Abstract: An electronic or electrical device or component thereof having a coating formed thereon by exposing said electronic or electrical device or component thereof to a plasma comprising one or more monomer compounds for a sufficient period of time to allow a protective polymeric coating to form on a surface thereof; wherein the protective polymeric coating forms a physical barrier over a surface of the electronic or electrical device or component thereof; wherein each monomer is a compound of formula I(a): or a compound of formula I(b)

Abstract: A method of forming a protected connection between a first connecting element, optionally mounted on a support (202), and a second connecting element, the method comprising: (i) depositing a protective material (210) on the first connecting element and/or on the support; (ii) optionally depositing an overlying coating (212) on the protective material; and (iii) pushing the second connecting element and establishing a connection between the first connecting element and the second connecting element, the connection being protected by the protective material.

Abstract: An electronic or electrical device or component thereof having a coating formed thereon by exposing said electronic or electrical device or component thereof to a plasma comprising one or more monomer compounds for a sufficient period of time to allow a protective polymeric coating to form on a surface thereof; wherein the protective polymeric coating forms a physical barrier over a surface of the electronic or electrical device or component thereof; wherein each monomer is a compound of formula I(a): or a compound of formula I(b) wherein each of R1 to R9 is independently selected from hydrogen or halogen or an optionally substituted C1-C6 branched or straight chain alkyl group; each X is independently selected from hydrogen or halogen; a is from 0-6; b is from 2 to 14; and c is 0 or 1; and wherein when each X is F or when at least one X is halogen, in particular F, the FTIR/ATR intensity ratio of CX3/C?O of the coating is less than (c+1)0.6e?0.

Abstract: Described herein there is a device for securing a screw to a junction box, the device having a plate having an aperture for engaging a screw, the plate sized to align the aperture with a screw receptacle of a junction box, and at least one fastener for engaging the junction box and holding the replacement screw guide in substantially the proper position and alignment with respect to the screw receptacle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for plasma processing an article (12), the apparatus comprising: a chamber (14) for receiving an article to be processed; electrode means (16) for generating an electric field in said chamber for establishing a plasma in said chamber so that said article can be processed; generation means (24) for generating alternating electrical energy for transmission to said electrode means (18); connection means for connecting said generation means to said electrode means (20); and control means for varying the location of nodes and anti-nodes of standing waves generated in said chamber during processing, so that a plurality of standing waves are generated over time which are not coincident with one another.

Abstract: A delivery system (10) for delivering species (12) to a processing chamber (14), so as to coat the surface of a large item, thereby imparting specific properties thereto, comprises: a species container (16) for containing species supplied from a source (18) of liquid species; evaporation means (20) for evaporating liquid species in said container; flow guide means (22, 24) for guiding flow of evaporated species to a processing chamber; and monitoring means (28) for measuring a rate over time of evaporation of species from said container so that flow of evaporated species delivered to said processing chamber can be monitored.