Patents by Inventor Robert O. Pichulo

Robert O. Pichulo 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).

  • Sputtering alloy films using a sintered metal composite target
    Patent number: 6464844
    Abstract: A method for producing thin film alloy by a sputtering deposition process comprising using a target having compartments of individual components arranged in concentric circles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert O. Pichulo, Gregory Keller Rasmussen
  • Sputtering alloy films using a crescent-shaped aperture
    Patent number: 6402906
    Abstract: A method and system for producing thin film alloy by a sputtering deposition process comprising using a crescent-shaped aperture interposed between the target and substrate of a sputtering deposition system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert O. Pichulo, Gregory Keller Rasmussen, Mark Ray McClanahan
  • Rotating film carrier and aperture for precision deposition of sputtered alloy films
    Patent number: 6303008
    Abstract: A method and system for producing thin film alloy by a sputtering deposition process comprising using a circle-shaped aperture interposed between the target and substrate of a sputtering deposition system and establishing a rotating/oscillating relationship between the substrate and the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert O. Pichulo, Gregory Keller Rasmussen, Mark Ray McClanahan