Patents Assigned to Precision Thin Film Corporation
  • Patent number: 4384911
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for using emitting, ionizing, accelerating and collecting elements in a high vacuum to implant a hard film on a plastic substrate or the like. In preparation, a slug of a selected material to be deposited as a film is placed in the emitter. The specimens or articles to be implanted are placed on supports in the vicinity of the collector. A cover enclosure is then placed in position and the region enclosed by the cover is exhausted to a high vacuum. Selected potentials are applied to various elements of the apparatus and an accelerating/directing field, which may be developed electrostatically, magnetically or by a combination of both, is developed in the acceleration structure. The electrostatic field causes electron emission from the ionizing elements to develop an increased charge on the emitted ionized particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1983
    Assignee: Precision Thin Film Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph E. Berg, Randolph E. Brown, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4210701
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for using emitting, ionizing, accelerating and collecting elements in a high vacuum to implant a hard film on a plastic substrate or the like. In preparation, a slug of a selected material to be deposited as a film is placed in the emitter. The specimens or articles to be implanted are placed on supports in the vicinity of the collector. A cover enclosure is then placed in position and the region enclosed by the cover is exhausted to a high vacuum. Selected potentials are applied to various elements of the apparatus and an accelerating/directing field which may be developed electrostatically, magnetically or by a combination of both, is developed in the acceleration structure. The electrostatic field causes electron emission from the ionizing elements to develop an increased charge on the emitted ionized particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1980
    Assignee: Precision Thin Film Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph E. Berg, Randolph E. Brown, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4003152
    Abstract: Normally disabled electrical and mechanical devices are caused to be enabled to operate by remote control signals having predetermined distinctive characteristics, such signals originating from enabling control equipment transported by an authorized person or persons. Receiving equipment providing output enabling signals only in response to received signals having the predetermined distinctive characteristics is preferably made integral with the mechanical or electrical devices involved and is coupled through appropriate electronic or electro-mechanical devices to the disabling means in the mechanical or electrical devices to be enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1977
    Assignee: Precision Thin Film Corporation
    Inventors: James N. Barker, Edward A. Cartwright
  • Patent number: 3939679
    Abstract: Normally disabled electrical and mechanical devices are caused to be enabled to operate by remote control signals having predetermined distinctive characteristics, such signals originating from enabling control equipment transported by an authorized person or persons. Receiving equipment providing output enabling signals only in response to received signals having the predetermined distinctive characteristics is preferably made integral with the mechanical or electrical devices involved and is coupled through appropriate electronic or electromechanical devices to the disabling means in the mechanical or electrical devices to be enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1976
    Assignee: Precision Thin Film Corporation
    Inventors: James N. Barker, Edward A. Cartwright