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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431767 | Apparatus and method for growth of a thin film An improved apparatus and method for substrate layer deposition in which substrate layers are grown by carrier gas delivery of sequential pulses of reactants to the substrate surface. At least one of the reactants comprises excited species, e.g., radicals. In a spec... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429403 | Gas distributor for vapor coating method and container A method for introducing an inert carrier gas into a coating container used to provide a metallic coating on articles. The method includes introducing the inert carrier gas into the coating container as a plurality of carrier gas streams proximate the top of the coa... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7311783 | Multiple axis tumbler coating apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for coating one or more workpieces such as components to be used in jet engines or industrial turbines. The apparatus comprises a device for simultaneously manipulating a workpiece about multiple axes while holding a cen... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7294283 | Penning discharge plasma source The preferred embodiments described herein provide a Penning discharge plasma source. The magnetic and electric field arrangement, similar to a Penning discharge, effectively traps the electron Hall current in a region between two surfaces. When a substrate (10 | 11/13/2007 |
| 7256425 | Methods of producing plane-parallel structures of silicon suboxide, silicon dioxide and/or silicon carbide, plane-parallel structures obtainable by such methods, and the use thereof A product produced in a PVD method is described, which consists of thin plane-parallel structures having a thickness in the range from 20 to 2000 nm and small dimensions in the range below one mm. Production is carried out by condensation of silicon suboxide onto a ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7223472 | Gloss pigments having high colour saturation The invention relates to coloured gloss pigments having specific particle dimensions comprising a transparent core of a silicon oxide of the composition SiO0.03 to SiO0.95 and, optionally, further coatings of silicon dioxide, carbon, a partiall... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217318 | Nacreous pigment and method for the manufacture thereof In a method for the manufacture of a nacreous pigment, in which a multi-layer film is produced by vacuum evaporation coating on a substrate and, after release from the substrate, the particles thus produced are comminuted to pigment particles of a desired size, vapo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7192624 | Method for obtaining thermal diffusion coating Continuously operating furnace and method for obtaining thermal diffusion coating on the outside surface of metallic articles. The furnace is configured as a tunnel through which in succession are advanced closed containers filled with the processed articles and wit... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7157116 | Method for the production of plane-parallel platelets by using organic separating agents A new method is proposed for the production of plane-parallel platelets, comprising the steps a) vapor-deposition, at a pressure below atmospheric pressure, of a separating agent onto a carrier to produce a separating agent layer, b) vapor-deposition, at a pressure ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7132130 | Method for providing a chrome finish on a substrate An environmentally-friendly process for applying a chrome finish on a substrate is provided. The chrome finish comprises a thin film of aluminum and chromium deposited onto the substrate by physical vapor deposition (PVD) techniques. The thin layer can consist of th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125581 | Evaporation method and apparatus thereof An evaporation method and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The evaporation apparatus comprises a rotator, a heater and a source supplying device. The rotator, which is disposed above the central portion of the substrate, can rotate the substrate. An evaporation s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122221 | Method and apparatus for metal vapor coating A method and apparatus for coating a substrate (4) with a metal coating by vaporizing the metal in an enclosure (1) containing a selected gas and the substrate. The vaporized metal is deposited on the surface of the substrate either in a solid or molte... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7001675 | Method of forming a nanocomposite coating There is disclosed a method of depositing a nanocomposite coating of stainless steel and a metallic carbide or metallic nitride, e.g. chromium carbide or chromium nitride, onto a stainless steel substrate 10, including the steps of (a) providing the stainless... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6960368 | Deposited-film forming apparatus With the deposited-film forming apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the distance between the tubular barrel and the evaporating section can be varied, unlike the prior art deposited-film forming apparatus and hence, the efficient fo... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6906008 | Apparatus for consecutive deposition of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) buffer layers The present invention is a deposition system for the production of coated substrates that provides a first deposition process that subsequently feeds a second deposition process and where the two deposition processes are occurring concurrently. The consecutive depos... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6895650 | Process for producing a spatially shaped carrier layer A process for producing a spatially shaped carrier layer (3) which is of foil-like design from hard brittle material includes: providing a basic mold (1) having a spatially shaped surface, depositing ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6881446 | Method and device for production of endless plastic hollow profiles A method for production of endless plastic hollow profiles, in particular tubes, comprises several production stages for the plastic tube and a coating stage for a metal coating. A reduced pressure is provided in the coating stage, whereby the metal is transferred i... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6869508 | Physical vapor deposition apparatus and process A PVD process and apparatus (120) for depositing a coating (132) from multiple sources (110, 111) of different materials. The process and apparatus (120) are particulaity intended to deposit a beta-nickel aluminide coating (132) co... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6861089 | Method of inhibiting production of projections in metal deposited-film A method of inhibiting production of projections in a metal deposited-film according to the present invention is characterized by using a vapor deposition apparatus comprising, in a vacuum-treating chamber, an evaporating section for a depositing material, and an ac... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6821560 | Surface-treating support member and method using the same A surface-treating support member for supporting a plurality of works, including an upper cage and a lower cage including a plurality of compartments, so that the cages are openable and closeable in a lengthwise direction. A process for surface-treating a plurality ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6749684 | Method for improving CVD film quality utilizing polysilicon getterer A method is disclosed for forming an epitaxial layer on a front side of a substrate formed of a monocrystalline material, using a chemical vapor deposition system. In this method, a plurality of gettering wafers formed of a gettering material are arranged in the CVD... