Patents by Inventor Todd Ryan

Todd Ryan 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: 10109526
    Abstract: Structures for a skip via and methods of forming a skip via in an interconnect structure. A metallization level is formed that includes a dielectric layer with a top surface. An opening is formed that extends vertically from the top surface of the dielectric layer into the dielectric layer. A dielectric cap layer is deposited on a bottom surface of the opening. A fill layer is formed inside the opening and extends from the top surface of the dielectric layer to the dielectric cap layer on the bottom surface of the opening. A via opening is etched that extends vertically through the fill layer to the dielectric cap layer on the bottom surface of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Xunyuan Zhang, Nicholas V. LiCausi, J. Jay McMahon, Ryan S. Smith, Errol Todd Ryan, Shao Beng Law
  • Publication number: 20180261457
    Abstract: Methods of forming non-mandrel cuts. A dielectric layer is formed on a metal hardmask layer, and a patterned sacrificial layer is formed on the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is etched to form a non-mandrel cut in the dielectric layer that is vertically aligned with the opening in the patterned sacrificial layer. A metal layer is formed on an area of the metal hardmask layer exposed by the non-mandrel cut in the dielectric layer. The metal hardmask layer is patterned with the metal layer masking the metal hardmask layer over the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Shao Beng Law, Xunyuan Zhang, Errol Todd Ryan, Nicholas LiCausi
  • Publication number: 20180221266
    Abstract: This invention relates to a foamable concentrated hair care composition comprising an anionic surfactant and a co-surfactant. The hair care composition may further comprise a silicone, wherein the silicone particle size is less than about 10 microns. The hair care composition has a viscosity of from about 1 to about 3,000 cps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jean Jianqun Zhao, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Todd Ryan Thompson, Jazmin Veronica Torres Rivera, Sarah Elizabeth Mullen, Howard David Hutton, III, Peter Herbert Koenig, David Michael Eike
  • Publication number: 20180204013
    Abstract: A cryptographic tracking engine is disclosed that can track a user's data over the Internet in a way that allows the user to maintain control over the data downstream while maintaining the security of the stored data. An online entity provides an identifier that is encrypted using a first mechanism. Further, the user provides a data item for an electronic communication between two users. The data item is encrypted using the first mechanism. The data encrypted using the first mechanism is stored in a cryptographic entry. Other data for the electronic communication between the a first and second user is encrypted using a second encryption mechanism, such as a block cipher. The user can then selectively expose data stored in the cryptographic entry on a block-by-block basis to track exchanges of data over the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Chan, Nikhil Firke, Todd Ryan Palmer, Brian Peter Dickson, Julien Soriano, Ralph Forsythe
  • Publication number: 20180198914
    Abstract: Techniques for managing electronic user profiles are presented herein. An example method includes accessing, from a data structure, a user profile. The user profile can include a profile identifier and a plurality of data fields. The method also includes displaying, on a display device, an interactive user interface. The user interface can include a plurality of user interface action elements. Each of the user interface action elements can be associated with a data field in the data structure. Each of the user interface action elements can also be individually selectable by a respective user action to transmit the associated data field to a remote device. In response to receiving a selection of a user interface action element, the method can further include transmitting the associated data field and the profile identifier to a router configured to send, based on the profile identifier, the associated data field to the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Nikhil Firke, Michael Chan, Ralph Forsythe, Brian Peter Dickson, Todd Ryan Palmer
  • Patent number: 10008408
    Abstract: Devices and methods of fabricating integrated circuit devices for forming assymetric line/space with barrierless metallization are provided. One method includes, for instance: obtaining an intermediate semiconductor device having a substrate, a dielectric matrix, and a hardmask, the dielectric matrix including a set of trenches etched into the dielectric matrix and a set of dielectric fins comprising the dielectric matrix, wherein the set of trenches and the set of dielectric fins are of equal width; damaging an inner surface of each trench of the set of trenches; etching the damaged material of the trenches removing the damaged material of the dielectric matrix; removing the hardmask; and metallizing the trenches by depositing a metal directly on the dielectric matrix with no barrier between the metal and the dielectric matrix after the etching. Also disclosed is an intermediate device formed by the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Errol Todd Ryan, Nicholas Vincent Licausi
