Patents by Inventor Bernhard O. Seraphin

Bernhard O. Seraphin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Annealed CVD molybdenum thin film surface
    Patent number: 4431708
    Abstract: Molybdenum thin films deposited by pyrolytic decomposition of Mo(CO).sub.6 attain, after anneal in a reducing atmosphere at temperatures greater than 700.degree. C., infrared reflectance values greater than reflectance of supersmooth bulk molybdenum. Black molybdenum films deposited under oxidizing conditions and annealed, when covered with an anti-reflecting coating, approach the ideal solar collector characteristic of visible light absorber and infrared energy reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Gary E. Carver, Bernhard O. Seraphin