Patents by Inventor Steven Mear

Steven Mear 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).

  • Publication number: 20070082589
    Abstract: A system for chemical mechanical polishing having a carrier head with pressurizeable chambers that can be configured into pressure zones is described. The system includes a carrier head with a membrane for contacting a substrate during polishing. Pressurizeable chambers behind the membrane are in communication with pressure inputs. The pressure inputs can each supply a different pressure to the pressurizeable chambers. Some of the pressurizeable chambers can be in communication with more than one pressure input. Zones of pressure can be arranged, where each zone includes one or more pressurizeable chambers. The zones can be configurable by altering the pressurizeable chambers that make up each zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Steven Zuniga, Hung Chen, Thomas Brezoczky, Steven Mear
  • Publication number: 20070068552
    Abstract: In a first aspect, an apparatus adapted to clean a semiconductor device manufacturing component is provided. The apparatus includes an ozone module adapted to (1) obtain Ozone; (2) combine the Ozone with a fluid to generate ozonated fluid; and (3) deliver the ozonated fluid to the semiconductor device manufacturing component so as to clean the semiconductor device manufacturing component. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Bruce Willing, Daniel Forster, David Huo, Robert Tolles, Christopher Haynes, Steven Mear, David Paul, William Evans