Patents by Inventor Swami Mathad

Swami Mathad 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).

  • Use of argon sputtering to modify surface properties by thin film deposition
    Patent number: 6068923
    Abstract: A method of selectively and simultaneously depositing a non-reactive material such as a polyimide polymer to vertical sidewalls of a mesa-like structure is provided. The method of the present invention is useful in providing a modified mesa-like structure which prevents the flow of a reactive material along the vertical sidewalls of the mesa-like structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Dinan, Swami Mathad, Paul A. Totta, Horatio S. Wildman
  • Use of argon sputtering to modify surface properties by thin film deposition
    Patent number: 5956573
    Abstract: A method of selectively and simultaneously depositing a non-reactive material such as a polyimide polymer to vertical sidewalls of a mesa-like structure is provided. The method of the present invention is useful in providing a modified mesa-like structure which prevents the flow of a reactive material along the vertical sidewalls of the mesa-like structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Dinan, Swami Mathad, Paul A. Totta, Horatio S. Wildman