Patents by Inventor Dominique Billieres

Dominique Billieres 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).

  • Publication number: 20050042483
    Abstract: An article is provided that includes a substrate and a corrosion-resistant coating provided on the substrate. The substrate generally consists essentially of alumina, and the corrosion-resistant coating is provided so as to directly contact the substrate without the provision of intervening layers between the substrate and the corrosion-resistant coating, such as reaction products provided by high-temperature treatment processes. The corrosion-resistant coating generally consists essentially of a rare earth oxide, and has an adhesion strength not less than about 15 MPa. According to particular embodiments, the article is a ceramic component utilized and implemented in a semiconductor processing apparatus for processing semiconductor wafers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Dominique Billieres, Matthew Simpson
  • Publication number: 20030134134
    Abstract: A method of depositing a coating is disclosed, which method calls for providing a substrate, and thermally spraying a ceramic powder thereon to form a coating. The ceramic powder has a garnet crystal structure phase, and the thermal spraying in turn forms a coating on the substrate that includes a garnet crystal structure phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Simpson, Dominique Billieres, Gerard Main, Jean-Michel Drouin