Patents by Inventor Sumit Subhash PATANKAR
Sumit Subhash PATANKAR 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).
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Patent number: 12240078Abstract: A polishing assembly includes a rotatable platen to support a polishing pad, a polishing liquid delivery arm having an enclosure open at a bottom thereof and one or more ports to deliver a polishing liquid and a cleaning fluid downwardly through an interior space of the enclosure onto the polishing pad, and a delivery arm cleaning tool removably attached to the polishing liquid delivery arm, the cleaning tool extending below the delivery arm and having a delivery arm-facing surface shaped such that the cleaning tool directs the cleaning fluid from the polishing liquid delivery arm on to a surface of the enclosure of the polishing liquid delivery arm.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Roy C. Nangoy, Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Nathan Arron Davis, Allen L. D'Ambra, Michael J. Coughlin, Sumit Subhash Patankar
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Patent number: 12134167Abstract: A method of cleaning a conditioner head includes bringing two clamps of a cleaning tool inward toward a disk-shaped pad conditioner head to press a sponge against an outer surface of the disk-shaped pad conditioner head, and creating relative motion between the cleaning tool and the pad conditioner head to wipe the sponge against the pad conditioner head.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Sumit Subhash Patankar, Nathan Arron Davis, Michael J. Coughlin, Allen L D'Ambra
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Publication number: 20240208006Abstract: A polishing liquid delivery arm cleaning tool includes a body configured to be removably secured to a polishing liquid delivery arm of a chemical mechanical polishing system, and an insert removably secured to the body. The insert has an arm-facing surface shaped to direct a cleaning fluid from the polishing liquid delivery arm back to an inner surface of an enclosure of the polishing liquid delivery arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2024Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Roy C. Nangoy, Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Nathan Arron Davis, Allen L. D`Ambra, Michael J. Coughlin, Sumit Subhash Patankar
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Patent number: 11986925Abstract: Chemically impregnated applicators used to provide hydrophobic surfaces on chemical mechanical polishing system components and related application methods are shown. A method of forming a hydrophobic coating on a surface of a polishing system component includes cleaning the surface of the polishing system component to remove a polishing fluid residue therefrom and applying a hydrophobicity causing chemical solution to the surface of the polishing system component.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Sumit Subhash Patankar, Nathan Arron Davis, Michael J. Coughlin, Allen L. D'Ambra
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Patent number: 11756804Abstract: In a chemical mechanical polishing system, a platen shield cleaning assembly is installed on a rotatable platen in a gap between the rotatable platen and a platen shield. The assembly includes a sponge holder attached to the platen and a sponge. The sponge is held by the sponge holder such that an outer surface of the sponge is pressed against an inner surface of the platen shield.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Sumit Subhash Patankar, Nathan Arron Davis, Allen L. D'Ambra
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Publication number: 20230278165Abstract: A method of cleaning a conditioner head includes bringing two clamps of a cleaning tool inward toward a disk-shaped pad conditioner head to press a sponge against an outer surface of the disk-shaped pad conditioner head, and creating relative motion between the cleaning tool and the pad conditioner head to wipe the sponge against the pad conditioner head.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Sumit Subhash Patankar, Nathan Arron Davis, Michael J. Coughlin, Allen L. D`Ambra
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Patent number: 11648645Abstract: A method of cleaning a conditioner head includes bringing two clamps of a cleaning tool inward toward a disk-shaped pad conditioner head to press a sponge against an outer surface of the disk-shaped pad conditioner head, and creating relative motion between the cleaning tool and the pad conditioner head to wipe the sponge against the pad conditioner head.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Sumit Subhash Patankar, Nathan Arron Davis, Michael J. Coughlin, Allen L. D'Ambra
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Publication number: 20230146929Abstract: In a chemical mechanical polishing system, a platen shield cleaning assembly is installed on a rotatable platen in a gap between the rotatable platen and a platen shield. The assembly includes a sponge holder attached to the platen and a sponge. The sponge is held by the sponge holder such that an outer surface of the sponge is pressed against an inner surface of the platen shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Sumit Subhash Patankar, Nathan Arron Davis, Allen L. D`Ambra
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Publication number: 20230060141Abstract: Chemically impregnated applicators used to provide hydrophobic surfaces on chemical mechanical polishing system components and related application methods are shown. A method of forming a hydrophobic coating on a surface of a polishing system component includes cleaning the surface of the polishing system component to remove a polishing fluid residue therefrom and applying a hydrophobicity causing chemical solution to the surface of the polishing system component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv GADGIL, Sumit Subhash PATANKAR, Nathan Arron DAVIS, Michael J. COUGHLIN, Allen L. D'AMBRA
