Patents by Inventor Dieter Gäbler

Dieter Gäbler 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).

  • Optical element having metallic seed layer and aluminum layer, and method for producing same
    Patent number: 11466356
    Abstract: A method for producing an aluminum layer is provided. The method includes depositing a metallic seed layer on a substrate, the seed layer having a thickness of not more than 5 nm, and also includes applying the aluminum layer to the seed layer, wherein the aluminum layer has a thickness of more than 30 nm. Further, an optical element, which can be a mirror layer, is provided including the metallic seed layer and the aluminum layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V., Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
    Inventors: Sven Stempfhuber, Dieter Gäbler, Paul Schmitt, Peter Munzert, Stefan Schwinde
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ALUMINUM LAYER AND OPTICAL ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20210047719
    Abstract: A method for producing an aluminum layer is provided. The method includes depositing a metallic seed layer on a substrate, the seed layer having a thickness of not more than 5 nm, and also includes applying the aluminum layer to the seed layer, wherein the aluminum layer has a thickness of more than 30 nm. Further, an optical element, which can be a mirror layer, is provided including the metallic seed layer and the aluminum layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicants: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V., Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
    Inventors: Sven Stempfhuber, Dieter Gäbler, Paul Schenk, Peter Munzert, Stefan Schwinde