Patents by Inventor Gareth William Hall

Gareth William Hall 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).

  • Application of coating materials
    Patent number: 10014163
    Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus and a method for applying coatings to substrates such as, for example, a lens or electronic component. The apparatus includes a coating chamber in which there is provided one or more magnetrons which include, typically, an at least partially oxidized metal or metal alloy. A carrier is provided for the substrates to be moved and held in the coating chamber and the carrier is formed from a plurality of units on which the substrates are positioned and the units can be brought together to form the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Vision Ease, LP
    Inventors: Allen Robert Waugh, Gareth William Hall, Steven Antony Stanley
  • APPLICATION OF COATING MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20140174912
    Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus and a method for applying coatings to substrates such as, for example, a lens or electronic component. The apparatus includes a coating chamber in which there is provided one or more magnetrons which include, typically, an at least partially oxidised metal or metal alloy. A carrier is provided for the substrates to be moved and held in the coating chamber and the carrier is formed from a plurality of units on which the substrates are positioned and the units can be brought together to form the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Allen Robert Waugh, Gareth William Hall, Steven Anthony Stanley