Patents by Inventor Titta Aaltonen

Titta Aaltonen 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: 8894723
    Abstract: A method for the formation of lithium includes a layer on a substrate using an atomic layer deposition method. The method includes the sequential pulsing of a lithium precursor through a reaction chamber for deposition upon a substrate. Using further oxidizing pulses and or other metal containing precursor pulses, an electrolyte suitable for use in thin film batteries may be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Universitetet I Oslo
    Inventors: Ola Nilsen, Helmer Fjellvåg, Mari Endresen Alnes, Titta Aaltonen, Matti Putkonen
  • Publication number: 20110099798
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for the formation of lithium comprising layer on a substrate using an atomic layer deposition method. The method comprises the sequential pulsing of a lithium precursor through a reaction chamber for deposition upon a substrate. Using further oxidising pulses and or other metal containing precursor pulses, an electrolyte suitable for use in thin film batteries may be manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITETET I OSLO
    Inventors: Ola Nilsen, Helmer Fjellvag, Mari Endresen Alnes, Titta Aaltonen, Matti Putkonen
  • Patent number: 7220451
    Abstract: Electrically conductive noble metal thin films can be deposited on a substrate by atomic layer deposition. According to one embodiment of the invention a substrate with a surface is provided in a reaction chamber and a vaporised precursor of a noble metal is pulsed into the reaction chamber. By contacting the vaporised precursor with the surface of the substrate, no more than about a molecular layer of the metal precursor is formed on the substrate. In a next step, a pulse of molecular oxygen-containing gas is provided in the reaction chamber, where the oxygen reacts with the precursor on the substrate. Thus, high-quality metal thin films can be deposited by utilising reactions between the metal precursor and oxygen. In one embodiment, electrically conductive layers are deposited in structures that have high aspect ratio vias and trenches, local high elevation areas or other similar surface structures that make the surface rough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: ASM International N.V.
    Inventors: Titta Aaltonen, Petra Alén, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskelä
  • Publication number: 20050020060
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to processes for producing electrically conductive noble metal thin films on a substrate by atomic layer deposition. According to one embodiment of the invention a substrate with a surface is provided in a reaction chamber and a vaporised precursor of a noble metal is pulsed into the reaction chamber. By contacting the vaporised precursor with the surface of the substrate, no more than about a molecular layer of the metal precursor is formed on the substrate. In a next step, a pulse of molecular oxygen-containing gas is provided in the reaction chamber, where the oxygen reacts with the precursor on the substrate. Thus, high-quality metal thin films can be deposited by utilising reactions between the metal precursor and oxygen. In one embodiment, electrically conductive layers are deposited in structures that have high aspect ratio vias and trenches, local high elevation areas or other similar surface structures that make the surface rough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Titta Aaltonen, Petra Alen, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskela
  • Patent number: 6824816
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to processes for producing electrically conductive noble metal thin films on a substrate by atomic layer deposition. According to one embodiment of the invention a substrate with a surface is provided in a reaction chamber and a vaporised precursor of a noble metal is pulsed into the reaction chamber. By contacting the vaporised precursor with the surface of the substrate, no more than about a molecular layer of the metal precursor is formed on the substrate. In a next step, a pulse of molecular oxygen-containing gas is provided in the reaction chamber, where the oxygen reacts with the precursor on the substrate. Thus, high-quality metal thin films can be deposited by utilising reactions between the metal precursor and oxygen. In one embodiment, electrically conductive layers are deposited in structures that have high aspect ratio vias and trenches, local high elevation areas or other similar surface structures that make the surface rough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: ASM International N.V.
    Inventors: Titta Aaltonen, Petra Alén, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskelä
  • Publication number: 20030165615
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to processes for producing electrically conductive noble metal thin films on a substrate by atomic layer deposition. According to one embodiment of the invention a substrate with a surface is provided in a reaction chamber and a vaporised precursor of a noble metal is pulsed into the reaction chamber. By contacting the vaporised precursor with the surface of the substrate, no more than about a molecular layer of the metal precursor is formed on the substrate. In a next step, a pulse of molecular oxygen-containing gas is provided in the reaction chamber, where the oxygen reacts with the precursor on the substrate. Thus, high-quality metal thin films can be deposited by utilising reactions between the metal precursor and oxygen. In one embodiment, electrically conductive layers are deposited in structures that have high aspect ratio vias and trenches, local high elevation areas or other similar surface structures that make the surface rough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Titta Aaltonen, Petra Alen, Mikko Ritala, Markku Leskela
  • Patent number: RE46610
    Abstract: A method for the formation of lithium includes a layer on a substrate using an atomic layer deposition method. The method includes the sequential pulsing of a lithium precursor through a reaction chamber for deposition upon a substrate. Using further oxidizing pulses and or other metal containing precursor pulses, an electrolyte suitable for use in thin film batteries may be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Universitetet I Oslo
    Inventors: Ola Nilsen, Helmer Fjellvåg, Mari Endresen Alnes, Titta Aaltonen, Matti Putkonen
  • Patent number: RE47325
    Abstract: A method for the formation of lithium includes a layer on a substrate using an atomic layer deposition method. The method includes the sequential pulsing of a lithium precursor through a reaction chamber for deposition upon a substrate. Using further oxidizing pulses and or other metal containing precursor pulses, an electrolyte suitable for use in thin film batteries may be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Universitetet I Oslo
    Inventors: Ola Nilsen, Helmer Fjellvåg, Mari Endresen Alnes, Titta Aaltonen, Matti Putkonen
  • Patent number: RE48853
    Abstract: A method for the formation of lithium includes a layer on a substrate using an atomic layer deposition method. The method includes the sequential pulsing of a lithium precursor through a reaction chamber for deposition upon a substrate. Using further oxidizing pulses and or other metal containing precursor pulses, an electrolyte suitable for use in thin film batteries may be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Universitetet I Oslo
    Inventors: Ola Nilsen, Helmer Fjellvåg, Mari Endresen Alnes, Titta Aaltonen, Matti Putkonen