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Annaliesa Anderson, Upper Saddle River, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120107327IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ANTIGENS - The present invention relates to immunogenic compositions, comprising polypeptides and polysaccharides from 05-03-2012

Annaliesa S. Anderson, Upper Saddle River, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100104591POLYPEPTIDES FOR INDUCING A PROTECTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS - The present invention features polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence structurally related to SEQ ID NO: 04-29-2010
20100143390POLYPEPTIDES FOR INDUCING A PROTECTIVE IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS - The present invention features polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence structurally related to SEQ ID NO: 1 and uses of such polypeptides. SEQ ID NO: 1 is a truncated derivative of a full-length 06-10-2010
20100166772ANTIGEN-BINDING PROTEINS TARGETING S. AUREUS ORF0657n - The present invention features antigen binding proteins that bind to a region found to have an epitope that can be targeted to provide protection against 07-01-2010
20110091480Antigen-Binding Proteins Targeting S. Aureus Orf0657n - The present invention features antigen binding protein that bind an ORF0657n target region (SEQ ID NO: 1). ORF0657n is an 04-21-2011

Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Upper Saddle River, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090318358COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF ORF 554 FROM BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCAL STRAINS - The present invention relates to compositions and methods of use comprising peptidyl-prolyl isomerase (PPI) polypeptides of group C and G streptococci and polynucleotides encoding same. The invention also relates to immunogenic compositions comprising the PPI polypeptides and polynucleotides, as well as antibodies and antibody fragments that bind the PPI polypeptides. In addition, the invention relates to methods of inducing an immune response in a subject against beta hemolytic streptococci using the immunogenic compositions, as well as conferring passive immunity by administering a therapeutic antibody or antibody fragment.12-24-2009
20090318359COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF ORF1358 FROM BETA-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCAL STRAINS - The present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding 12-24-2009
20100119534MULTICOMPONENT IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITION FOR THE PREVENTION OF BETA-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCAL (BHS) DISEASE - A number of β-hemolytic streptococci polynucleotides and polypeptides, particularly 05-13-2010
20110171263COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF ORF-1358 FROM BETA-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCAL STRAINS - The present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding 07-14-2011
20120093852NON-LIPIDATED VARIANTS OF NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS ORF2086 ANTIGENS - The present invention relates to compositions including an isolated non-pyruvylated non-lipidated ORF2086 polypeptide, and methods thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the compositions described herein are immunogenic. The present invention further relates to compositions that elicit a bactericidal immune response in a mammal against an ORF2086 subfamily B polypeptide from serogroup B 04-19-2012

Patent applications by Annaliesa Sybil Anderson, Upper Saddle River, NJ US

Brian David Anderson, Florence, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090245283METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING SAMPLES INCLUDED IN CONTAINER FILES HAVING LOST PACKETS - There are provided a method and apparatus for repairing samples included in container files having lost packets. The apparatus includes a receiver and a file patcher. The receiver is for receiving packets including container files therein, identifying any of the packets for which a packet loss has occurred, and identifying at least one sample having data included in the identified packets that is affected by the packet loss. The at least one sample respectively corresponds to a particular container file. The file patcher is for repairing the particular container file with respect to the at least one sample.10-01-2009

Carl R. Anderson, Holmdel, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100267383DETERMINING AND SELECTING THE MOST PREFERRED AVAILABLE NETWORK FOR DEVICES CAPABLE OF MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - The algorithm disclosed here is a method for a mobile station device to select a network for wireless communications in a way that takes advantage of the most favorable roaming agreements between operators. The exemplary algorithm provides the flexibility to select between 3GPP2 (1×RTT and EVDO) technologies and 3GPP (LTE/GSM/UMTS) technologies as well as specific operators' networks for domestic and international roaming. The proposed algorithm allows the operator to optimize roaming agreements in different markets and maximize revenue from roaming.10-21-2010

