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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7674997 | Spinner for fiberizing glass and method A spinner for fiberizing glass has fiberizing holes formed in the spinner sidewall by a process utilizing an electron beam perforating process. A backing material used in the process is deposited on the walls of the fiberizing holes for increasing the corrosion resi... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7266421 | System for controlling lifting and remote handling units located in a confined enclosure The control system is used to control manipulation equipment (41) and carrying equipment (43) confined in a containment (40) inaccessible to operators and to perform maintenance operations related to electronic circuits for onboard equipment enc... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7238383 | Making and using compacted pellets for OLED displays A method of forming a compacted pellet of organic materials adaptable for making an organic layer on a structure which will form part of an OLED display, includes providing a sublimable organic material in a powder form; providing a thermally insulating and non-subl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211454 | Manufacturing method of a light emitting device including moving the source of the vapor deposition parallel to the substrate The present invention provides an active matrix substrate which can be fabricated at a lower cost and a light emitting device having a large display area fabricated by a vapor deposition system which makes a film with uniform thickness for a large substrate. Accordi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7168935 | Solid freeform fabrication apparatus and methods An apparatus for formation of a three dimensional object comprising a sealed container; an electron beam subsystem capable of directing energy within said container; a positioning subsystem contained within said container; a wire feed subsystem contained within said... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7025863 | Vacuum system with separable work piece support A vacuum system for the treatment of work pieces has an evacuatable treatment chamber having a centrally disposed low voltage arc discharge arrangement and laterally disposed loading opening. A coupling device between the work piece support and a receiving device on... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6608277 | Automated brachytherapy seed production system An automated system, method and apparatus for producing welded end closures in thin-walled metal tubes, preferably sealing a radioactive source inside the tubes, by use of an electronically controlled robot that grasps and sequentially repositions the tub... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6476340 | Electron beam gun with grounded shield to prevent arc-down and gas bleed to protect the filament The present invention provides for an improved electron gun evaporation source using high direct current negative voltage for forming high energy electron beams to produce thin-film coatings on a variety of substrates. The present invention further provid... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471781 | Method of depositing titanium nitride thin film and CVD deposition apparatus A CVD apparatus for fabricating a titanium nitride thin film is provided. The apparatus comprises an evacuatable reaction vessel having an interior, a pumping apparatus capable of exhausting the reaction vessel and maintaining the interior of the reaction... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6444086 | Device for vacuum coating slide bearings Existing devices for vacuum coating substrates having different shapes, either in continuous or hatch facilities, are equipped in such a way that several coatings are applied after a coating process. The slide bearings are to be coated with several coats ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6403916 | System and automated method for producing welded end closures in thin-walled metal tubes An automated system, method and apparatus for producing welded end closures in thin-walled metal tubes, preferably sealing a radioactive source inside the tubes, by use of an electronically controlled robot that grasps and sequentially repositions the tub... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6384367 | Electron beam vaporizer for vacuum coating systems An assembly for a vaporizer for a vacuum coating system includes a crucible having a cavity; a liner accommodated in the cavity for receiving a material to be vaporized; and a spacer arrangement disposed between the inner wall of the crucible and the oute... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6364956 | Programmable flux gradient apparatus for co-deposition of materials onto a substrate An apparatus for simultaneously depositing gradients components of two or more target materials onto a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first target material source that directs a first target material towards the substrate and a second t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 5869801 | Device for manual electron beam processing of materials in space A device for electron beam processing of materials in space designed for the performance of the technical operations of welding, cutting, heating, filler welding, tube welding, brazing, coating deposition by the method of thermal evaporation of materials ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5861599 | Rod-fed electron beam evaporation system A rod-fed electron beam evaporation system having a rod-fed electron beam evaporation source for evaporating an ingot. The ingot is of rod-like configuration and has a peg-like element to self-engage a socket of a replacement ingot so that both ingot and ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5846330 | Gas injection disc assembly for CVD applications A gas injection disc is provided which includes an outer ring and a tubular modular insert which slips into the outer ring. The outer ring is provided with an inner bore, a ring-shaped plenum located around the inner bore, an outer gas sealing surface aro... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5780803 | Process for the stabilization of plasma generation by means of electron beam vaporizer The invention relates to a process for stabilizing plasma generation in the coating of large substrate surfaces by means of an electron beam vaporizer. To obtain a stable operation of the apparatus at a high vaporization rate and stable plasma excitation ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5635087 | Apparatus for plasma-assisted high rate electron beam vaporization It is known that improved coating properties can be obtained by plasma action in vacuum deposition, especially by vaporization. Substantially higher coating rates can be attained in vapor deposition, but, with high plasma densities, they result in excessi... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5552675 | High temperature reaction apparatus A high temperature reaction apparatus for reacting on solid, liquid and gaseous materials to change their state and/or chemical compositions. High temperatures are generated within a reaction chamber by means of electrical energy applied to electrodes or ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5503725 | Method and device for treatment of products in gas-discharge plasma A method for treatment of products in gas-discharge plasma consists in that a two-step vacuum-arc discharge is initiated between an anode (3) and an integrally cold cathode (2), featuring a metal-gaseous step of plasma and a gaseous step of plasma. The ga... