Hooman O Hafezi

7727364, Jun 1, 2010

Feb 24, 2006

11/362432

Saravjeet Singh - Santa Clara CA, US
Hooman Hafezi - Redwood City CA, US
Manoocher Birang - Los Gatos CA, US
Aron Rosenfeld - Palo Alto CA, US
Joseph Behnke - San Jose CA, US

Applied Materials, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

C25D 17/12
C25D 7/12

2042307

A method and apparatus for plating a metal onto a substrate. One embodiment of the invention provides an apparatus for electrochemically plating a substrate. The apparatus comprises a fluid basin configured to retain a plating solution therein, an anode assembly disposed in the fluid basin, a substrate support member configured to support the substrate and contact the substrate electrically, and an encased auxiliary electrode assembly disposed in the fluid basin. The encased auxiliary electrode assembly generally comprises an auxiliary electrode disposed in a protective tube.

7820026, Oct 26, 2010

Apr 13, 2006

11/403566

Hooman Hafezi - Redwood City CA, US
Aron Rosenfeld - Palo City CA, US
Michael X. Yang - Palo Alto CA, US

Applied Materials, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

C25D 5/34

205205, 205210

Generally, the process includes depositing a barrier layer on a feature formed in a dielectric layer, decorating the barrier layer with a metal, performing a grafting process, initiating a copper layer and then filing the feature by use of a bulk copper fill process. Copper features formed according to aspects described herein have desirable adhesion properties to a barrier layer formed on a semiconductor substrate and demonstrate enhanced electromigration and stress migration results in the fabricated devices formed on the substrate.

7846306, Dec 7, 2010

Feb 24, 2006

11/362433

Hooman Hafezi - Redwood City CA, US
Aron Rosenfeld - Palo Alto CA, US

Applied Materials, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

G01N 27/403
C25D 17/00

2042307

A method and apparatus for plating a metal onto a substrate. One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for electroplating a substrate. The apparatus comprises a fluid basin, an anode disposed near a bottom of the fluid basin, a restrictor disposed above the anode, and a substrate support member configured to move the substrate within the fluid basin among different elevations relative to the restrictor. Plating profiles on the substrate may be adjusted by changing the elevation of the substrate during plating.

7978064, Jul 12, 2011

Sep 21, 2009

12/564017

Mark Zdeblick - Portola Valley CA, US
Timothy Robertson - Belmont CA, US
Aleksandr Pikelny - Los Angeles CA, US
Hooman Hafezi - Redwood City CA, US

Proteus Biomedical, Inc. - Redwood City CA

G08B 1/08

34053912, 3405722, 3405728

The system of the present invention includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature. The system can be used in a variety of different applications, including as components of ingestible identifiers, such as may be found in ingestible event markers, e. g. , pharma-informatics enabled pharmaceutical compositions.

7981259, Jul 19, 2011

Jun 14, 2006

11/452839

Hooman Hafezi - Redwood City CA, US
Aron Rosenfeld - Palo Alto CA, US

Applied Materials, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

C25D 5/00
C25D 17/00
C25D 21/12
B23H 7/14
C25B 9/00
C25B 9/04
C25B 15/00
C25C 3/16
C25C 3/20
C25F 7/00

2042307, 205 96

A method and apparatus for adjusting an electric field of an electrochemical processing cell are provided. In one embodiment, a capacitive element is disposed in the processing solution. The strength, shape, or direction of the electric field in the processing solution may be modulated by charging and discharging the capacitive element in a controlled manner. Because the electric field is modulated with out passing a current from the capacitive element to the processing solution, electrochemical reactions do not occur on the interface of the capacitive element and the processing solution, thus, reduces complications caused by unwanted electrochemical reactions.

8055334, Nov 8, 2011

Dec 10, 2009

12/665022

George Savage - Portola Valley CA, US
Hooman Hafezi - Redwood City CA, US
Olivier Colliou - Los Gatos CA, US
Mark Zdeblick - Portola Valley CA, US
Angela Strand - San Francisco CA, US

Proteus Biomedical, Inc. - Redwood City CA

A61B 5/04

600546, 607 60

Portable electroviscerography systems are provided. Aspects of the systems include a body-associated receiver and an ingestible identifier unit, both of which are configured to detect visceral electrical signals. The system communicates with an extra-corporeal data processor configured to receive data from the body-associated receiver and generate and electroviscerogram from the received data. Also provided are methods of producing electroviscerograms using systems of the present invention.

8114021, Feb 14, 2012

Dec 15, 2009

12/673326

Timothy Robertson - Belmont CA, US
Fataneh Omidvar - Danville CA, US
Yashar Behzadi - San Francisco CA, US
Lawrence Arne - Redwood City CA, US
Kenneth Rowberry - San Jose CA, US
James Hutchison - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert Leichner - Menlo Park CA, US
George Savage - Portola Valley CA, US
Andrew Thompson - Portola Valley CA, US
Mark Zdeblick - Portola Valley CA, US
Marc Kreidler - Sunnyvale CA, US
Hooman Hafezi - Redwood City CA, US
Robert Duck - San Francisco CA, US

Proteus Biomedical, Inc. - Redwood City CA

A61M 5/20
A61B 5/00

600300, 600301, 375133, 375130, 604 67, 604156

Receivers, which may be external or implantable, are provided. Aspects of receivers of the invention include the presence of one or more of: a high power-low power module; an intermediary module; a power supply module configured to activate and deactivate one or more power supplies to a high power processing block; a serial peripheral interface bus connecting master and slave blocks; and a multi-purpose connector. Receivers of the invention may be configured to receive a conductively transmitted signal. Also provided are systems that include the receivers, as well as methods of using the same. Additionally systems and methods are disclosed for using a receiver for coordinating with dosage delivery systems.

8388533, Mar 5, 2013

Aug 13, 2009

12/527403

Hooman Hafezi - Redwood City CA, US
Eric Snyder - South San Francisco CA, US
Benedict Costello - Berkeley CA, US

Proteus Digital Health, Inc. - Redwood City CA

A61B 5/07

600302, 600301, 3405721, 429122, 205 50

The present invention provides for safe and reliable electronic circuitry that can be employed in ingestible compositions. The ingestible circuitry of the invention includes a solid support; a conductive element; and an electronic component. Each of the support, conductive element and electronic component are fabricated from an ingestible material. The ingestible circuitry finds use in a variety of different applications, including as components of ingestible identifiers, such as may be found in ingestible event markers, e. g. , pharma-informatics enabled pharmaceutical compositions.