David Brian Anderson, Florence, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090204992Method, apparatus and system for personalized broadcast media reception - The present invention advantageously provides a method, apparatus and system for personalized broadcast media content including a user interface for enabling personalization, which provides efficient use of network bandwidth and minimizes receiver device battery usage. In one embodiment, a user profile is pre-defined on a receiving device to indicate the recording interests of the user. Individual clips to be broadcast are associated with flexible metadata tags, such that when content, particularly video programs, is broadcast, the receiver device selects individual programs to record based upon content tags matching the user interests indicated in the profile. The selection process can also consider viewing statistics.08-13-2009
20100138870BROADCAST CLIP SCHEDULER - A scheduler schedules multimedia content files for transmission over a broadcast network. Multimedia content files can be any sort of audio/video clips like, sports video, music video, news clip, movie sound track etc. In particular, the scheduler determines a transmission order for content files as a function of a dynamic priority value, which is determined in accordance with at least a dissimilarity measure between the content files; wherein the dissimilarity measure of the media content files is further determined as a function of the clip meta data associated with each clip. Schedule timing information and meta data information is transmitted over a broadcast network along with the clips so that receivers can do selective reception of their preferred clips, saving battery power and storage.06-03-2010
20100138871BROADCAST CLIP SCHEDULER - A scheduler schedules multimedia content files for transmission over a broadcast network. Multimedia content files can be any sort of audio/video clips like, sports video, music video, news clip, movie sound track etc. In particular, the scheduler determines a transmission order for content files and generates an electronic service guide having a static part and a dynamic part such that content scheduled in the dynamic part may have a different transmission order in different versions of the electronic service guide. Schedule timing information and meta data information is transmitted over a broadcast network along with the clips so that receivers can do selective reception of their preferred clips, saving battery power and storage.06-03-2010
20100208850SYNCHRONIZING INITIALIZATION DATA TO TIME BURSTS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - An apparatus encodes a signal for providing an MPEG-2 encoded signal having associated initialization data such as I-frames; and transmits the signal, wherein the transmitted signal occurs in bursts for conveying the MPEG-2 encoded signal, wherein each burst has a duration and occurs in a time slicing cycle, each time slicing cycle comprising at least the burst duration and an off-time, and wherein at least one I-frame is conveyed in a burst and repeated in every following burst until a new I-frame is received for transmission.08-19-2010
20100232520SCALABLE VIDEO CODING METHOD FOR FAST CHANNEL CHANGE AND INCREASED ERROR RELILIENCE - An apparatus encodes a video signal for providing a scalable video coded (SVC) signal comprising a base layer video coded signal and an enhancement layer video coded signal, wherein the base layer video coded signal has more random access points than the enhancement layer video coded signal.09-16-2010
20110029684STAGGERCASTING WITH TEMPORAL SCALABILITY - In the transmission of streams of data, such as coded video, staggercasting, in which a primary and a secondary stream are transmitted at some relative time offset (i.e., “staggered”), allows a receiver to pre-buffer frames of the secondary stream to replace frames of the primary stream that may have been lost in transmission. In an illustrative implementation, staggercasting is performed in which the secondary stream contains a subset of the coded video frames transmitted in the primary stream. The primary stream contains reference frames, which are essential to properly decoding the video data, as well as disposable frames which are not. The secondary stream, however, contains copies of the reference frames and may contain copies of some of the disposable frames or no disposable frames at all. When frames of an interleaved stream of the primary and secondary streams are lost, such an arrangement will allow reconstruction at the receiver of an uninterrupted video stream at a temporarily reduced frame rate.02-03-2011
20110099577FILTERING OF DYNAMIC SERVICES IN CACHED SERVICE ACQUISITION DATA - At a receiving device after a power-on or physical channel change, the physical channel is monitored for activity relating to services for which electronic service guide (ESG) data had been previously cached. The ESG data for a service will include some service identification information, such as an interne protocol (IP) address associated with the service. The monitoring of the physical channel for activity related to a service can be done by listening for the IP address associated with the service. If activity is detected, the service is determined to be active and its cached ESG data valid. Service acquisition data included in the cached ESG data is used to present the service to the user. The invention thus allows the presentation of services to the user using cached ESG data as soon as the services are detected to be active, without the need to wait for the reception of fresh ESG data. The cached ESG data of services for which no activity is detected is not used and may be deleted from the cache after a certain period.04-28-2011

