Magnet structure for a conical target

- Applied Materials, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing substantially the bottom of a magnet structure of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing substantially one side of a magnet structure of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing substantially another side of a magnet structure of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing substantially another side of a magnet structure of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing substantially the bottom of a magnet structure of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of a magnet structure of the present invention; and,

FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of a magnet structure of the present invention.

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Patent History
Patent number: D400511
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 21, 1996
Date of Patent: Nov 3, 1998
Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)
Inventor: Avi Tepman (Cupertino, CA)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Patterson & Streets, L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/52,010
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Magnet (D13/183)
International Classification: 1399;