Patents by Inventor Ronald Powell
Ronald Powell 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: 11724964Abstract: Window units, for example insulating glass units (IGU's), that have at least two panes, each pane having an electrochromic device thereon, are described. Two optical state devices on each pane of a dual-pane window unit provide window units having four optical states. Window units described allow the end user a greater choice of how much light is transmitted through the electrochromic window. Also, by using two or more window panes, each with its own electrochromic device, registered in a window unit, visual defects in any of the individual devices are negated by virtue of the extremely small likelihood that any of the visual defects will align perfectly and thus be observable to the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: View, Inc.Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar Karthik Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald A. Powell, Dhairya Shrivastava
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Publication number: 20230144015Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for mitigating pinhole defects in optical devices such as electrochromic windows. One method mitigates a pinhole defect in an electrochromic device by identifying the site of the pinhole defect and obscuring the pinhole to make it less visually discernible.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: View, Inc.Inventors: Robin Sean Friedman, Sridhar Karthik Kailasam, Rao P. Mulpuri, Ronald M. Parker, Ronald A. Powell, Anshu Ajit Pradhan, Robert Tad Rozbicki, Vinod Khosla
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Patent number: 11550197Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for mitigating pinhole defects in optical devices such as electrochromic windows. One method mitigates a pinhole defect in an electrochromic device by identifying the site of the pinhole defect and obscuring the pinhole to make it less visually discernible. In some cases, the pinhole defect may be the result of mitigating a short-related defect.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: View, Inc.Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar K. Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald M. Parker, Ronald A. Powell, Anshu A. Pradhan, Robert T. Rozbicki, Vinod Khosla
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Publication number: 20210214274Abstract: Window units, for example insulating glass units (IGU's), that have at least two panes, each pane having an electrochromic device thereon, are described. Two optical state devices on each pane of a dual-pane window unit provide window units having four optical states. Window units described allow the end user a greater choice of how much light is transmitted through the electrochromic window. Also, by using two or more window panes, each with its own electrochromic device, registered in a window unit, visual defects in any of the individual devices are negated by virtue of the extremely small likelihood that any of the visual defects will align perfectly and thus be observable to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar Karthik Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald A. Powell, Dhairya Shrivastava
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Patent number: 10895539Abstract: A system includes a camera mounted external to and adjacent to a window of a processing chamber configured to process semiconductor substrates. The window allows the camera to view a component in the processing chamber. The camera is configured to generate a video signal indicative of a status of the component during a process being performed in the processing chamber. The system further includes a controller coupled to the processing chamber. The controller is configured to control the camera, process the video signal from the camera, determine the status of the component based on the processing of the video signal, and determine whether to terminate the process based on the status of the component.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: LAM RESEARCH CORPORATIONInventors: Kapil Sawlani, Gary B. Lind, Michal Danek, Ronald Powell, Michael Rumer, Kaihan Ashtiani
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Patent number: 10890820Abstract: Window units, for example insulating glass units (IGU's), that have at least two panes, each pane having an electrochromic device thereon, are described. Two optical state devices on each pane of a dual-pane window unit provide window units having four optical states. Window units described allow the end user a greater choice of how much light is transmitted through the electrochromic window. Also, by using two or more window panes, each with its own electrochromic device, registered in a window unit, visual defects in any of the individual devices are negated by virtue of the extremely small likelihood that any of the visual defects will align perfectly and thus be observable to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: View, Inc.Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald A. Powell, Dhairya Shrivastava
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Patent number: 10534237Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for mitigating pinhole defects in optical devices such as electrochromic windows. One method mitigates a pinhole defect in an electrochromic device by identifying the site of the pinhole defect and obscuring the pinhole to make it less visually discernible. In some cases, the pinhole defect may be the result of mitigating a short-related defect.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: View, Inc.Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar Karthik Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald M. Parker, Ronald A. Powell, Anshu A. Pradhan, Robert T. Rozbicki, Vinod Khosla
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Publication number: 20190302562Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for mitigating pinhole defects in optical devices such as electrochromic windows. One method mitigates a pinhole defect in an electrochromic device by identifying the site of the pinhole defect and obscuring the pinhole to make it less visually discernible.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar K. Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald M. Parker, Ronald A. Powell, Anshu A. Pradhan, Robert T. Rozbicki, Vinod Khosla
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Publication number: 20190120775Abstract: A system includes a camera mounted external to and adjacent to a window of a processing chamber configured to process semiconductor substrates. The window allows the camera to view a component in the processing chamber. The camera is configured to generate a video signal indicative of a status of the component during a process being performed in the processing chamber. The system further includes a controller coupled to the processing chamber. The controller is configured to control the camera, process the video signal from the camera, determine the status of the component based on the processing of the video signal, and determine whether to terminate the process based on the status of the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Kapil Sawlani, Gary B. Lind, Michal Danek, Ronald Powell, Michael Rumer, Kaihan Ashtiani
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Publication number: 20180373110Abstract: Window units, for example insulating glass units (IGU's), that have at least two panes, each pane having an electrochromic device thereon, are described. Two optical state devices on each pane of a dual-pane window unit provide window units having four optical states. Window units described allow the end user a greater choice of how much light is transmitted through the electrochromic window. Also, by using two or more window panes, each with its own electrochromic device, registered in a window unit, visual defects in any of the individual devices are negated by virtue of the extremely small likelihood that any of the visual defects will align perfectly and thus be observable to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald A. Powell, Dhairya Shrivastava