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5473627 | UHV rotating fluid delivery system A rotating all metal sealed fluid delivery system for supplying fluid to an apparatus, such as an electron beam source assembly, in an UHV environment includes a housing with fluid inlet and outlet ports therethrough, opposed fluid inlet and outlet lines,... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5418348 | Electron beam source assembly An electron beam source assembly includes a water cooled crucible positioned substantially flush with the top of the block. A magnet is attached to each long sides of the rectangular block to establish parallel opposed pole magnets with the crucible there... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5346554 | Apparatus for forming a thin film An apparatus for forming a thin film irradiates an electron beam on a vaporizable substance held in a crucible. A pair of electromagnets are disposed in coplanar relation and at right angles to each other to generate a magnetic field which deflects the el... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5306447 | Method and apparatus for direct use of low pressure vapor from liquid or solid precursors for selected area laser deposition Methods and apparatus for selectively depositing a layer of material from a gas phase to produce a part comprising a plurality of deposited layers. The apparatus includes a computer controlling a directed energy beam, such as a laser, to direct the laser ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5277938 | Method for controlling evaporation for vapor deposition The invention relates to a method and an apparatus by means of which a material is vaporized in a treatment chamber by means of an electron beam. Due to controlling the inhomogenity of power distribution over the working area of the beam it becomes possib... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5170032 | Radiation manufacturing apparatus and amendment An apparatus and method for reacting on articles of manufacture with radiation such as generated by an electron gun, laser or other means directed against a substrate wherein controlled movement of the substrate and/or the radiation is effected under the ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5132506 | Vacuum evaporation apparatus and method for making vacuum evaporated sheet A vacuum evaporation apparatus has a melting pot containing evaporating material therein and a movable partition. A surface of the evaporating material is separated into a supplying surface (whereinto a Cr-Co material rod of replenishing material is suppl... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5122389 | Vacuum evaporation method and apparatus Two heat-resistant rollers are located close to each other such that rotation shafts of the two heat-resistant rollers are approximately parallel to each other, and parts of the two heat-resistant rollers are immersed in a deposition material, which has b... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5120925 | Methods for device transplantation A method for device transplantation includes the conveyance of a microminiature device, which has been premanufactured, to a desired place located on a sample, observation and fabrication of the new device with a focused beam, and repair of passive elemen... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5103766 | Vacuum arc vapor deposition device having electrode switching means A vacuum arc deposition device having electrode switching means comprising two or more electrodes consisting of vacuum arc vapor evaporation source materials and a substrate to which films are formed by means of vacuum arc vapor deposition, each of the el... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5064989 | Surface shaping and finishing apparatus and method A method for selectively operating on a substrate by radiation controlled and caused to scan a portion of the surface of an article in such a manner as to selectively produce changes in material at the substrate surface. Miniature explosions of small quan... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5041712 | Method for the control of an evaporation process A method and apparatus for controlling, regulating and measuirng the particle mass which is evaporated per unit time from a target by a charged particle beam, in particular an electron beam, comprises the varying of an impingement area of the beam on the ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5039836 | Radiation manufacturing apparatus and method An apparatus and method for reacting on articles of manufacture with radiation such as generated by an electron gun, laser or other means directed against a substrate wherein controlled movement of the substrate and/or the radiation is effected under the ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5034590 | Electron gun arrangement for use in the electron beam evaporation process An electron gun arrangement is for use in the electron beam evaporation process, including the permanent magnet circuit for deflecting the electron beam from its supply source toward its crucible, wherein it further includes electromagnetic coil winding m... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5012064 | Electron beam evaporation source The present invention provides an electron beam evaporation source designed so that the size of the impact area of the electron beam on an evaporant will remain essentially constant in any position of the impact area on the evaporant; and thus, the rate o... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5008897 | Water cooled crucible The present invention provides a water cooled crucible adapted to be received in a crucible support element of an electron beam evaporation system. The crucible comprises a base wall and a sidewall upstanding from the base wall to form a rim and pocket lo... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5001403 | Method and apparatus for centering an electron beam A method and apparatus centers of an electron beam (3) in a surface coating installation with movable substrates. A rotating magnetic field is superimposed on a main magnetic field which serves to guide and focus the electron beam. A focal spot of the ele... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4983806 | Method and device for cooling electron beam gun A device and method for cooling the edge of a top plate which partially surrounds an evaporant pocket in an electron beam gun. The invention involves the passage of coolant through a channel in the top plate. The channel is substantially parallel to and c... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4958059 | Electronic bombardment evaporator equipped with means to recover backscattered electrons Electronic bombardment evaporator equipped with means to recuperate backscattered electrons by a target (14) submitted to a bombardment by an electronic beam (12) comprising means to collect the backscattered electrons, said means (26) being brought to a ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4944245 | Crucible cover for coating installation with an electron beam source A hood type cover (4) with lifting mechanism is engaged over a crucible (1) with several material pockets (2, 3). By means of the lifting mechanism, the distance between a surface (5) of the crucible and a seal (8) on the cover (4) is varied. The lifting ... | 07/31/1990 |
