John A Moran

6605319, Aug 12, 2003

Feb 11, 2002

10/074277

Jeffrey D. Chinn - Foster City CA
Yi-Hsing Chen - Sunnyvale CA
Robert Z. Bachrach - Burlingame CA
John Christopher Moran - Saratoga CA

Applied Materials, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

C23C 1622

42725528, 42725535, 4273977, 4272557, 438396, 438455

The method of the invention involves depositing a plurality of thin layers of film, each layer having a thickness ranging from about 500 to about 2000. Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition or other techniques known in the art maybe used to deposit each thin layer of film. The film is polysilicon or silicon-germanium, where the germanium content ranges from about 4% by weight to about 20% by weight germanium. A Rapid Thermal Anneal (âRTAâ) is performed on a deposited thin film layer to relieve residual film stress in at least that film layer. The use of RTA rather than furnace annealing permits much shorter annealing times. Optionally, but advantageously, hydrogen may be present during RTA to permit the use of lower processing temperatures, typically about 20% lower relative to a customary anneal. A series of film deposition/rapid thermal anneal cycles is used to produce the desired, nominal total thickness polysilicon film. This method is generally useful for producing polysilicon films in the range of from about 2 microns to about 20 microns.

6698991, Mar 2, 2004

Mar 2, 2000

09/517227

Robert Z. Bachrach - Burlingame CA
John C. Moran - Saratoga CA

Applied Materials, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

B65G 4907

414217, 414939, 414940

A fabrication system is provided which includes a storage apparatus coupled perpendicularly to a branch transport aisle, and one or more environmentally controlled fabrication tools coupled parallel to the branch transport aisle. The fabrication tools can encompass single chamber units or larger cluster tools with sub mainframes. The storage apparatus has one or more load ports which allow transfer of wafer carriers to or from a factory transport agent. A tool loading platform is positioned to receive a wafer carrier from the storage apparatus and to enable the fabrication tool to access a wafer carrier positioned thereon. A plurality of fabrication tools may be coupled beside each other within the equipment set. Each of the plurality of fabrication tools is coupled to the storage apparatus so that a wafer or wafer carrier may be received from or transferred to a factory transport agent and may travel along the storage apparatus to any of the plurality of fabrication tools coupled thereto. A computer program allows input of the number of tools coupled to a storage apparatus, and adjusts wafer carrier delivery based thereon.

7174305, Feb 6, 2007

Jan 23, 2001

09/767793

Tim Carruthers - Lexington MA, US
Robert Hyland - Stoneham MA, US
Richard Larson - Lexington MA, US
Robert McCready - Hull MA, US
John Moran - Somerville MA, US
Nathaniel Thurston - Somerville MA, US

OpenTV, Inc. - San Francisco CA

G06Q 30/00

705 14

A method and system are provided for scheduling the delivery of multiple items of content selectively to online users. Expected values relating to each user being online during a given time period are determined. An ordered list of the items of content to be selectively delivered to the users is generated based on the expected values. The list is prioritized to meet delivery requirements associated with the items of content.

7831887, Nov 9, 2010

Dec 15, 2005

11/300905

Gerald R. Joyce - Newton MA, US
John L. Moran - Millville MA, US
Mark S. Schmidt - San Diego CA, US

General Instrument Corporation - Horsham PA

H03M 13/00

714758, 714804, 714776

Method and apparatus for using long FEC codes in a content distribution system is described. One aspect of the invention relates to encoding frames of content. Each frame is partitioned into un-coded bits and bits to be encoded. For each frame, an FEC code is applied to the bits to be encoded to generate a codeword. Groups of bits from the codeword are divided among a plurality of channels. Symbols formed from the groups of bits and the un-coded bits are mapped to a constellation for each of the plurality of channels. The symbols are modulated across a respective plurality of bonded channels for transmission.

8332268, Dec 11, 2012

Jan 4, 2007

11/619706

Tim Carruthers - Lexington MA, US
Robert Hyland - Stoneham MA, US
Richard Larson - Lexington MA, US
Robert McCready - Hull MA, US
John Moran - Somerville MA, US
Nathaniel Thurston - Somerville MA, US

OpenTV, Inc. - San Francisco CA

G06Q 30/00
G06F 15/16

705 1452, 705 1453, 705 1456, 705 1461, 705 1466, 705 1473, 709216, 709218, 709224

A method and system to schedule delivery of items of content selectively to online users are described. Expected values relating to each user being online is determined during a given time period. An ordered list of the items of content to be selectively delivered to the users is generated based on the expected values. The ordered list may be prioritized to meet delivery requirements associated with the items of content.

20050058082, Mar 17, 2005

Sep 10, 2004

10/937909

John Moran - Millville MA, US
Poth Boontor - Mansfield MA, US
Michael Cooper - Marietta GA, US

H04L012/26

370252000, 370332000

The present methods and systems provide spectrum management for enhancing upstream performance for cable networks. According to one embodiment, a method of enhancing upstream performance in a cable network includes the steps of measuring performance of an upstream channel at a first data signaling rate; determining whether the upstream channel supports a second data signaling rate based on the performance; and selectively transitioning to the second data signaling rate based on said determination. The second data signaling rate is a higher rate than the first data signaling rate.

20090320819, Dec 31, 2009

May 21, 2008

12/124372

Robert Z. Bachrach - Burlingame CA, US
Kaushal K. Singh - Santa Clara CA, US
Omkaram Nalamasu - San Jose CA, US
John Christopher Moran - Menlo Park CA, US

B28D 1/06
B26D 1/547

125 1602, 125 20, 836511, 977902

A wire saw for cutting hard materials includes a carbon nanotube fiber wire spun from carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotube fiber wire may be made from a plurality of fibers, each fiber being spun from carbon nanotubes, the fibers being twisted together to form the wire. Furthermore, the wire may also include diamond particles, silicon carbide particles and/or extra carbon nanotubes to enhance the abrasive properties of the wire. A method is provided for slicing a silicon boule including: linearly translating a carbon nanotube fiber wire between rotating drums while maintaining the wire under tension; using a fixture, moving the silicon boule onto the moving tensioned wire, whereby the wire cuts into the silicon; delivering lubricating fluid to the surface of the silicon where contact is made with the wire; and collecting the lubricating fluid after it leaves the surface of the silicon.

20130138511, May 30, 2013

Dec 3, 2012

13/692644

Tim Carruthers - Lexington MA, US
Robert Hyland - Stoneham MA, US
Richard C. Larson - Lexington MA, US
Robert McCready - Hull MA, US
John Moran - Somerville MA, US
Nathaniel Thurston - Somer ville MA, US

OpenTV, Inc. - San Francisco CA

G06Q 30/02

705 1461

Methods and systems to schedule delivery of items of content selectively to online users are described. In various embodiments, a method of scheduling delivery of multiple items of content selectively to a plurality of online users is disclosed. The method includes determining expected values relating to each user being online during a given time period, and generating an ordered list of the multiple items of content to be selectively delivered to each of the plurality of online users based on the expected values. Other methods and systems are disclosed.