Patents by Inventor Benoit Pouliquen

Benoit Pouliquen 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).

  • Aluminum target for magnetron sputtering and method of making same
    Patent number: 5087297
    Abstract: An aluminum target which comprises a body of aluminum or aluminum alloy having a grain size of less than 2 mm and a near ideal <110> fiber texture; and a method of making an aluminum target for magnetron sputtering which comprises: providing a body of fine grain aluminum or aluminum alloy having a grain size of less than 2 mm; heating the body to an elevated forging temperature in the range of 550.degree. F. to 900.degree. F.; and slow forging the body at the rate of 0.5 to 4 inches per minute to produce a preferred grain orientation in the <110> direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Inc.
    Inventor: Benoit Pouliquen