Patents by Inventor Helmut Rudigier
Helmut Rudigier 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).
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Publication number: 20030178300Abstract: A method of manufacturing an object in a vacuum treatment apparatus having a vacuum recipient for containing an atmosphere, includes the steps of supporting a substrate on a work piece carrier arrangement in the recipient and treating the substrate to manufacture the object in the vacuum recipient. The treating process includes generating electrical charge carriers in the atmosphere and in the recipient which are of the type that form electrically insulating material and providing at least two electroconductive surfaces in the recipient. Power, such as a DC signal, is supplied to at least one of the electroconductive surfaces so that at least one of the electroconductive surfaces receives the electrically insulating material for covering at least part of that electroconductive surface. This causes electrical isolation of that electroconductive surface which leads to arcing and damage to the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2003Publication date: September 25, 2003Inventors: Hans Signer, Eduard Kugler, Klaus Wellerdieck, Helmut Rudigier, Walter Haag
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Patent number: 6610222Abstract: Proposed is a waveguide which is formed on a substrate (2) of a polymer. For that purpose, provided between the substrate (2) and the waveguide layer (1) is an intermediate layer (8) of an inorganic material which prevents a substantial amount of energy from penetrating into the relatively highly absorbent polymer material. That minimizes the waveguide losses.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1996Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Unaxis Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Johannes Edlinger, Helmut Rudigier
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Optical film material especially TiO2 or Ta2O5 optical waveguide layer and method for producing such
Patent number: 6506288Abstract: A method for producing a layer of a metal oxide with optical losses of 15 dB/cm, at most, for light with a wavelength of 633 nm, includes depositing the layer using magnetic field enhanced reactive DC-sputtering, from a metallic target.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1996Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: Unaxis Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Johannes Edlinger, Eduard Kügler, Helmut Rudigier -
Publication number: 20020153242Abstract: A method of manufacturing an object in a vacuum treatment apparatus having a vacuum recipient for containing an atmosphere, includes the steps of supporting a substrate on a work piece carrier arrangement in the recipient and treating the substrate to manufacture the object in the vacuum recipient. The treating process includes generating electrical charge carriers in the atmosphere and in the recipient which are of the type that form electrically insulating material and providing at least two electroconductive surfaces in the recipient. Power, such as a DC signal, is supplied to at least one of the electroconductive surfaces so that at least one of the electroconductive surfaces receives the electrically insulating material for covering at least part of that electroconductive surface. This causes electrical isolation of that electroconductive surface which leads to arcing and damage to the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2002Publication date: October 24, 2002Applicant: Unaxis Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hans Signer, Eduard Kugler, Klaus Wellerdieck, Helmut Rudigier, Walter Haag
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Patent number: 6342970Abstract: A dielectric interference filter system with at least filter elements of different spectral characteristics on the same carrier substrate is provided. The filter elements have the same height and/or adjoin each other without gaps. The system is used for, inter alia, interference color filter systems in the form of an LCD-display or CCD-arrangement. A process for manufacturing the system includes preparing at least one filter element by coating and subsequent etching, and preparing at least one subsequent filter element by coating and subsequent structuring utilizing lift-off in which the etching mask is used as the lift-off mask.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1997Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: Unaxis Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Reinhard Sperger, Helmut Rudigier, Peter Wierer, Helmut Schoech
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Patent number: 6176979Abstract: A method of manufacturing an object in a vacuum treatment apparatus having a vacuum recipient for containing an atmosphere, includes the steps of supporting a substrate on a work piece carrier arrangement in the recipient and treating the substrate to manufacture the object in the vacuum recipient. The treating process includes generating electrical charge carriers in the atmosphere and in the recipient which are of the type that form electrically insulating material and providing at least two electroconductive surfaces in the recipient. Power, such as a DC signal, is supplied to at least one of the electroconductive surfaces so that at least one of the electroconductive surfaces receives the electrically insulating material for covering at least part of that electroconductive surface. This causes electrical isolation of that electroconductive surface which leads to arcing and damage to the object.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1999Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hans Signer, Eduard K{umlaut over (u)}gler, Klaus Wellerdieck, Helmut Rudigier, Walter Haag
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Patent number: 6149783Abstract: A vacuum treatment apparatus (FIG. 13) includes a vacuum recipient or chamber (3) for containing an atmosphere. A mechanism (50,52) for generating electrical charge carriers in the atmosphere is provided in the recipient, the electrical charge carriers being of the type that form electrically isolating material. The recipient also contains a work piece carrier arrangement (1) and at least two electroconductive surfaces (2a, 2b) which are mutually electrically isolated from each other. A DC power supply (8) is operationally connected to the electroconductive surfaces by respective electrical conductors with an inductor (L.sub.66) in one of the conductors. A parallel switching arrangement is connected between the electrical conductors to control a current path between the conductors.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1999Date of Patent: November 21, 2000Assignee: Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hans Signer, Eduard Kugler, Klaus Wellerdieck, Helmut Rudigier, Walter Haag