Patent applications by David Brian Anderson, Florence, NJ US

David G. Anderson, Morrestown, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090012619Motion restoring intervertebral prosthesis with limited angular displacement - A motion restoring intervertebral prosthesis for replacing a failed or partially failed natural disc comprises two components defining an imaginary longitudinal axis generally aligned with the spinal axis when installed, the components having vertebral body engaging surfaces on one side and mating articulating surfaces on the other side, with peripheral rims encircling the articulating surfaces. The articulating surfaces accommodate rotational motion about the longitudinal axis and limited pivotal motion about the A/P and M/L planes. The rims are arranged to contact and limit the pivotal motion between the components to about +/−6° and preferably +/−4° in both directions in the M/L plane and in the A/P plane in the forward direction. Optionally, the encircling rims allow pivotal action of about 20° to 30° in the A/P plane in the rearward direction.01-08-2009

Dennis Jon Anderson, Randolph, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110297173APPLICATOR WITH EXTENDABLE IMPLEMENT - An applicator system for applying a product to a surface includes an extendable implement comprising an applicator that is selectively extendable. By virtue of having an applicator that is selectively extendable, the extendable implement is capable of applying various products utilizing individual portions of the extendable implement to apply the product to hard-to-reach areas and to achieve multiple desired effects.12-08-2011

Dennis R. Anderson, Plainsboro, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100263358Multi-Zoned Catalyst Compositions - Exhaust gas treatment substrates, and systems and methods including the same are provided. Catalyst substrates having flow properties where in configuring an outer, peripheral zone, more exhaust gas flows through a central zone as compared to the outer, peripheral zone. The outer, peripheral zone can have a trapping or adsorbing material on surfaces of its passages, or it can have a longer axial length as compared to the inner zone, or its passages can have smaller openings as compared to the inner zone. In one embodiment, an overcoat containing a trapping material such as a hydrocarbon trap is applied to an inlet end. In another embodiment, catalyst having an oxygen storage component is applied to an outlet end.10-21-2010

Dennis Ray Anderson, Plainsboro, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090004084Exchange Cation Selection in ETS-4 to Control Adsorption Strength and Effective Pore Diameter - The effective pore diameter of ETS-4 can be controlled without thermal treatment by selecting various combinations of cations to exchange into ETS-4. The effect that any cation mixture has on the ETS-4 can be reduced to the weighted average of the effects of each cation present.01-01-2009

D. Greg Anderson, Moorestown, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100168751Method, Implant & Instruments for Percutaneous Expansion of the Spinal Canal - A method for correcting spinal stenosis involves cannulating a passage in a vertebra, and placing a distal portion of an implant therein. Then, a circumferential vertebral cut is performed from within the passage, using a proximal end of the distal portion of the implant to align the vertebral cut. Then, a proximal portion of the implant is placed into the passage, positioned against the distal portion at the vertebral cut. Operation of the distal and the proximal portions of the implant relative to one another widens the vertebral cut and expands the spinal canal. The proximal portion can then be secured to the distal portion to stabilize the vertebral cut, allowing vertebral healing with the spinal canal expanded. Flanges may exist that radially extend outward from the implant and into the vertebral cut, or into the passage walls, to assist vertebral cut widening and stabilization.07-01-2010
20100198277PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUE AND IMPLANT FOR EXPANDING THE SPINAL CANAL - The present invention expands a spinal canal by drilling a cylindrical passage in each pedicle of a vertebra, making a circumferential pedicle cut (osteotomy) through each pedicle from within the passage, separating each pedicle cut by inserting an implant into the passage which distracts the pedicle cut to expand the spinal canal, and securing each pedicle cut, allowing the vertebra to heal with the spinal canal expanded. The implant includes an outer sleeve, an inner bolt, and expandable flanges. The outer sleeve includes an upper portion and a lower portion, with the expandable flanges connected to the lower portion and housed within the upper portion. Rotation of the inner bolt causes the upper and lower portions of the outer sleeve to separate, causing the pedicle cut to widen and the expandable flanges to radially extend into and stabilize the widened pedicle cut to effectuate expansion of the spinal canal.08-05-2010
20110230915Device and Method for Expanding the Spinal Canal With Spinal Column Stabilization and Spinal Deformity Correction - Spinal canal expansion through pedicle lengthening in combination with spinal column stabilization, to treat spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, kyphosis, scoliosis or a major spinal rotational deformity, with or without a spinal fusion. A device or implant that includes a pedicle lengthening implant to decompress (expand) the spinal canal, and a bridge to connect two or more pedicle lengthening implants and/or pedicle screws or bone anchors to achieve simultaneous spinal stabilization across one or more vertebral segments. The bridge across the vertebral segments can include a longitudinal member, such as a plate or rod. The pedicle lengthening implant is originally made, or can be modified to, connect to the longitudinal member. Spinal deformity can be manipulated, through operation of one or more pedicle lengthening implants in respective vertebral segments, to improve a relative relationship between the respective vertebra segments, the longitudinal member then fixating the vertebral segments into a multi-level spinal construct.09-22-2011
20110270317Spinal Fixation Device And Technique For Expansion Of The Spinal Canal - A fixation device expands the spinal canal through osteotomies of the dorsal spinal elements (e.g lamina) Fixation is established to the dorsal vertebral elements (e.g. spinous process or lamina), with connection to a fixation device on each side of respective osteotomies. A distracting mechanism dorsally translates the fixated dorsal vertebral elements to expand the spinal canal. The fixation device allows secure fixation of the vertebra in the expanded state to promote bony healing across the osteotomy site. The fixation device can include a dorsal vertebral device (e.g., a transosseous fixation member placed through the spinous process) connected to a vertebral fixation device (e.g., bone screw or rod) by a connecting device with distracting mechanism. The connecting device spans the respective osteotomy, includes the distracting mechanism, and translates (lifts) the dorsal vertebral device from the vertebral fixation device in a dorsal direction to promote spinal canal expansion.11-03-2011