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Patent number: 11545371Abstract: In a chemical mechanical polishing system, a platen shield cleaning assembly is installed on a rotatable platen in a gap between the rotatable platen and a platen shield. The assembly includes a sponge holder attached to the platen and a sponge. The sponge is held by the sponge holder such that an outer surface of the sponge is pressed against an inner surface of the platen shield.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Sumit Subhash Patankar, Nathan Arron Davis, Allen L. D'Ambra
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Patent number: 11484987Abstract: Chemically impregnated applicators used to provide hydrophobic surfaces on chemical mechanical polishing system components and related application methods. A method of forming a hydrophobic coating on a surface of a polishing system component includes cleaning the surface of the polishing system component to remove a polishing fluid residue therefrom and applying a hydrophobicity causing chemical solution to the surface of the polishing system component.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Sumit Subhash Patankar, Nathan Arron Davis, Michael J. Coughlin, Allen L. D'Ambra
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Publication number: 20220314397Abstract: A method of cleaning a conditioner head includes bringing two clamps of a cleaning tool inward toward a disk-shaped pad conditioner head to press a sponge against an outer surface of the disk-shaped pad conditioner head, and creating relative motion between the cleaning tool and the pad conditioner head to wipe the sponge against the pad conditioner head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Sumit Subhash Patankar, Nathan Arron Davis, Michael J. Coughlin, Allen L. D`Ambra
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Patent number: 11370083Abstract: A pad conditioner head cleaning tool has a first clamp configured to removably engage a first portion of a sponge against an outer surface of a disk-shaped pad conditioner head at a first location, a second clamp configured to removable engage a second portion of the sponge against the outer surface of the disk-shaped pad conditioner head at a second location, and an arm coupling the first clamp to the second clamp. The arm is sufficiently flexible to permit the first clamp and the second clamp to be separated to fit around the disk-shaped pad conditioner head and sufficiently tensile to bias the first clamp and the second clamp inwardly to press the sponge against an outer surface of a pad conditioner head.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Sumit Subhash Patankar, Nathan Arron Davis, Michael J. Coughlin, Allen L. D'Ambra
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Publication number: 20210402565Abstract: A polishing assembly includes a rotatable platen to support a polishing pad, a polishing liquid delivery arm having an enclosure open at a bottom thereof and one or more ports to deliver a polishing liquid and a cleaning fluid downwardly through an interior space of the enclosure onto the polishing pad, and a delivery arm cleaning tool removably attached to the polishing liquid delivery arm, the cleaning tool extending below the delivery arm and having a delivery arm-facing surface shaped such that the cleaning tool directs the cleaning fluid from the polishing liquid delivery arm on to a surface of the enclosure of the polishing liquid delivery arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Roy C. Nangoy, Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Nathan Arron Davis, Allen L. D`Ambra, Michael J. Coughlin, Sumit Subhash Patankar
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Publication number: 20210402561Abstract: A pad conditioner head cleaning tool has a first clamp configured to removably engage a first portion of a sponge against an outer surface of a disk-shaped pad conditioner head at a first location, a second clamp configured to removable engage a second portion of the sponge against the outer surface of the disk-shaped pad conditioner head at a second location, and an arm coupling the first clamp to the second clamp. The arm is sufficiently flexible to permit the first clamp and the second clamp to be separated to fit around the disk-shaped pad conditioner head and sufficiently tensile to bias the first clamp and the second clamp inwardly to press the sponge against an outer surface of a pad conditioner head.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Sumit Subhash Patankar, Nathan Arron Davis, Michael J. Coughlin, Allen L. D`Ambra
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Publication number: 20210394540Abstract: In a chemical mechanical polishing system, a platen shield cleaning assembly is installed on a rotatable platen in a gap between the rotatable platen and a platen shield. The assembly includes a sponge holder attached to the platen and a sponge. The sponge is held by the sponge holder such that an outer surface of the sponge is pressed against an inner surface of the platen shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv Gadgil, Sumit Subhash Patankar, Nathan Arron Davis, Allen L. D`Ambra
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Publication number: 20210276144Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to chemically impregnated applicators which may be used to provide hydrophobic surfaces on CMP system components and related application methods. In one embodiment, a method of forming a hydrophobic coating on a surface of a polishing system component includes cleaning the surface of the polishing system component to remove a polishing fluid residue therefrom and applying a hydrophobicity causing chemical solution to the surface of the polishing system component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Shantanu Rajiv GADGIL, Sumit Subhash PATANKAR, Nathan Arron DAVIS, Michael J. COUGHLIN, Allen L. D'AMBRA