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6709701 | Method for a tray exchange during continuous production of disks A method of exchanging a thin film coated tray (30) for a clean tray (30) is provided. The method replaces the tray (30) at an intermediate position on the handler (10) and not at an intermediate disk loading position of the rotating disk... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6649030 | Physical vapor deposition of radiopaque markings on a graft Physical vapor deposition of radiopaque markings onto a graft is described. A graft is placed into a chamber, and a radiopaque material is vaporized and then deposited onto the graft. The chamber is kept at a temperature below the damage threshold of the ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641918 | Method of producing fine coated tungsten carbide particles Geldhart class C tungsten carbide particles are provided with a discontinuous coating of grain growth inhibitor. Further, the fine tungsten carbide coatings are preferably provided with a continuous coating of another discreet phase material, such as, for... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6582765 | Carbide coated steel articles and method of making them Chain parts and other steel articles are provided with hard, wear-resistant carbide coatings by tumbling them in a heated retort with a particulate mix which includes a source of vanadium and/or niobium. The steel substrate comprises a steel having at lea... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6576093 | Method of producing organic light-emitting devices A method of reducing black spots in a light-emitting device comprising a light-emissive material interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode such that the first and second electrodes are capable of injecting charge carriers into the light-... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6547975 | Magnetic pole fabrication process and device A method and apparatus for fabricating a submicrometer structure. The method incorporates a sputtering process to deposit an electromagnetic material from a seedlayer onto a vertical sidewall. The vertical sidewall is subsequently removed, leaving a free-... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6509067 | Method and apparatus for the deposition of metal nanoclusters and films on a substrate A method for forming metallic nanoclusters upon a substrate includes moving the substrate through a deposition chamber at a predetermined uniform velocity and depositing metallic precursor compounds onto the substrate. The metallic precursor compounds are... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6485783 | Chemical vapor deposition system A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system is provided for processing a substrate 110. The system 100 includes a heated muffle 115, a chamber 120 having an injector assembly 130 for introducing chemical vapor to process the substrate 110, and a belt 105 for... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6479101 | Method of coating a concave friction bearing The invention relates to a method of producing an antifriction element (6), by means of which a coating is applied to at least one surface (10) of the antifriction element (6) under vacuum, by guiding the antifriction element (6) through a particle flow (... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6455172 | Laminated ribbon and method and apparatus for producing same A method for producing a laminated metal ribbon comprises the steps of (a) vapor-depositing a third metal layer on at least one welding surface of a first metal ribbon 4 and a second metal ribbon 5 in a vacuum chamber 1, the third metal being the same as ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6428848 | Method for producing a metal evaporated article A process for producing a metal evaporated article, which includes a metallization step of evaporating a metal and depositing the evaporated metal onto a continuously running substrate and an auxiliary material deposition step of evaporating an auxiliary ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6419149 | Method for producing wiring layer transfer composite A wiring layer transfer composite constituted by a laminate composed of a carrier layer, a barrier layer and a wiring-forming layer, the barrier layer being a continuous layer substantially free from defects, can be produced by (a) preparing a first Cu-ba... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6340501 | Device and method for manufacturing an optical recording medium A manufacturing device of an optical recording medium having a plurality of recording layers formed on a substrate is provided. The manufacturing device includes a vacuum pre-treatment chamber(52), a plurality of recording layer forming chambers (54, 56) ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6335053 | Process for the continuous production by physical phase vapor deposition of coated metallic bands having a high corrosion resistance A process for the continuous production of coated metallic bands obtained by physical phase vapor deposition includes the following steps carried out on a band, eventually coated with zinc or its alloys, in motion and maintained in a vacuum environment: h... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6280792 | Surface-treating process using support member having plate-like elements A process for surface-treating a plurality of works which includes the step of surface-treating the works in a treating chamber, while rotating the works about their axes in spaced apart states, wherein the surface treatment is a vapor deposition on a sin... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6270840 | Apparatus and method for producing plane-parallel flakes An apparatus and method technique for producing plane-parallel flakes is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention is realized through a multi-chamber apparatus for producing plane-parallel flakes from layers vapor deposited in vacuum on... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6258408 | Semiconductor vacuum deposition system and method having a reel-to-reel substrate cassette A substrate cassette contains two physically spaced and parallel reels. A relatively long web of flexible substrate material is wound about one reel and the exposed end of the web is connected to the other reel, to thus expose a relatively short length of... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6231923 | Chemical vapor deposition of near net shape monolithic ceramic parts A method and apparatus for producing a coating or a near net shaped monolithic ceramic part by chemical vapor deposition, where the resultant coatings or parts consume less deposit material and require less machining. Mandrel substrates are closely design... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6221512 | Metallic article having a thermal barrier coating and a method of application thereof A metallic article (30) comprises a bond coating (34) on the metallic article (30) and a ceramic thermal barrier coating (38) on the bond coating (34). The ceramic thermal barrier coating (38) comprises a plurality of columnar grains (40) extending substa... | 04/24/2001 |