Patent applications by D. Greg Anderson, Moorestown, NJ US

Don Anderson, Denville, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080262953System and method for remote deposit capture - A system includes one or more remote check deposit locations, and one or more treasury receipt servers to receive check information captured from the one or more remote check deposit locations, and to receive transaction data from an originating depository financial institution (ODFI), the transaction data including an amount of funds available from clearing the captured check information.10-23-2008
20100262522SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE DEPOSIT CAPTURE - A system includes one or more remote check deposit locations, and one or more treasury receipt servers to receive check information captured from the one or more remote check deposit locations, and to receive transaction data from an originating depository financial institution (ODFI), the transaction data including an amount of funds available from clearing the captured check information.10-14-2010

James Thomas Anderson, Hillsdale, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090192147[a]-FUSED INDOLE COMPOUNDS, THEIR USE AS mTOR KINASE AND PI3 KINASE INHIBITORS, AND THEIR SYNTHESES - The invention relates to [a]-fused indole compounds of the Formula II,07-30-2009
200903112173-SUBSTITUTED-1H-INDOLE COMPOUNDS, THEIR USE AS MTOR KINASE AND PI3 KINASE INHIBITORS, AND THEIR SYNTHESES - The invention relates to 3-substituted-1H-indole compounds of the Formula I:12-17-2009
201000151414-PHENOXY-6-ARYL-1H-PYRAZOLO[3,4-D]PYRIMIDINE AND N-ARYL-6-ARYL-1H-PYRAZOLO[3,4-D]PYRIMIDIN-4-AMINE COMPOUNDS, THEIR USE AS MTOR KINASE AND PI3 KINASE INHIBITORS, AND THEIR SYNTHESES - The invention relates to 4,6-disubstituted-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine compounds, including 4-phenoxy-6-aryl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine and N-aryl-6-aryl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine compounds of the Formula I:01-21-2010

Janelle Anderson, Montclair, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110021994ACCESS DEVICE - An access device places a medical article within a body space of a patient. The device has a needle that includes an elongated body, a side fenestration on the elongated body, and a needle hub. The device further includes a dilator disposed on and slideable along the elongated body of the needle and a medical article. The medical article is disposed on and slideable along the dilator. The dilator and the needle form one or more spaces in communication with the side fenestration. At least portions of the dilator and the medical article are configured so as to allow visual determination of the presence of a bodily fluid within the space. The outer surface of the needle and the inner surface of the dilator can include a surfactant. Further, at least one of the needle and dilator can further comprise a vent in communication with the space that allows for the escape of air from the space and inhibits the escape of the bodily fluid from the space.01-27-2011

