Northrop Grumman Corporation
Mechanical Engineer
Amazon May 2014 - Jan 2015
Operations Manager
Northrop Grumman Corporation May 2014 - Jan 2015
Quality Engineer
Northrop Grumman Corporation Jul 2011 - May 2014
Supervisor Test Engineering Marine Turbine and Gear Test Facility
Northrop Grumman Corporation Feb 2010 - Jul 2011
Quality Assurance and Mechanical Engineer
Education:
United States Naval Academy 1993 - 1997
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Panola Junior College 1991 - 1993
Carthage High School 1987 - 1991
Skills:
Project Management Engineering Navy Six Sigma Program Management Military
Interests:
Working Out Computers Reading History How Things Work Rock Climbing Biking Running Military Affairs Rifle and Pistol Shooting Sailing Cultures Aerospace New Technology Science Scuba Tennis Soo Bahk Do Karate
Lawrence A. Gochberg - Menlo Park CA Christopher W. Burkhart - Los Gatos CA
Assignee:
Novellus Systems, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
H01L 21306
US Classification:
118715, 118733, 15634532
Abstract:
A vacuum valve assembly for use in a vacuum processing chamber includes a seat defining an opening in the vacuum valve, with the seat having a sealing face adjacent the opening and normal to the direction of the opening; and a gate having a sealing face adapted to mate with the seat sealing face, the gate being movable toward and away from the seat sealing face to seal and open the vacuum valve opening. A continuous elastomeric seal extends around the vacuum valve opening between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face of sufficient size such that when the gate is positioned to seal the vacuum valve opening, there exists a gap between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face. A purge gas port system, disposed in the seat or in the gate, has an inlet for a purge gas, an essentially continuous outlet extending around the vacuum valve opening and adjacent the elastomeric seal and gap, and a manifold system connecting the inlet and the outlet. When a purge gas is introduced through the inlet, the manifold distributes the gas to the outlet which evenly distributes the gas to the vicinity of the continuous elastomeric seal around the vacuum valve opening in the gap between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face.
Richard M. Blank - Sunnyvale CA Christopher W. Burkhart - Los Gatos CA
Assignee:
Novellus Systems, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
B65G 4724
US Classification:
414757, 414433, 414781, 414936
Abstract:
A device for aligning a flatted object to a desired orientation. The flatted object has a substantially circular perimeter and a flatted chord portion and may be a silicon wafer or a cover for an electrostatic chuck. The device includes multiple conically shaped rollers that center and rotationally align the object, each roller having a bottom lip for supporting the object. Centering rollers are mounted so that they contact the circular perimeter of the object when it is in the desired orientation. Rotational alignment rollers are mounted so that they contact the flatted chord portion of the object when it is in the desired orientation. When placed on the alignment device, the flatted object passively moves to the desired orientation under the force of gravity.
Christopher W. Burkhart - Los Gatos CA Keith Wood - Sunnyvale CA
Assignee:
Novellus Systems, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
F16J 1502
US Classification:
277637, 277630, 277613
Abstract:
A sealing assembly is provided for sealing retractable opposing planar surfaces of processing modules each having sealable cavities for the fabrication of semiconductor wafers. The sealing assembly may include an inner frame adapted to be concentrically positioned within a central opening of an outer frame. The outer frame may include lifting tabs attached to an upper portion such that the lifting tabs are graspable to removably position the sealing assembly between the opposing planar surfaces of the processing modules. An O-ring, which may include an elastomeric material, is adapted to fit about a circumference of the inner frame. The opposing surfaces of the processing modules define an opening therebetween which accepts the sealing assembly. The opposing surfaces of the modules are retractably movable towards one another thereby coupling the O-ring between the opposing planar surfaces to provide a seal.
Lawrence A Gochberg - Menlo Park CA, US Christopher W Burkhart - Los Gatos CA, US
Assignee:
Novellus Systems, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
H01L 21/00 C23C 16/00 C23C 14/00
US Classification:
118715, 118732, 118733, 15634532, 15634531
Abstract:
A vacuum valve assembly for use in a vacuum processing chamber includes a seat defining an opening in the vacuum valve, with the seat having a sealing face adjacent the opening and normal to the direction of the opening; and a gate having a sealing face adapted to mate with the seat sealing face, the gate being movable toward and away from the seat sealing face to seal and open the vacuum valve opening. A continuous elastomeric seal extends around the vacuum valve opening between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face of sufficient size such that when the gate is positioned to seal the vacuum valve opening, there exists a gap between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face. A purge gas port system, disposed in the seat or in the gate, has an inlet for a purge gas, an essentially continuous outlet extending around the vacuum valve opening and adjacent the elastomeric seal and gap, and a manifold system connecting the inlet and the outlet. When a purge gas is introduced through the inlet, the manifold distributes the gas to the outlet which evenly distributes the gas to the vicinity of the continuous elastomeric seal around the vacuum valve opening in the gap between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face.
