Patents by Inventor Steven August Van Hove

Steven August Van Hove 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).

  • Erosion compensated magnetron with moving magnet assembly
    Patent number: 6416639
    Abstract: A magnetron including a target (2) for sputtering onto a substrate in described. The magnetron comprises a magnetic field generator (4) for generating a closed loop magnetic field adapted to generate a plasma race-track above the target (2) and a driving device for establishing relative substantially translational movement between the race-track and the target (2) and adapted to influence the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator (4) at least during part of the relative substantially translational movement, the distance between any point on the race track and the momentarily closest part of the one or more pieces (50) of ferromagnetic material varying in accordance with the relative substantially translational movement of the race-track and the target (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Sinvaco N.V.
    Inventors: Wilmert De Bosscher, Steven August Van Hove