Janelle R. Anderson, Montclair, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110208157NEEDLE CONSTRUCTED WITH A TRANSPARENT OR TRANSLUCENT MATERIAL - In general, the invention features needles, with or without lumens, that contain a barrel being transparent or translucent or having a transparent or translucent portion. Needles of the invention may further include a lumen, the interior of which is visualizable through the transparent or translucent portion. A needle may also include a portion to which a suture is capable of being attached.08-25-2011

Jon Anderson, Eatontown, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090097111System and Method for Viewing Projected Light From Portable Devices - An apparatus is disclosed which may include a sheet of reflective material suitable for forming a display screen; a screen control mechanism operable to move the reflective material into extended and retracted positions, wherein the apparatus is portable and configured to receive image data from a hand-held projection device.04-16-2009

Kevin W. Anderson, Hackettstown, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110124686SULTAM DERIVATIVES - The present invention relates to compounds according to formula 1,05-26-2011

Laura Lynn Anderson, New Brunswick, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110217247Compositions and methods for protection of skin against thermal insult - The present invention provides novel topically-applied skin and face coating and paint compositions comprising near infrared reflecting pigments and hydrogels swollen with aqueous solution and/or with simulated sweat. The invention further provides methods of making and using the compositions. The novel compositions protect the skin of the wearer from damage due to intense external heat or thermal flux and simultaneously divert thermal energy to a complementary evaporative cooling mechanism. The compositions protect skin from external thermal fluxes, conform to skin chemistry, and are easy to apply and remove.09-08-2011

Milton M. Anderson, Fair Haven, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100098318Method and System for Duplicate Check Detection - A system and method for detecting duplicate checks during processing. The duplicate detection may be performed by a financial institution, such as a bank. The method may be implemented on a computer based system. The duplicate detection method may be automated. The method may be applied to incoming check files prior to processing of the check data to prevent processing of duplicate checks. The system and method may use a function, such as a hash function, to perform the duplicate detection. Other functions, such as a Bloom filter which may use multiple hash functions, may be used to perform the duplicate detection.04-22-2010

Stephen Anderson, Princeton, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100196982Methods for The Direct Conversion of Carbon Dioxide Into a Hydrocarbon Using a Metabolically Engineered Photosynthetic Microorganism - The present invention relates to methods for the production of isoprene by the direct conversion of atmospheric carbon dioxide using metabolically engineered genetically engineered photosynthetic microorganisms. The present invention also relates to genetically engineered photosynthetic microorganisms, such as cyanobacteria, that are capable of producing isoprene from CO08-05-2010
20110136169EXPRESSION SYSTEM COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The present invention relates to novel expression systems and methods for preparing samples for 3D structure determination of a protein based on a protein expression vector, 06-09-2011

Patent applications by Stephen Anderson, Princeton, NJ US

Steven Anderson, Upper Saddle River, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080245625Electric Brake System With Flexible Force Transfer Member - A brake assembly and system (10-09-2008

Sylvia L. Anderson, Dumont, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100291552DETECTION OF MUTATIONS IN A GENE ENCODING IkB KINASE-COMPLEX-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN TO DIAGNOSE FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA - A method for detecting the presence in a subject of a polymorphism linked to a gene associated with familial dysautonomia, said method comprising detecting a disruptive mutation in a gene of said subject encoding the IκB kinase-complex-associated protein, and, preferably, detecting a T→C change in position 6 of the donor splice site of intron 20 and/or a G→C transversion of nucleotide 2390 in exon 19 of the gene encoding the IκB kinase-complex-associated protein which is present on chromosome 9q31. Also disclosed are oligonucleotide primers useful in the detection method. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to ascertain quickly the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.11-18-2010
20110229899DETECTION OF MUTATIONS IN A GENE ENCODING IkB KINASE-COMPLEX-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN TO DIAGNOSE FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA - A method for detecting the presence in a subject of a polymorphism linked to a gene associated with familial dysautonomia, said method comprising detecting a disruptive mutation in a gene of said subject encoding the IκB kinase-complex-associated protein, and, preferably, detecting a T→C change in position 6 of the donor splice site of intron 20 and/or a G→C transversion of nucleotide 2390 in exon 19 of the gene encoding the IκB kinase-complex-associated protein which is present on chromosome 9q31. Also disclosed are oligonucleotide primers useful in the detection method. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to ascertain quickly the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.09-22-2011

