Patents by Inventor Christie J. Hausman

Christie J. Hausman 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).

  • Novel manufacturing design and processing methods and apparatus for sputtering targets
    Publication number: 20080110746
    Abstract: Sputtering targets having reduced burn-in times are described herein that include: a) a machine-finished surface material having an average grain size, and b) a core material having an average grain size, wherein the machine-finished surface material has an average surface roughness (Ra) equal to or less than about the average grain size of at least one of the surface material or the core material. Sputtering targets having reduced burn-in times are described herein that include: a surface material, and a core material, wherein at least one of the surface material or the core material comprises a relatively band-free crystallographic orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Janine K. Kardokus, Werner Hort, Susan D. Strothers, Christie J. Hausman, Kevin T. Hubert, Diana Morales, Michael D. Payton