Patents by Inventor Dean R. Walters

Dean R. Walters 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).

  • Thin film application device and method for coating small aperture vacuum vessels
    Patent number: 8940140
    Abstract: A device and method for coating an inside surface of a vessel is provided. In one embodiment, a coating device comprises a power supply and a diode in electrical communication with the power supply, wherein electrodes comprising the diode reside completely within the vessel. The method comprises reversibly sealing electrodes in a vessel, sputtering elemental metal or metal compound on the surface while maintaining the surface in a controlled atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Uchicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Dean R. Walters, Grantley O. Este
  • THIN FILM APPLICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COATING SMALL APERTURE VACUUM VESSELS
    Publication number: 20090057134
    Abstract: A device and method for coating an inside surface of a vessel is provided. In one embodiment, a coating device comprises a power supply and a diode in electrical communication with the power supply, wherein electrodes comprising the diode reside completely within the vessel. The method comprises reversibly sealing electrodes in a vessel, sputtering elemental metal or metal compound on the surface while maintaining the surface in a controlled atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Dean R. Walters, Grantley O. Este