Sylvia L. Anderson, Cresskill, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100298425Use of Tocotrienols for Elevating IKBKAP Gene Expression and Treating Familial Dysautonomia - The present invention provides methods for elevating IKBKAP gene expression and the level of functional IKAP protein in cells, which are beneficial to human individual, such as an individual suffering from Familial Dysautonomia, by providing one or more tocotrienols alone or in combination with one or more tocopherols to the cells. The present invention also provides methods for treating Familial Dysautonomia by providing tocotrienols alone or in combination with one or more tocopherols to a patient having Familial Dysautonomia. Related therapeutic kits are also provided.11-25-2010
20110201679Use of Tocotrienols for Elevating IKBKAP Gene Expression and Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases or Disorders - The present invention provides methods for elevating IKBKAP gene expression and the level of functional IKAP protein in cells, which are beneficial to human individual, such as an individual suffering from a neurodegenerative disease or disorder such as Familial Dysautonomia, by providing one or more tocotrienols alone or in combination with one or more tocopherols to the cells. The present invention also provides methods for treating neurodegenerative diseases or disorders by providing tocotrienols alone or in combination with one or more tocopherols to a patient having a neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, amylotrophic lateral sclerosis as well as age-related cognitive decline. Related therapeutic kits are also provided.08-18-2011

Patent applications by Sylvia L. Anderson, Cresskill, NJ US

Thomas E. Anderson, Convent Station, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080261401Chemical-Mechanical Polishing of Sic Surfaces Using Hydrogen Peroxide or Ozonated Water Solutions in Combination with Colloidal Abrasive - A process is taught for producing a smooth, damage-free surface on a SiC wafer, suitable for subsequent epitaxial film growth or ion implantation and semiconductor device fabrication. The process uses certain oxygenated solutions in combination with a colloidal abrasive in order to remove material from the wafer surface in a controlled manner. Hydrogen peroxide with or without ozonated water, in combination with colloidal silica or alumina (or alternatively, in combination with HF to affect the oxide removal) is the preferred embodiment of the invention. The invention also provides a means to monitor the sub-surface damage depth and extent since it initially reveals this damage though the higher oxidation rate and the associated higher removal rate.10-23-2008
20090053125Stabilizing 4H Polytype During Sublimation Growth Of SiC Single Crystals - A SiC single crystal is grown by physical vapor transport (PVT) in a graphite growth chamber, the interior of which is charged with a SiC source material and a SiC single crystal seed in spaced relation. During PVT growth of the SiC single crystal, the growth chamber further includes Ce. The SiC single crystal grows on the SiC single crystal seed in response to heating the interior of the growth chamber to a growth temperature and in the presence of a temperature gradient in the growth chamber whereupon the temperature of the SiC single crystal seed is lower than the temperature of the SiC source material. The Ce can include either Ce silicide or Ce carbide.02-26-2009
20100061914GUIDED DIAMETER SiC SUBLIMATION GROWTH WITH MULTI-LAYER GROWTH GUIDE - In the growth of a SiC boule, a growth guide is provided inside of a growth crucible that is charged with SiC source material at a bottom of the crucible and a SiC seed crystal at a top of the crucible. The growth guide has an inner layer that defines at least part of an opening in the growth guide and an outer layer that supports the inner layer in the crucible. The opening faces the source material with the seed crystal positioned at an end of the opening opposite the source material. The inner layer is formed from a first material having a higher thermal conductivity than the second, different material forming the outer layer. The source material is sublimation grown on the seed crystal in the growth crucible via the opening in the growth guide to thereby form the SiC boule on the seed crystal.03-11-2010

Patent applications by Thomas E. Anderson, Convent Station, NJ US