  • Patent number: 9993599
    Abstract: A skin engagement member is provided herein for use with a needle assembly or a medical injector to minimize irritation of a patient's skin surrounding an injection site during injection by a needle of the needle assembly or the medical injector. The skin engagement member includes: a body; a surface defined on the body for engaging the patient's skin during injection by the needle; an aperture formed through the body configured to permit passage therethrough of the needle; and, rotatable mounting features for rotatably mounting the body to the needle assembly or the medical injector such that the surface, while engaging the patient's skin, is rotatable about the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Todd Ryan Andreoni
  • Patent number: 9993420
    Abstract: A method of treating the hair including providing a pre-aerated concentrated hair care composition. The pre-aerated concentrated hair care composition includes one or more silicones, perfume, and from about 2% to about 10% high melting point fatty compounds. The method also includes applying the pre-aerated concentrated hair care composition the hair; and rinsing the pre-aerated concentrated hair care composition from the hair. The pre-aerated concentrated hair care composition has a density of from about 0.15 g/cm3 to about 0.75 g/cm3 when dispensed from the aerosol foam dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Kathleen Mary Kaufman, Dariush Hosseinpour, Todd Ryan Thompson
  • Publication number: 20180130699
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to skip via structures and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a first wiring layer with one or more wiring structures; a second wiring layer with one or more wiring structures, located above the first wiring layer; a skip via with metallization, which passes through upper wiring levels including the second wiring layer and which makes contact with the one or more wiring structures of the first wiring layer; and a via structure which comprises a protective material and contacts at least one of the one or more wiring structures at the upper wiring level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Xunyuan Zhang, Frank W. Mont, Errol Todd Ryan
  • Publication number: 20180110689
    Abstract: Described herein is dosage of foam including from about 5 cm3 to about 70 cm3 of the foam. The foam includes from about 0.5 g to about 4 g of a detersive surfactant; from about 0.001 g to about 4 g propellant; a foam density of from about 0.04 g/cm3 to about 0.23 g/cm3; and a bubble size distribution having an R32 of from about 30 ?m to about 60 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Jazmin Veronica TORRES RIVERA, Eric Scott Johnson, Sarah Elizabeth Mullen, Sean Michael Renock, Todd Ryan Thompson, Jean Jianqun Zhao, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180110688
    Abstract: Described herein is a dosage of foam including from about 5 cm3 to about 70 cm3 of the foam. The foam includes from about 0.5 g to about 4 g of a detersive surfactant; from about 0.001 g to about 4 g propellant; a foam density of from about 0.10 g/cm3 to about 0.35 g/cm3; a bubble size distribution having an R32 of from about 5 ?m to about 100 ?m; and a yield point of from about 5 Pa to about 100 Pa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Jazmin Veronica TORRES RIVERA, Eric Scott Johnson, Sarah Elizabeth Mullen, Sean Michael Renock, Todd Ryan Thompson, Jean Jianqun Zhao, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180110690
    Abstract: Described herein is dosage of foam including from about 5 cm3 to about 70 cm3 of the foam. The foam includes from about 0.5 g to about 4 g of a detersive surfactant; from about 0.001 g to about 4 g propellant; a foam density of from about 0.02 g/cm3 to about 0.25 g/cm3; and a bubble size distribution having an R32 of from about 5 ?m to about 150 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Jazmin Veronica TORRES RIVERA, Eric Scott Johnson, Sarah Elizabeth Mullen, Sean Michael Renock, Todd Ryan Thompson, Jean Jianqun Zhao, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180110691
    Abstract: Described herein is a dosage of foam including from about 5 cm3 to about 70 cm3 of the foam. The foam includes from about 0.5 g to about 4 g of a detersive surfactant, from about 0.001 g to about 4 g propellant, a foam density of from about 0.05 g/cm3 to about 0.35 g/cm3, a bubble size distribution having an R32 of from about 5 ?m to about 100 ?m, and a yield point of from about 4 Pa to about 39 Pa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Jazmin Veronica TORRES RIVERA, Eric Scott Johnson, Sarah Elizabeth Mullen, Sean Michael Renock, Todd Ryan Thompson, Jean Jianqun Zhao, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180110692
