Patents by Inventor Robert M. Prater

Robert M. Prater 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: 7374648
    Abstract: The invention includes a coil support assembly having an insulator interfacing a surface of a shield disposed within a processing chamber. The insulator has an extension which extends through the shield. A second insulator is disposed between the shield and a coil and contacts a protrusion extending from the coil. A fastener is disposed through the first insulator and extends through the second insulator and into the protrusion. The fastener is electrically isolated from the shield by the first insulator. The invention includes coil assemblies containing the described coil support configuration. The invention further includes a method of supporting a coil within a processing chamber having a shield disposed therein. Insulators are inserted to extend from an outer side of the shield through a thickness of the shield. A coil is mounted within the chamber by inserting fasteners through each insulator into bosses which-protrude outwardly from the coil body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Len Hom, John D. Mize, Robert M. Prater, David K. Chan, Gilbert Amador, Peter J. Kang