Patents Assigned to Semi-Alloys Company
  • Apparatus for coating lenticular articles
    Patent number: 6193801
    Abstract: A fixture for releasable retaining at least one lenticular article in a fixed orientation while the article(s) is/are being subjected to one or more applications of a thin film coating process comprises a perforated metallic sheet having at least one aperture therein adapted to receive the article(s). The thickness of the metal fixture bears a ratio to the size of the articles being retained that is within a particular range. A method for applying thin film optical coatings to lenticular articles utilizing such a fixture is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Semi-Alloys Company
    Inventors: Daniel Roy Hooker, Daniel Matthew Hogan, Vincent O. Scarnecchia
  • Method for coating lenticular articles
    Patent number: 6017581
    Abstract: A fixture for releasably retaining at least one lenticular article in a fixed orientation while the article(s) is/are being subjected to one or more applications of a thin film coating process comprises a perforated metallic sheet having at least one aperture therein adapted to receive the article(s). The thickness of the metal fixture bears a ratio to the size of the articles being retained that is within a particular range. A method for applying thin film optical coatings to lenticular articles utilizing such a fixture is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Semi-Alloys Company
    Inventors: Daniel Roy Hooker, Daniel Matthew Hogan, Vincent O. Scarnecchia
  • Adsorbent lid construction
    Patent number: 5866263
    Abstract: An absorbent lid or cover for a hermetic enclosure comprises a coating applied via sputtering to at least a portion of at least one surface of the lid and consisting of at least one elemental metal selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium and titanium. Adsorbent inserts for such enclosures that are either sputter-coated or sputter-shaped with the aforementioned elemental metals are also disclosed, as are methods for making such covers, inserts and enclosures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Semi-Alloys Company
    Inventors: Daniel Mathew Hogan, Vincent Scarnecchia