Patents by Inventor Harvey K. Bowen

Harvey K. Bowen 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).

  • Laser heated CVD process
    Patent number: 4579750
    Abstract: A laser powered chemical vapor deposition process and apparatus for producing heterogeneous nucleation and sustained growth of films on substrates. The process is conducted at low laser intensities and high reactant pressures so as to operate in the thermal domain. Semiconductor films and fabrication of fiber optic waveguides are illustrated in the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Harvey K. Bowen, John S. Haggerty