Patents by Inventor Ryan J. Cottier

Ryan J. Cottier 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).

  • Photolytic processing of materials with hydrogen
    Patent number: 9196497
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for hydrogenating a sample, such as a semiconductor wafer. The invention utilizes a top electrode comprising a UV-transparent dielectric and a metal contact to provide an electric field to the sample while the sample is irradiated with UV light and hydrogenated with a hydrogenating gas or gasses. The field may be applied to the sample at a number of different pressures, temperatures and concentrations of gas to manipulate the rate and type of hydrogenation. Further, the method of hydrogenating the sample may be used in conjunction with masking and etching techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Amethyst Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Orin W. Holland, Ryan J. Cottier, Terry D. Golding, Khalid Hossain, Ronald Paul Hellmer
  • Photolytic Processing Of Materials With Hydrogen
    Publication number: 20110297534
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for hydrogenating a sample, such as a semiconductor wafer. The invention utilizes a top electrode comprising a UV-transparent dielectric and a metal contact to provide an electric field to the sample while the sample is irradiated with UV light and hydrogenated with a hydrogenating gas or gasses. The field may be applied to the sample at a number of different pressures, temperatures and concentrations of gas to manipulate the rate and type of hydrogenation. Further, the method of hydrogenating the sample may be used in conjunction with masking and etching techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: Amethyst Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Orin W. Holland, Ryan J. Cottier, Terry D. Golding, Khalid Hossain, Ronald Paul Hellmer