Patents by Inventor Alex Goruppa

Alex Goruppa 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).

  • Coating apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8440301
    Abstract: The invention is directed toward a method and apparatus which can be used to allow the sputter deposition of material onto at least one article to form a coating on the same. The new form of magnetron described herein allows an increase in sputter deposition rates to be achieved at higher powers and without causing damage to the coating being created. This can be achieved by improved cooling and use of a relatively high magnetic field in the magnetron while at the same time increasing the power to the magnetron by increasing the current at a rate faster than the voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Teer Coatings Limited
    Inventors: Dennis Teer, Alex Goruppa
  • Coating apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20110305912
    Abstract: The invention is directed toward a method and apparatus which can be used to allow the sputter deposition of material onto at least one article to form a coating on the same. The new form of magnetron described herein allows an increase in sputter deposition rates to be achieved at higher powers and without causing damage to the coating being created. This can be achieved by improved cooling and use of a relatively high magnetic field in the magnetron while at the same time increasing the power to the magnetron by increasing the current at a rate faster than the voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Dennis Teer, Alex Goruppa