Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Retaining ring with shaped surface
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Application No.: US13305589Application Date: 2011-11-28
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Publication No.: US08585468B2Publication Date: 2013-11-19
- Inventor: Hung Chih Chen , Steven M. Zuniga , Charles C. Garretson , Douglas R. McAllister , Jian Lin , Stacy Meyer , Sidney P. Huey , Jeonghoon Oh , Trung T. Doan , Jeffrey Schmidt , Martin S. Wohlert , Kerry F. Hughes , James C. Wang , Danny Cam Toan Lu , Romain Beau De Lamenie , Venkata R. Balagani , Aden Martin Allen , Michael Jon Fong
- Applicant: Hung Chih Chen , Steven M. Zuniga , Charles C. Garretson , Douglas R. McAllister , Jian Lin , Stacy Meyer , Sidney P. Huey , Jeonghoon Oh , Trung T. Doan , Jeffrey Schmidt , Martin S. Wohlert , Kerry F. Hughes , James C. Wang , Danny Cam Toan Lu , Romain Beau De Lamenie , Venkata R. Balagani , Aden Martin Allen , Michael Jon Fong
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: B24B5/00
- IPC: B24B5/00
Abstract:
A retaining ring can be shaped by machining or lapping the bottom surface of the ring to form a shaped profile in the bottom surface. The bottom surface of the retaining ring can include flat, sloped and curved portions. The lapping can be performed using a machine that dedicated for use in lapping the bottom surface of retaining rings. During the lapping the ring can be permitted to rotate freely about an axis of the ring. The bottom surface of the retaining ring can have curved or flat portions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120071067A1 RETAINING RING WITH SHAPED SURFACE Public/Granted day:2012-03-22
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