Patents by Inventor Bruno Gaechter

Bruno Gaechter 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).

  • Patent number: 10301125
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing substrates using a transport and handing-over arrangement for disc shaped substrates, including a carrier and a take-over arrangement. A substrate carrier of magnetisable material has a peripheral protruding rim. An untreated substrate lies in the substrate carrier below the rim. The substrate carrier is taken-over from the take-over arrangement by controlling a distance between a permanent magnet and the substrate carrier and transported from to a treatment station. The controlled drive of the permanent magnets in the take-over arrangement is performed by means of pneumatic piston/cylinder arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: EVATEC AG
    Inventors: Stephan Voser, Bruno Gaechter, Pierre Matteacci
  • Patent number: 10066287
    Abstract: Liquid precursor material of a coating substance and a solvent is provided in a reservoir (STEP1, STEP1?). In one variant the liquid precursor material is distilled (STEP2), the resultant liquid coating substance is vaporized (STEP3) and ejected through a vapor distribution nozzle arrangement (7) into a vacuum recipient (3) and onto substrate 5 to be coated. Alternatively, the liquid precursor material is directly vaporized (STEP3?). From the two-component vapor coating substance vapor is applied to substrate 5? to be coated. In this variant separation of solvent vapor and coating substance vapor is performed especially downstream vaporizing (STEP2?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: EVATEC AG
    Inventors: Stephan Voser, Fabio Antonio Ravelli, Bruno Gaechter
  • Publication number: 20170267465
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing substrates using a transport and handing-over arrangement for disc shaped substrates, including a carrier and a take-over arrangement. A substrate carrier of magnetisable material has a peripheral protruding rim. An untreated substrate lies in the substrate carrier below the rim. The substrate carrier is taken-over from the take-over arrangement by controlling a distance between a permanent magnet and the substrate carrier and transported from to a treatment station. The controlled drive of the permanent magnets in the take-over arrangement is performed by means of pneumatic piston/cylinder arrangements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Stephan Voser, Bruno Gaechter, Pierre Matteacci
  • Patent number: 9694990
    Abstract: A transport and handing-over arrangement for disc shaped substrates, comprising a carrier (3) and a take-over arrangement (15). Both are moveable relative to each other. A relatively heavy substrate carrier (7) of magnetizable material is taken-over from the take-over arrangement (15) by distance control of a permanent magnet (17) at the take-over arrangement (15) or is returned therefrom to a carrier (3). The controlled drive of the permanent magnets (17) in the take-over arrangement (15) is performed by means of pneumatic piston/cylinder arrangements (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: EVATEC AG
    Inventors: Stephan Voser, Bruno Gaechter, Pierre Matteacci
  • Patent number: 9593407
    Abstract: Liquid precursor material of a coating substance and a solvent is provided in a reservoir (STEP1, STEP1?). In one variant the liquid precursor material is distilled (STEP2), the resultant liquid coating substance is vaporized (STEP3) and ejected through a vapor distribution nozzle arrangement (7) into a vacuum recipient (3) and onto substrate 5 to be coated. Alternatively, the liquid precursor material is directly vaporized (STEP3?). From the two-component vapor coating substance vapor is applied to substrate 5? to be coated. In this variant separation of solvent vapor and coating substance vapor is performed especially downstream vaporizing (STEP2?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: EVATEC AG
    Inventors: Stephan Voser, Fabio Antonio Ravelli, Bruno Gaechter
  • Publication number: 20150376770
    Abstract: Liquid precursor material of a coating substance and a solvent is provided in a reservoir (STEP1, STEP1?). In one variant the liquid precursor material is distilled (STEP2), the resultant liquid coating substance is vaporized (STEP3) and ejected through a vapour distribution nozzle arrangement (7) into a vacuum recipient (3) and onto substrate 5 to be coated. Alternatively, the liquid precursor material is directly vaporized (STEP3?). From the two-component vapour coating substance vapour is applied to substrate 5? to be coated. In this variant separation of solvent vapour and coating substance vapour is performed especially downstream vaporizing (STEP2?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Stephan Voser, Fabio Antonio Ravelli, Bruno Gaechter
  • Publication number: 20130343839
    Abstract: A transport and handing-over arrangement for disc shaped substrates, comprising a carrier (3) and a take-over arrangement (15). Both are moveable relative to each other. A relatively heavy substrate carrier (7) of magnetisable material is taken-over from the take-over arrangement (15) by distance control of a permanent magnet (17) at the take-over arrangement (15) or is returned therefrom to a carrier (3). The controlled drive of the permanent magnets (17) in the take-over arrangement (15) is performed by means of pneumatic piston/cylinder arrangements (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Stephan Voser, Bruno Gaechter, Pierre Matteacci