    Abstract: Described herein is a dosage of foam including from about 5 cm3 to about 70 cm3 of the foam. The foam includes from about 0.5 g to about 4 g of a detersive surfactant, from about 0.001 g to about 4 g propellant, a foam density of from about 0.05 g/cm3 to about 0.35 g/cm3, a bubble size distribution having an R32 of from about 5 ?m to about 100 ?m, and a yield point of from about 4 Pa to about 39 Pa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Jazmin Veronica Torres Rivera, Eric Scott Johnson, Sarah Elizabeth Mullen, Sean Michael Renock, Todd Ryan Thompson, Jean Jianqun Zhao, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180110695
    Abstract: Described herein is a dosage of foam including from about 7.5 cm3 to about 70 cm3 of the foam. The foam includes (a) from about 0.5 g to about 4 g of a detersive surfactant; (b) from about 0.001 g to about 4 g propellant; (c) a foam density of from about 0.05 g/cm3 to about 0.35 g/cm3; (d) a bubble size distribution having an R32 of from about 5 ?m to about 100 ?m; and (e) a ? value of from about 0.0075 g/cm3 to about 0.1575 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Todd Ryan THOMPSON, Sarah Elizabeth Mullen, Jazmin Veronica Torres Rivera, Robert Wayne Glenn, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180110696
    Abstract: Described herein is a dosage of foam including from about 7.5 cm3 to about 70 cm3. The foam includes from about 0.5 g to about 4 g of a detersive surfactant; from about 0.001 g to about 4 g propellant; a foam density of from about 0.05 g/cm3 to about 0.35 g/cm3; a bubble size distribution having an R32 of from about 5 ?m to about 100 ?m; from about 0.001 g to about 2.45 g of a scalp health agent; a ? value of from about 0.0075 g/cm3 to about 0.1575 g/cm3; and a ?? value of from about 0.00005 g/cm3 to about 0.035 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Eric Scott JOHNSON, Todd Ryan Thompson, Sarah Elizabeth Mullen, Jazmin Veronica Torres Rivera
  • Patent number: 9949901
    Abstract: This invention relates to a foamable hair care composition comprising an anionic surfactant, a co-surfactant, a viscosity reducing agent, and a cationic polymer having a weight average molecular weight of less than about 1,000,000 g/mol. The hair care composition may further comprise a silicone, wherein the silicone particle size is less than about 10 microns. The hair care composition has a viscosity of from about 1 to about 3,000 cps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jean Jianqun Zhao, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Todd Ryan Thompson, Jazmin Veronica Torres Rivera, III, Sarah Elizabeth Mullen, Howard David Hutton, III, Peter Herberg Koenig, David Michael Eike
  • Patent number: 9949914
    Abstract: This invention relates to a foamable concentrated hair care composition comprising an anionic surfactant, a co-surfactant, a viscosity reducing agent, and a cationic polymer. The hair care composition may further comprise a silicone, wherein the silicone particle size is less than about 10 microns. The hair care composition has a viscosity of from about 1 to about 3,000 cps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jean Jianqun Zhao, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Todd Ryan Thompson, Jazmin Veronica Torres Rivera, Sarah Elizabeth Mullen, Howard David Hutton, III, Peter Herbert Koenig, David Michael Eike
  • Publication number: 20180040555
    Abstract: Devices and methods of fabricating integrated circuit devices for forming low resistivity interconnects are provided. One method includes, for instance: obtaining an intermediate semiconductor interconnect device having a substrate, a cap layer, and a dielectric matrix including a set of trenches and a set of vias; depositing a barrier layer along a top surface of the semiconductor interconnect device; depositing and annealing a metal interconnect material over a top surface of the barrier layer, wherein the metal interconnect material fills the set of trenches and the set of vias; planarizing a top surface of the intermediate semiconductor interconnect device; exposing a portion of the barrier layer between the set of trenches and the set of vias; and depositing a dielectric cap. Also disclosed is an intermediate device formed by the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Xunyuan ZHANG, Frank W. MONT, Errol Todd RYAN
  • Publication number: 20170365509
    Abstract: Devices and methods of fabricating integrated circuit devices for forming assymetric line/space with barrierless metallization are provided. One method includes, for instance: obtaining an intermediate semiconductor device having a substrate, a dielectric matrix, and a hardmask, the dielectric matrix including a set of trenches etched into the dielectric matrix and a set of dielectric fins comprising the dielectric matrix, wherein the set of trenches and the set of dielectric fins are of equal width; damaging an inner surface of each trench of the set of trenches; etching the damaged material of the trenches removing the damaged material of the dielectric matrix; removing the hardmask; and metallizing the trenches by depositing a metal directly on the dielectric matrix with no barrier between the metal and the dielectric matrix after the etching. Also disclosed is an intermediate device formed by the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Errol Todd RYAN, Nicholas Vincent LICAUSI