Thomas Joel Newman

US Patent:

6534159, Mar 18, 2003

Filed:

Sep 10, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/394365

Inventors:

Thomas H Newman - Sunnyvale CA
Norbert Kappel - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Ultratech Stepper, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H01L 23544

US Classification:

428209, 428195, 428469, 360313, 257797

Abstract:

An apparatus in accordance with this invention includes an alignment mark that is formed in a substrate. The alignment mark extends across a dice line so that, upon dicing the substrate, the mark is exposed in the substrates side edge. The mark is formed at a predetermined distance from a position at which a feature is desired to be formed on the substrates side edge using a mask. Accordingly, the mark is a positional reference that can be used for highly accurate placement of the feature on the side surface of the substrate with the mask. Preferably, the mark is formed of metal or other material enhanced to a size that is readily detectable by an alignment system with which the mark is to be used. The invention also includes methods for making the alignment mark.

US Patent:

D554641, Nov 6, 2007

Filed:

Dec 5, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/244169

Inventors:

Robert John Miller - Fremont CA, US
Allan Leafblad - Livermore CA, US
Thomas J. Newman - Discovery Bay CA, US
Paul Montgomery - Kentfield CA, US
Peter Phillips - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Socket Communications, Inc. - Newark CA

International Classification:

1402

US Classification:

D14427

US Patent:

D570350, Jun 3, 2008

Filed:

Dec 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/250852

Inventors:

Robert John Miller - Fremont CA, US
Allan Leafblad - Livermore CA, US
Thomas J. Newman - Discovery Bay CA, US
Paul Montgomery - Kentfield CA, US
Peter Phillips - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Socket Communications, Inc. - Newark CA

International Classification:

1402

US Classification:

D14426

US Patent:

7942326, May 17, 2011

Filed:

Dec 3, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/949651

Inventors:

Robert John Miller - Fremont CA, US
Allan Leafblad - Livermore CA, US
Thomas J. Newman - Discovery Bay CA, US
Leonard Ott - Livermore CA, US
John E. Brandon - San Rafael CA, US
Charles E. Ader - Livermore CA, US
Timothy Miller - Scotts Valley CA, US

Assignee:

Socket Mobile, Inc. - Newark CA

International Classification:

G06K 7/01

US Classification:

235440

Abstract:

A multi-mode ring scanner (MMRS) has a ring unit for wearing on a finger. The MMRS optionally has a wrist unit coupled to the ring unit, such as via a cable. The MMRS optionally communicates wirelessly with a computing device. The ring unit has one or more scanners (such as an optical scanner or an RFID tag reader). The ring unit optionally has two paddle switches for activation by inward pressure from fingers adjacent to the finger. The two switches enable specifying operation of the MMRS in a plurality of modes and/or to communicate a plurality of information codes to the computing device. The computing device is optionally enabled to assign a function to each combination of activation of the two switches. A scanning system including the MMRS optionally provides feedback to a user based on feedback from a host processor.

US Patent:

8317102, Nov 27, 2012

Filed:

May 16, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/108684

Inventors:

Robert John Miller - Fremont CA, US
Allan Leafblad - Livermore CA, US
Thomas J. Newman - Discovery Bay CA, US
Leonard Ott - Livermore CA, US
John E. Brandon - San Rafael CA, US
Charles E. Ader - Livermore CA, US
Timothy Miller - Scotts Valley CA, US

Assignee:

Socket Mobile, Inc. - Newark CA

International Classification:

G06K 7/00

US Classification:

235439

Abstract:

A multi-mode ring scanner (MMRS) has a ring unit for wearing on a finger. The MMRS optionally has a wrist unit coupled to the ring unit, such as via a cable. The MMRS optionally communicates wirelessly with a computing device. The ring unit has one or more scanners (such as an optical scanner or an RFID tag reader). The ring unit optionally has two paddle switches for activation by inward pressure from fingers adjacent to the finger. The two switches enable specifying operation of the MMRS in a plurality of modes and/or to communicate a plurality of information codes to the computing device. The computing device is optionally enabled to assign a function to each combination of activation of the two switches. A scanning system including the MMRS optionally provides feedback to a user based on feedback from a host processor.

US Patent:

20130292476, Nov 7, 2013

Filed:

Nov 26, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/684716

Inventors:

SOCKET MOBILE, INC. - , US
Allan LEAFBLAD - Livermore CA, US
Thomas J. NEWMAN - Discovery Bay CA, US
Leonard OTT - Livermore CA, US
John E. BRANDON - San Rafael CA, US
Charles E. ADER - Livermore CA, US
Timothy MILLER - Scotts Valley CA, US

Assignee:

SOCKET MOBILE, INC. - Newark CA

International Classification:

G06K 7/01
G06K 7/10

US Classification:

23546246, 23547202, 235439

Abstract:

A multi-mode ring scanner (MMRS) has a ring unit for wearing on a finger. The MMRS optionally has a wrist unit coupled to the ring unit, such as via a cable. The MMRS optionally communicates wirelessly with a computing device. The ring unit has one or more scanners (such as an optical scanner or an RFID tag reader). The ring unit optionally has two paddle switches for activation by inward pressure from fingers adjacent to the finger. The two switches enable specifying operation of the MMRS in a plurality of modes and/or to communicate a plurality of information codes to the computing device. The computing device is optionally enabled to assign a function to each combination of activation of the two switches. A scanning system including the MMRS optionally provides feedback to a user based on feedback from a host processor.

US Patent:

59565640, Sep 21, 1999

Filed:

Jun 3, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/867837

Inventors:

Thomas H Newman - Sunnyvale CA
Norbert Kappel - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Ultratech Stepper, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H01L 213065
H01L 2166

US Classification:

438 9

Abstract:

An apparatus in accordance with this invention includes an alignment mark that is formed in a substrate. The alignment mark extends across a dice line so that, upon dicing the substrate, the mark is exposed in the substrate's side edge. The mark is formed at a predetermined distance from a position at which a feature is desired to be formed on the substrate's side edge using a mask. Accordingly, the mark is a positional reference that can be used for highly accurate placement of the feature on the side surface of the substrate with the mask. Preferably, the mark is formed of metal or other material enhanced to a size that is readily detectable by an alignment system with which the mark is to be used. The invention also includes methods for making the alignment mark.

US Patent:

60293616, Feb 29, 2000

Filed:

Mar 25, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/047422

Inventors:

Thomas H. Newman - Sunnyvale CA

Assignee:

Ultratech Stepper, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G01B 1312
G01B 2116

US Classification:

33556

Abstract:

An air-probe structure of an air-gauge nozzle that defines an air-probe bore having an elongated, relatively small-area output tip (e. g. , 0. 3. times. 1. 3 millimeters) situated at the air-probe structure's output end. Such an air-gauge nozzle is useful in controlling the distance between the bore's output tip and a rowbar workpiece (employed in an optical microlithographic pole trimming step of the fabrication process for thin-film heads) in accordance with the air pressure measured by the air gauge. The air-probe structure's output end preferably also comprises a relatively large-area protective manifold (e. g. , 6. times. 7 millimeters) surrounding the elongated, relatively small-area output tip. This manifold, which protects the bore's output tip from damage which would otherwise result from inadvertent contact between the rowbar and the bore's elongated, small-area output tip, includes a set of interconnected channels to provide an escape route for air emerging from the bore's output tip and thereby prevent back pressure from being produced in the air-probe bore in response to the output end of said air-probe structure being situated in close proximity to the rowbar. A protective manifold Is also useful in protecting a conventional circular, small-area air-probe bore output tip of an air-probe structure from this type of damage.