Patents by Inventor Steven Scott Gilmore

Steven Scott Gilmore 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).

  • Front end scribing of light emitting diode (LED) wafers and resulting devices
    Patent number: 8216867
    Abstract: A wafer of light emitting diodes (LEDs) is laser scribed to produce a laser scribing cut. Then, the wafer is cleaned, for example by wet etching, to reduce scribe damage. Then, electrical contact layers for the LEDs are formed on the wafer that has been cleaned. Alternatively, the scribing cut may be produced by multiple etches before contact formation. Related LEDs are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Donofrio, Winston T. Parker, Michael John Bergmann, Steven Scott Gilmore, Jay Thomas Norman, Kevin Shawne Schneider
  • FRONT END SCRIBING OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) WAFERS AND RESULTING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100314633
    Abstract: A wafer of light emitting diodes (LEDs) is laser scribed to produce a laser scribing cut. Then, the wafer is cleaned, for example by wet etching, to reduce scribe damage. Then, electrical contact layers for the LEDs are formed on the wafer that has been cleaned. Alternatively, the scribing cut may be produced by multiple etches before contact formation. Related LEDs are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Matthew Donofrio, Winston T. Parker, Michael John Bergmann, Steven Scott Gilmore, Jay Thomas Norman, Kevin Shawne Schneider