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Patent number: 5948224Abstract: A vacuum treatment apparatus eliminate arcing in a vacuum recipient for containing an atmosphere and having a mechanism for generating electrical charge carriers in the atmosphere. A workpiece carrier arrangement and at least two electro-conductive surfaces are in the recipient and a generator unit having an output is connected to the electro-conductive surfaces. The generator includes a DC generator with an output, and a controlled adjusting unit with an input connected to the output of the DC generator. The controlled adjusting unit generates a first output signal in dependency on an output signal of the DC generator during first timespans, and a second output signal during second timespans. The unit may also have a time-controlled discharge or charge current loop connected from one of the electro-conductive surfaces to the other, with a higher ohmic resistance during the first timespans and a lower ohmic resistance during the second timespans.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 1997Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: Balzers AktiengsellschaftInventors: Hans Signer, Eduard Kugler, Klaus Wellerdieck, Helmut Rudigier, Walter Haag
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Patent number: 5738825Abstract: A detection cell which is used as a component of an optical biosensor comprises a transparent base plate and a sample plate on the base plate. The sample plate has a matrix of wells extending through it to each to receive a sample. The base plate includes a waveguiding film and a diffraction grating means to in couple an incident light field into the waveguiding film beneath a well to generate a diffracted light field to enable detection of a change in the effective refractive index of the waveguiding film.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1997Date of Patent: April 14, 1998Assignees: Balzers Aktiengesellschaft, Artificial Sensing Instruments ASI AGInventors: Helmut Rudigier, Roland Pfefferkorn, Kurt Tiefenthaler, Veronique Briquet, Alois Zetting, Peter Marbach, Francois Legay, Peter End
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Patent number: 5675691Abstract: A diffraction grating structure for coupling light into or out of a high refractive index waveguide layer on a carrier substrate is formed by irradiating the carrier substrate and/or the layer with UV laser light that is subject to simultaneous, spatially periodic intensity modulation. The modulation may be achieved, for example, by a biprism. The modulated UV light has the effect of periodically modulating the local refractive index of the waveguide layer or of the surface of the substrate to form the diffraction grating.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 1995Date of Patent: October 7, 1997Assignee: Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Johannes Edlinger, Helmut Rudigier
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Patent number: 5667700Abstract: A process for the fabrication of a structural element, in particular an optical element comprises a carrier substrate as well as a layer system, with at least one dielectric layer stepped with respect to its thickness in at least one region opposite at least one second region. The dielectric layer is of the type MeO.sub.x and is applied onto a base, where Me is a metal whose atomic mass is at least 44, and x is selected so that the coefficient of absorption of the layer material at light of wavelength .lambda.=308 nm is k.sub.308 .ltoreq.0.01. The layer is built up through reactive etching by means of an activated gas for the step formation of the thickness. Other related processes and examples of the elements themselves are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 1994Date of Patent: September 16, 1997Assignee: Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Helmut Rudigier, Johannes Edlinger
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Patent number: 5622606Abstract: At least one gas inlet arrangement with several gas outlet openings supplies a working gas and/or a reactive gas to a chamber through a line system with at least one gas source, and at a given gas pressure. The chamber is provided for the treatment of substrates, such as, in particular, by physical or chemical coating processes or by etching processes. The resistance coefficients of the outlet openings are so dimensioned with respect to the sites in the line system at the given gas pressure, that at each outlet opening, a controlled gas flow exits.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1994Date of Patent: April 22, 1997Assignee: Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Eduard Kugler, Jakob Stock, Helmut Rudigier
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Optical structural element, method for the production of a layer , layer or layer system and its use
Patent number: 5537257Abstract: An optical structural element has a substrate and includes at least one wear protection system built up of one or several layers on the substrate. The layers are of at least one of the materials ZrO.sub.2, AlN,(Al,Cr).sub.2 O.sub.3, BN and diamond. A total thickness of the layers is more than about 100 nm and the mean transmission of the wear protection system is at least 10% in a spectral band of 10 nm within the visible light spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1993Date of Patent: July 16, 1996Assignee: Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventor: Helmut Rudigier -
Patent number: 5473468Abstract: A coated wear resistant and transparent glass substrate has a multi-layer system with at least one layer of an oxynitride of one of hafnium, zirconium, tantalum and titanium, and with no metal layer. The substrate with multi-layer system has a reduced sun energy transmittance and anti-reflective effect in the visual spectral range.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1994Date of Patent: December 5, 1995Assignee: Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Helmut Rudigier, Reinhard Sperger
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Patent number: 5464683Abstract: A coated transparent substrate is composed of a multi-layer layer-system on at least one of its sides with at least one layer of the oxynitride of hafnium, the layer-system comprising a sequence of hafnium-oxynitride layer and silicon-oxide layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1992Date of Patent: November 7, 1995Assignee: Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Helmut Rudigier, Reinhard Sperger
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Patent number: 5238546Abstract: In order to ignite a vaporizing arc on a target which includes at least at its surface a material of a high melting point to be vaporized, and to stabilize and guide same, an electron beam gun or a laser is forseen for generating of a local vapor cloud or a premelted spot on the surface of the target in order to therewith ignite and guide the arc spot.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 1992Date of Patent: August 24, 1993Assignee: Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Erich Bergmann, Helmut Rudigier