Patents by Inventor Steve Jumper

Steve Jumper 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: 9032990
    Abstract: Embodiments of chemical delivery systems disclosed herein may include an enclosure; a first compartment disposed within the enclosure and having a plurality of first conduits to carry a first set of chemical species, the first compartment further having a first draw opening and a first exhaust opening to facilitate flow of a purge gas through the first compartment; and a second compartment disposed within the enclosure and having a plurality of second conduits to carry a second set of chemical species, the second compartment further having a second draw opening and a second exhaust opening to facilitate flow of the purge gas through the second compartment, wherein the first set of chemical species is different than the second set of chemical species, and wherein a draw velocity of the purge gas through the second compartment is higher than the draw velocity of the purge gas through the first compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Marcel E. Josephson, David K. Carlson, Steve Jumper, Errol Antonio C. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20120266984
    Abstract: Embodiments of chemical delivery systems disclosed herein may include an enclosure; a first compartment disposed within the enclosure and having a plurality of first conduits to carry a first set of chemical species, the first compartment further having a first draw opening and a first exhaust opening to facilitate flow of a purge gas through the first compartment; and a second compartment disposed within the enclosure and having a plurality of second conduits to carry a second set of chemical species, the second compartment further having a second draw opening and a second exhaust opening to facilitate flow of the purge gas through the second compartment, wherein the first set of chemical species is different than the second set of chemical species, and wherein a draw velocity of the purge gas through the second compartment is higher than the draw velocity of the purge gas through the first compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: MARCEL E. JOSEPHSON, DAVID K. CARLSON, STEVE JUMPER, ERROL ANTONIO C. SANCHEZ
  • Publication number: 20120270384
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for deposition of materials on a substrate are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for processing a substrate may include a process chamber having a substrate support disposed therein to support a processing surface of a substrate, an injector disposed to a first side of the substrate support and having a first flow path to provide a first process gas and a second flow path to provide a second process gas independent of the first process gas, wherein the injector is positioned to provide the first and second process gases across the processing surface of the substrate, a showerhead disposed above the substrate support to provide the first process gas to the processing surface of the substrate, and an exhaust port disposed to a second side of the substrate support, opposite the injector, to exhaust the first and second process gases from the process chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: ERROL ANTONIO C. SANCHEZ, RICHARD O. COLLINS, DAVID K. CARLSON, KEVIN BAUTISTA, HERMAN P. DINIZ, KAILASH PATALAY, NYI O. MYO, DENNIS L. DEMARS, CHRISTOPHE MARCADAL, STEVE JUMPER, SATHEESH KUPPURAO
  • Publication number: 20080063798
    Abstract: The present invention generally comprises an apparatus for depositing high k dielectric or metal gate materials in which toxic, flammable, or pyrophoric precursors may be used. Exhaust conduits may be placed on the liquid precursor or solid precursor delivery cabinet, the gas panel, and the water vapor generator area. The exhaust conduits permit a technician to access the apparatus without undue exposure to toxic, pyrophoric, or flammable gases that may collect within the liquid deliver cabinet, gas panel, and water vapor generator area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Shreyas Kher, Son Nguyen, Pravin Narwankar, Sanjeev Tandon, Steve Jumper, Vincent Sermona