power into several branches. Each of the branches of the distribution network may include a phase shifter that shifts the RF signal (which carries the RF power) by an odd multiple of 90°, and a blocking filter which blocks any harmonics and other unwanted frequencies which are reflected from a plasma source. The output of the branches may be coupled to feed points that are spatially distributed over the one or more electrodes of the plasma source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: AIXTRON SE
    Inventors: Richard Keith Karlquist, Stephen Edward Savas, Robert Eugene Weisse