Patents by Inventor Tanlin Dickey

Tanlin Dickey 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: 6543084
    Abstract: A brush core and the method for making a brush core for use in substrate scrubbing are provided. The substrate can be any substrate that may need to undergo a scrubbing operation to complete a cleaning operation, etching operation, or other preparation. For instance, the substrate can be a semiconductor wafer, a disk, or any other type of work piece that will benefit from a brush core that can deliver uniform controlled amounts of fluid through the brush along an entire length of the brush core. The brush core is defined by a tubular core having a length that extends between a first end and a second end. The first end has an opening into a bore that is defined through a middle of the tubular core and extends along an inner length of the tubular core. A first plurality of holes are oriented along a plurality of first lines that extend in the direction of the length of the tubular core, and each of the first plurality of holes define paths to the bore of the tubular core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Tanlin Dickey, Julia S. Svirchevski, Donald E. Anderson, Mike Ravkin, Helmuth W. Treichel, Roy Winston Pascal, Douglas S. Gardner
  • Publication number: 20010022008
    Abstract: A brush core and the method for making a brush core for use in substrate scrubbing are provided. The substrate can be any substrate that may need to undergo a scrubbing operation to complete a cleaning operation, etching operation, or other preparation. For instance, the substrate can be a semiconductor wafer, a disk, or any other type of work piece that will benefit from a brush core that can deliver uniform controlled amounts of fluid through the brush along an entire length of the brush core. The brush core is defined by a tubular core having a length that extends between a first end and a second end. The first end has an opening into a bore that is defined through a middle of the tubular core and extends along an inner length of the tubular core. A first plurality of holes are oriented along a plurality of first lines that extend in the direction of the length of the tubular core, and each of the first plurality of holes define paths to the bore of the tubular core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: Tanlin Dickey, Julia S. Svirchevski, Donald E. Anderson, Mike Ravkin, Helmuth W. Treichel, Roy Winston Pascal, Douglas S. Gardner
  • Patent number: 6240588
    Abstract: A brush core and the method for making a brush core for use in substrate scrubbing are provided. The substrate can be any substrate that may need to undergo a scrubbing operation to complete a cleaning operation, etching operation, or other preparation. For instance, the substrate can be a semiconductor wafer, a disk, or any other type of work piece that will benefit from a brush core that can deliver uniform controlled amounts of fluid through the brush along an entire length of the brush core. The brush core is defined by a tubular core having a length that extends between a first end and a second end. The first end has an opening into a bore that is defined through a middle of the tubular core and extends along an inner length of the tubular core. A first plurality of holes are oriented along a plurality of first lines that extend in the direction of the length of the tubular core, and each of the first plurality of holes define paths to the bore of the tubular core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Tanlin Dickey, Julia S. Svirchevski, Donald E. Anderson, Mike Ravkin, Helmuth W. Treichel, Roy Winston Pascal, Douglas S. Gardner