Patents by Inventor Gerd Ickes

Gerd Ickes 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).

  • Vacuum treatment apparatus for deposition of thin layers on three-dimensional substrates
    Patent number: 6554980
    Abstract: In a vacuum treatment apparatus for deposition of thin layers on shell-shaped substrates (2, 2′, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Leybold Optics GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Patz, Gerd Ickes
  • Process for the loading and unloading of an evacuatable treatment chamber and handling device for carrying out the process
    Patent number: 6123494
    Abstract: A processing station arranged in a vacuum chamber (2) for the coating of workpieces by a device, which loads or empties the workpieces through at least one opening set in the chamber wall (3,3',3") of the vacuum chamber(2) which can be closed off with a cover (14,14'). The loading/unloading device includes a vertically oriented shaft (42), on which a pusher part (26,26') is affixed, which primarily is movable by a lever mechanism through a push/pull connecting rod (40,40'). A gripping device (10,10';11'11') is arranged on the pusher part (26,26') for the transport of the workpieces. Through rotation of the shaft (42), the push/pull connecting rod (40,40') is radially moved between an open position (P.sub.2) of the cover (14,14') near the axle and a closed position (P.sub.1) of the cover (14,14') away from the axle. In the closed position (P.sub.2) of the cover, the gripping device projects completely into the vacuum chamber (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Leybold Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Henrich, Gerd Ickes