Lawrence A Gochberg - Menlo Park CA, US Christopher W Burkhart - Los Gatos CA, US
Assignee:
Novellus Systems, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
H01L 21/00 C23C 14/00 C23C 16/00
US Classification:
118715, 118732, 118733, 15634532, 15634531
Abstract:
A vacuum valve assembly for use in a vacuum processing chamber includes a seat defining an opening in the vacuum valve, with the seat having a sealing face adjacent the opening and normal to the direction of the opening; and a gate having a sealing face adapted to mate with the seat sealing face, the gate being movable toward and away from the seat sealing face to seal and open the vacuum valve opening. A continuous elastomeric seal extends around the vacuum valve opening between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face of sufficient size such that when the gate is positioned to seal the vacuum valve opening, there exists a gap between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face. A purge gas port system, disposed in the seat or in the gate, has an inlet for a purge gas, an essentially continuous outlet extending around the vacuum valve opening and adjacent the elastomeric seal and gap, and a manifold system connecting the inlet and the outlet. When a purge gas is introduced through the inlet, the manifold distributes the gas to the outlet which evenly distributes the gas to the vicinity of the continuous elastomeric seal around the vacuum valve opening in the gap between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face.
Christopher Burkhart - Los Gatos CA, US Lawrence Gochberg - Menlo Park CA, US
Assignee:
Novellus Systems, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
C23F001/00 H01L021/306 C23C016/00
US Classification:
118/733000, 156/345100
Abstract:
A vacuum valve assembly for use in a vacuum processing chamber includes a seat defining an opening in the vacuum valve, with the seat having a sealing face adjacent the opening and normal to the direction of the opening; and a gate having a sealing face adapted to mate with the seat sealing face, the gate being movable toward and away from the seat sealing face to seal and open the vacuum valve opening. A continuous elastomeric seal extends around the vacuum valve opening between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face of sufficient size such that when the gate is positioned to seal the vacuum valve opening, there exists a gap between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face. A purge gas port system, disposed in the seat or in the gate, has an inlet for a purge gas, an essentially continuous outlet extending around the vacuum valve opening and adjacent the elastomeric seal and gap, and a manifold system connecting the inlet and the outlet. When a purge gas is introduced through the inlet, the manifold distributes the gas to the outlet which evenly distributes the gas to the vicinity of the continuous elastomeric seal around the vacuum valve opening in the gap between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face.
VINAY K. SHAH - San Mateo CA, US Navdeep Gupta - Vinayak Nagar, IN Satish Sundar - Bangalore CA, US Andrea Baccini - Treviso, IT Christopher Burkhart - Los Gatos CA, US Rohit Dey - Brookefield, IN Christian Zorzi - Treviso, IT
Assignee:
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. - Santa Clara CA
International Classification:
B65G 47/91 B25J 15/06 B25J 11/00
US Classification:
414589, 294 641, 414800, 901 40
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention provide an end effector for a substrate handling robot. In one embodiment, the end effector comprises one or more Bernoulli chucks surrounded by a plurality of suction cup devices. In one embodiment, the suction cup devices are configured in the form of a bellows to provide both cushioning and lateral stability to the substrate. In one embodiment, the suction cup devices further include an air pressure device to provide light positive pressure to the substrate during release. Embodiments of the end effector described herein provide a small vacuum pressure over a large area of ultra-thin substrates to minimize damage during handling.
Bart J. van Schravendijk - Sunnyvale CA Christopher W. Burkhart - San Jose CA Tito H. Santiago - San Mateo CA Charles E. Pomeroy - Santa Clara CA Jeffrey W. Lind - Santa Cruz CA
Assignee:
Novellus Systems, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
B01D 1900
US Classification:
95 46
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for delivering a liquid are disclosed. The liquid contained in a vessel is subjected to a pressurized gas. Any pressurized gas dissolved in the liquid is removed in a degas module by passing the liquid through a gas permeable tube subjected to a pressure differential. Then the liquid is dispensed by a liquid mass flow controller.
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Christopher Burkhart
Work:
Technology Resource Center - Programmer (2009) Winn-Dixie - Cashier (2005-2009)