Patents by Inventor Freddy Aps

Freddy Aps 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 to reduce thermal stresses in a sputter target
    Publication number: 20070137999
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method to reduce thermal stresses in a sputter target during sputtering. The method provides the following steps providing a target holder, applying a target material comprising indium-tin-oxide on the target holder by spraying and introducing pores in the target material while applying the target material on the target holder. These pores leading to a porosity of at least 2% in the sprayed target material to reduce thermal stresses. The invention further relates to a sputter target having reduced thermal stresses and to a process for coating a substrate surface with indium-tin-oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: BEKAERT ADVANCED COATINGS
    Inventors: Hilde Delrue, Ruben Vermeersch, Wilmert De Bosscher, Freddy Aps