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Patent number: 10115608Abstract: A gas expansion module for use with semiconductor wafer loadlocks and other regulated-pressure components of semiconductor processing tools is provided. The gas expansion module may be barometrically isolated from the loadlock or other component and pumped down to a vacuum condition while the loadlock is performing operations at a higher pressure, such as ambient atmospheric conditions. After an initial pump-down of the loadlock is performed, the gas expansion module may be fluidly joined to the loadlock volume and the gases within each allowed to reach equilibrium. A further pump-down of the combined volume may be used to bring the loadlock pressure to a desired vacuum condition.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2013Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Novellus Systems, Inc.Inventors: Edmund B. Minshall, Victor F. Morris, Ram Charan, Ronald A. Powell, Mukul Khosla
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Patent number: 10088731Abstract: Window units, for example insulating glass units (IGU's), that have at least two panes, each pane having an electrochromic device thereon, are described. Two optical state devices on each pane of a dual-pane window unit provide window units having four optical states. Window units described allow the end user a greater choice of how much light is transmitted through the electrochromic window. Also, by using two or more window panes, each with its own electrochromic device, registered in a window unit, visual defects in any of the individual devices are negated by virtue of the extremely small likelihood that any of the visual defects will align perfectly and thus be observable to the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: View, Inc.Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar K. Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald A. Powell, Dhairya Shrivastava
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Patent number: 9829763Abstract: Window units, for example insulating glass units (IGU's), that have at least two panes, each pane having an electrochromic device thereon, are described. Two optical state devices on each pane of a dual-pane window unit provide window units having four optical states. Window units described allow the end user a greater choice of how much light is transmitted through the electrochromic window. Also, by using two or more window panes, each with its own electrochromic device, registered in a window unit, visual defects in any of the individual devices are negated by virtue of the extremely small likelihood that any of the visual defects will align perfectly and thus be observable to the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: View, Inc.Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar K. Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald A. Powell, Dhairya Shrivastava
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Patent number: 9638977Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for mitigating defects in optical devices such as electrochromic devices. One method mitigates a pinhole defect in an electrochromic device by identifying the site of the pinhole defect and obscuring the pinhole to make it less visually discernible. In some cases, the pinhole defect may be the result of mitigating a short-related defect.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: View, Inc.Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar K. Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald M. Parker, Ronald A. Powell, Anshu A. Pradhan, Robert T. Rozbicki, Vinod Khosla
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Publication number: 20170003566Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for mitigating pinhole defects in optical devices such as electrochromic windows. One method mitigates a pinhole defect in an electrochromic device by identifying the site of the pinhole defect and obscuring the pinhole to make it less visually discernible.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar Karthik Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald M. Parker, Ronald A. Powell, Anshu A. Pradhan, Robert T. Rozbicki, Vinod Khosla
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Publication number: 20160154289Abstract: Window units, for example insulating glass units (IGU's), that have at least two panes, each pane having an electrochromic device thereon, are described. Two optical state devices on each pane of a dual-pane window unit provide window units having four optical states. Window units described allow the end user a greater choice of how much light is transmitted through the electrochromic window. Also, by using two or more window panes, each with its own electrochromic device, registered in a window unit, visual defects in any of the individual devices are negated by virtue of the extremely small likelihood that any of the visual defects will align perfectly and thus be observable to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar K. Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald A. Powell, Dhairya Shrivastava
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Patent number: 9275884Abstract: A substrate handling robot includes an arm section and a wrist portion connected to the arm section. An end effector is connected to the wrist portion and is configured to support a substrate. A housing is arranged adjacent to the end effector and includes a gas outlet that directs gas onto an exposed surface of the substrate during transport.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Novellus Systems, Inc.Inventors: Mukul Khosla, Ronald Powell, Arun Keshavamurthy, Richard Blank
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Publication number: 20150316827Abstract: Window units, for example insulating glass units (IGU's), that have at least two panes, each pane having an electrochromic device thereon, are described. Two optical state devices on each pane of a dual-pane window unit provide window units having four optical states. Window units described allow the end user a greater choice of how much light is transmitted through the electrochromic window. Also, by using two or more window panes, each with its own electrochromic device, registered in a window unit, visual defects in any of the individual devices are negated by virtue of the extremely small likelihood that any of the visual defects will align perfectly and thus be observable to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar K. Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald A. Powell, Dhairya Shrivastava
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Patent number: 9116410Abstract: Window units, for example insulating glass units (IGU's), that have at least two panes, each pane having an electrochromic device thereon, are described. Two optical state devices on each pane of a dual-pane window unit provide window units having four optical states. Window units described allow the end user a greater choice of how much light is transmitted through the electrochromic window. Also, by using two or more window panes, each with its own electrochromic device, registered in a window unit, visual defects in any of the individual devices are negated by virtue of the extremely small likelihood that any of the visual defects will align perfectly and thus be observable to the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: View, Inc.Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald Powell, Dhairya Shrivastava
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Publication number: 20150077831Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for mitigating pinhole defects in optical devices such as electrochromic windows. One method mitigates a pinhole defect in an electrochromic device by identifying the site of the pinhole defect and obscuring the pinhole to make it less visually discernible. In some cases, the pinhole defect may be the result of mitigating a short-related defect.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Robin Friedman, Sridhar K. Kailasam, Rao Mulpuri, Ronald M. Parker, Ronald A. Powell, Anshu A. Pradhan, Robert T. Rozbicki, Vinod Khosla