Patents

Mohamed A. Bourham

(and Marian G. McCord, Suzanne R. Matthews and Carrie E. Cornelius)
US Patent US 2007/0161308 A1
12 July 2007
Atmospheric Pressure Plasma-Aided Antimicrobial Finishes of Textiles

Robin P. Gardner

International Patent WO 2004/092718 A2
28 October 2004
Gamma Ray Detectors Having Improved Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Related Systems and Methods for Analyzing Materials in Oil Well

Steven Shannon

(with Yang et. al.)
United States Patent 7,359,177 “Dual bias frequency plasma reactor with feedback control of E.S.C. voltage using wafer voltage measurement at the bias supply output”

US Patent 7326872
5 February 2008
Multi-frequency dynamic dummy load and method for testing plasma reactor multi-frequrency impedence match networks

(and Daniel J. Hoffman, Jeremiah T. P. Pender, Tarreg Mawari)
US Patent 7286948
16 June 2006
Method for determining plasma characteristics

(and Daniel J. Hoffman, Michael Barnes, Lee LaBlanc) US Patent 6879870
16 April 2002
Method and Apparatus for Routing Harmonics in a Plasma to Ground within a Plasma Enhanced Semiconductor Wafer Processing Chamber

(and Daniel Hoffman, Chunshi Cui, Yan Ye, Gerardo Delgadino, Douglas A. Buchberger Jr, Shiang-Bau Wang, Robert B. Hagen, Matthew L. Miller, Stephen Thai)
US Patent 6667577
18 December 2001 Plasma Reactor with Spoke Antenna Having a VHF mode with the spokes in phase

(and Shaing-Bau Wang, Daniel J. Hoffman, Chunshi Cui, Yan Ye, Gerardo Delgadino, David McParland, Douglas A. Buchberger Jr)
US Patent 6652712
19 December 2001
Inductive Antenna for a Plasma Reactor Producing Reduced Fluorine Dissociation

Invention Disclosures

Dr. Abdel-Khalik

-"Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Adaptive Simulation of Complex Systems", Hany Abdel-Khalik and Paul Turinsky, US Provisional Patent Application No. 60/828,256, Filed October 5, 2006

Dr. Bourham

-"Magnetically Controlled Arcs & Columns for Plasma Torch Treatment Applications", Robert Mayo and Mohamed Bourham, NCSU File No. 96-65, 1996.

-"Plasma Synthesis and Growth of Continuous Filaments as Uniquely Applied to Nanotube Growth", Jerome Cuomo, Marian McCord and Mohamed Bourham, NCSU File No. 01-18, October 2000.

-"Clinical Diffraction Enhanced Mammography Unit", Etta Pisano (UNC-CH), Eugege Johnson (UNC-CH), Dean Chapman (IIT), Zhong Zhong (BNL), Dale Sayers (NCSU), Kuruvilla Verghese (NCSU), J. Michael Doster (NCSU), Mohamed Bourham (NCSU) and Martin Yaffee, (Sunnybrook Health Science Center), NCSU and UNC-CH Filed July 2000. File Number 01-59

-"Integrated Atmospheric Plasma-Dual Electron Beam Irradiation System for Continuous Decontamination of Food and Plant Surfaces (as Uniquely Applied to Plant Protection and Quarantine) ", Mohamed Bourham, Orlando Hankins and Brian Bures, NCSU File No. 01-138, April 2001

-"Textile Cleaning with Plasma Pretreatment", Marian McCord, Yoon Cheol Park, Yoon Joong Hwang and Mohamed Bourham, NCSU Filed January 2002, NCSU File No. 02-103.

-"Use of Atmospheric Plasma as a Novel Insect Control System", R. Michael Roe, Mohamed Bourham, Shengyou Long and Brian Bures, NCSU Filed August 2002. NCSU File No. 03-36.

-"Use of Ionized Gas in Traps to Control Mosquitoes and Other Flying Insects of Medical and Veterinary Importance", R. Michael Roe, Mohamed Bourham, Kevin Donohue and Brian Bures, NCSU File No. 04-115, April 2004.

-"On-Line Fuel Failure Monitor for Gas-Cooled Reactors", Ayman Hawari and Mohamed Bourham, NCSU Number 04 -141, June 30, 2004.

-"Atmospheric Plasma-Aided Antimicrobial Finishes of Textiles", Mohamed Bourham, Marian McCord, Suzanne Matthews and Carrie Cornelius, signed August 9,2005; NCSU File No. 06-038 August 2005, Patent Attorney Ref. No. 297/217. US Patent Application Serial No. 11/331,438, US Patent US 2007/0161308 A1 issued 12 July 2007.

-"Atmospheric Plasma-Aided Desizing of Textiles", Marian McCord, Mohamed Bourham and Suzanne Matthews, Signed August 10, 2005.

Dr. Hankins

-"Integrated Atmospheric Plasma-Dual Electron Beam Irradiation System for Continuous Decontamination of Food and Plant Surfaces (as Uniquely Applied to Plant Protection and Quarantine) ", Mohamed Bourham, Orlando Hankins and Brian Bures, NCSU File No. 01-138, April 2001

Dr. Hawari

-"On-Line Fuel Failure Monitor for Gas-Cooled Reactors", Ayman Hawari and Mohamed Bourham, NCSU File Number 04 -141, June 30, 2004.

Dr. Turinsky

"Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Adaptive Simulation of Complex Systems", Hany Abdel-Khalik and Paul Turinsky, US Provisional Patent Application No. 60/828,256, Filed October 5, 2006

Dr. Shannon

Shannon et al.; United States Patent Application 20080087381 “Matching Network Characterization Using Variable Impedance Analysis”

Shannon et al.; United States Patent Applications 20050034816 and 20070006971 “Plasma Generation and Control Using a Dual Frequency RF Source”

Shannon et al.; United States Patent Applications 20050090118 and 20070000611 “Plasma Control Using Dual Cathode Frequency Mixing”

Shannon et al.; United States Patent Application 20060266735 “Plasma generation and control using dual frequency RF signals” (also filed under World Intellectual Property Organization WO/2006/121744)

Shannon et al.; United States Patent Application 20050133163 “Dual frequency RF match”

Bera et al.; United States Patent Application 20040206309 “Apparatus and method to confine plasma and reduce flow resistance in a plasma reactor”