Patents by Inventor Floyd T. Gould

Floyd T. Gould 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 for obtaining adhesion of multilayer thin films
    Patent number: 3986944
    Abstract: A method for obtaining adhesion of multilayer thin films through the use of a conventional sputtering system. The adhesion between the multilayer thin films is obtained by forming a graded interface between a deposit material and a substrate using an adhesion layer material. The graded interface is formed by sputtering a uniform layer of the adhesion layer material on the surface of the deposit material. The deposit material is coated on a sputtering cathode. The subsequent sputtering from this cathode results in the graded interface between the deposit material and substrate due to the radially non-uniform rate of removal of the adhesion layer material and deposit material from the cathode's surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1976
    Assignee: Honeywell Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Floyd T. Gould