Patents by Inventor Shawn David Whaley

Shawn David Whaley 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).

  • Methods for wafer bonding, and for nucleating bonding nanophases
    Patent number: 9018077
    Abstract: Substrates may be bonded according to a method comprising contacting a first bonding surface of a first substrate with a second bonding surface of a second substrate to form an assembly; and compressing the assembly in the presence of an oxidizing atmosphere under suitable conditions to form a bonding layer between the first and second surfaces, wherein the first bonding surface comprises a polarized surface layer; the second bonding surface comprises a hydrophilic surface layer; the first and second bonding surfaces are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents, A Body Corporate of the State of Arizona, Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Nicole Herbots, Robert J. Culbertson, James Bradley, Murdock Allen Hart, David Alexander Sell, Shawn David Whaley
  • Methods for Wafer Bonding, and for Nucleating Bonding Nanophases
    Publication number: 20120132263
    Abstract: Substrates may be bonded according to a method comprising contacting a first bonding surface of a first substrate with a second bonding surface of a second substrate to form an assembly; and compressing the assembly in the presence of an oxidizing atmosphere under suitable conditions to form a bonding layer between the first and second surfaces, wherein the first bonding surface comprises a polarized surface layer; the second bonding surface comprises a hydrophilic surface layer; the first and second bonding surfaces are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, a body Corporate acting for and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Nicole Herbots, Robert J. Culbertson, James Bradley, Murdock Allen Hart, David Alexander Sell, Shawn David Whaley