Collimator for a physical vapor deposition chamber

- APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of a collimator for a physical vapor deposition chamber, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view taken along line 10-10 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment of a collimator for a physical vapor deposition chamber, showing our new design;

FIG. 12 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a cross sectional view taken along line 19-19 in FIG. 13; and,

FIG. 20 is a cross sectional view taken along line 20-20 in FIG. 13.

The dashed lines in the drawings represent unclaimed environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a collimator for a physical vapor deposition chamber, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D859333
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 16, 2018
Date of Patent: Sep 10, 2019
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. (Santa Clara, CA)
Inventors: Martin Lee Riker (Milpitas, CA), Lanlan Zhong (Santa Clara, CA), Fuhong Zhang (San Jose, CA), Zheng Wang (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth J Oswecki
Application Number: 29/640,788