Patents by Inventor Terry J. Phelan

Terry J. Phelan 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: 20040206804
    Abstract: The invention includes deposition apparatuses having reaction chambers and particle-trapping features formed along one or more surfaces within the chambers. In particular aspects, the particle-trapping features can comprise a pattern of bent projections forming receptacles, and can comprise microstructures on the bent projections. The invention also includes methods of forming particle-trapping features by initially forming a pattern of projections, bending the projections, and then exposing the projections to particles to form microstructures on the bent projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Jaeyeon Kim, John D. Mize, Terry J. Phelan