Patents by Inventor Darwin D. King

Darwin D. King 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).

  • Method and apparatus for producing magnetically oriented films on substrates
    Patent number: 4849250
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for permitting a plurality of substrates to be positioned within a magnetic field unique to each substrate so that the plurality of substrates may be placed in a vacuum chamber and concurrently coated with a thin film. A magnetic field unique to and associated with each substrate may be oriented so that all substrates have a uniform magnetic field and magnetic orientation. Alternatively, the magnetic field and orientation of each substrate may be individually tailored to produce a different magnetic characteristic for each substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Storage Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Richard H. Dee, Laurence L. Rea, Darwin D. King, Guy F. Ruse