Patents by Inventor Georges Briffod

Georges Briffod 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).

  • Linear microwave source for plasma surface treatment
    Patent number: 5726412
    Abstract: The invention relates to a linear microwave source for the treatment of surfaces comprising:a tight enclosure (1),means (B.sub.1, B.sub.2 ; A.sub.1, A.sub.2) for producing a magnetic field in the enclosure and for generating a plasma layer (P),coupling means between the microwave emission means and the enclosure (1),at least one target (2),pumping means (3),gas injection means (9) for checking the ion species of the plasma layer (P).Particular application to plasma surface treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Georges Briffod, Nguyen Trong Khoi