Michael J Janicki, 50140 Orchard St, Raynham, MA 02767

6755954, Jun 29, 2004

Apr 4, 2002

10/116077

Steven T. Mayer - Lake Oswego OR
Timothy Patrick Cleary - Portland OR
Michael John Janicki - West Linn OR
Edmund B. Minshall - Sherwood OR
Thomas A. Ponnuswamy - Tulatin OR

Novellus Systems, Inc. - San Jose CA

C25D 500

205 96, 205123, 205125, 205157, 204224 R, 204DIG 7

An apparatus for electrochemical treatment of a substrate, in particular for electroplating an integrated circuit wafer. An apparatus preferably includes dynamically operable concentric anodes and dielectric shields in an electrochemical bath. Preferably, the bath height of an electrochemical bath, the substrate height, and the shape and positions of an insert shield and a diffuser shield are dynamically variable during electrochemical treatment operations. Step include varying anode current, bath height and substrate height, shield shape, and shield position.

8430391, Apr 30, 2013

Oct 13, 2011

13/272996

Daniel Clark Park - West Linn OR, US
Timothy Carlysle Shaw - Sammamish WA, US
Michael John Janicki - West Linn OR, US

Xerox Corporation - Norwalk CT

B65H 3/44

271 912, 271 902, 271 903, 271126

In a tandem media supply, two vertical stacks of media sheets are stored. The first stack is positioned on a lift plate that rises as top sheets are removed from the stack of media. When the first stack is exhausted, the second stack is moved by an actuator towards a position where the lift plate was loaded with the first stack of media sheets. Movement of the second stack displaces a biased gate to decouple the lift plate from a drive member that elevated the lift plate. The lift plate drops under the effect of gravity to a position where the second stack of media sheets moves onto the lift plate. Once the second stack is on the lift plate, a biasing force returns the biased gate to a position that enables the drive member to elevate the lift plate.

2005017, Aug 18, 2005

Feb 12, 2004

10/778799

R. Stowell - Wilsonville OR, US
Tim Cleary - Portland OR, US
Michael Janicki - West Linn OR, US
Mark Dinneen - Portland OR, US

B08B003/02

134001300, 134025400, 134033000, 134148000, 134153000, 134902000, 134186000, 134183000

Methods and apparatus are provided for the cleaning and drying of a work piece. The apparatus comprises a carrier configured to carry a work piece that has a surface. The apparatus further comprises a press plate having a first surface and a second surface. During a cleaning process, the carrier, the press plate, or both, is configured to move relative to the other. The press plate is disposed a distance from the surface of the work piece such that, when a cleaning fluid is disposed between the work piece and the press plate, the surface tension of the cleaning fluid maintains a meniscus between the work piece and the press plate. A mega-sonic transducer is coupled to the second surface of the press plate.

2017013, May 11, 2017

Dec 21, 2015

14/977554

- Fremont CA, US
Jeffrey Womack - Lake Oswego OR, US
Lisa Marie Gytri - Sherwood OR, US
Michael J. Janicki - West Linn OR, US

H01L 21/687

A substrate lift pin assembly includes a tubular support member connected to a bottom of a pedestal beneath a lift pin through-hole. The tubular support member has an interior cavity and an end closure with a cartridge through-hole extending through the end closure. A cartridge member includes a lift pin holder portion and a plunger portion. The lift pin holder portion is located inside of the interior cavity of the tubular support member. The plunger portion extends through the cartridge through-hole of the end closure of the tubular support member. A lift pin extends through the lift pin through-hole and connects to the lift pin holder portion of the cartridge member. A handle member connects to the plunger portion of the cartridge member at a location near a distal end of the plunger portion relative to the tubular support member. The handle member is configured to engage a lifting mechanism.