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William N. Sterling
Also filed as: STERLING WILLIAM N · STERLING WILLIAM NORMAN
9 granted patents·10 pending applications·404 citations·filing 2002–2016
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19 records- 0198US7722925B2Showerhead mounting to accommodate thermal expansionAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 25, 2010·233 cites·20 claims
- 0296US8206075B2Methods and apparatus for sealing a chamberWHITE JOHN M·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 26, 2012·64 cites·16 claims
- 0388USD756502SGas diffuser assemblyAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 17, 2016·45 cites·1 claims
- 0483US7641247B2End effector assembly for supporting a substrateAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 5, 2010·30 cites·30 claims
- 0581US7959735B2Susceptor with insulative insertsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 14, 2011·8 cites·17 claims
- 0674US7845618B2Valve door with ball couplingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 7, 2010·7 cites·13 claims
- 0771US7282097B2Slit valve door sealAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 16, 2007·17 cites·22 claims
- 0857US2010282603A1Heated substrate support for chemical vapor depositionAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 0956US2006011139A1Heated substrate support for chemical vapor depositionAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 1053US2014030056A1Process gas flow guides for large area plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition systems and methodsAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1150US10434629B2Roughened substrate supportAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 8, 2019·0 cites·10 claims
- 1249US2014027289A1Roughened substrate supportAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1344US8251009B2Shadow frame having alignment insertsDUONG LAN·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 28, 2012·0 cites·20 claims
- 1442US2009083953A1Clamp mechanism for a backing plate disposed in a pecvd chamberKIM SAM H·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 1541US2017263422A1Heated substrate supportAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 1641US2012009347A1Precise temperature control for teos application by heat transfer fluidLEE DONGSUH·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 1737US2017178867A1Gas diffuser having grooved hollow cathodesAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 1835US2017335459A1Non-shadow frame plasma processing chamberAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 1935US2012237682A1In-situ mask alignment for deposition toolsHONG ILYOUNG RICHARD·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
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