Patents by Inventor Ian Keith Passmore

Ian Keith Passmore 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).

  • Vapor deposition apparatus
    Patent number: 6007634
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for decomposing and depositing gaseous metal carbonyls on a mandrel (36). A base plate (12) and cover (14) define a reaction chamber (20). A mandrel ring (28), nested within the base plate (12) and insulated therefrom, supports the mandrel (36). Heat transfer fluid flows through the mandrel ring (28) and into the mandrel (36) to maintain the mandrel (36) at a predetermined temperature to initiate thermal decomposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Inco Limited
    Inventors: Rheinhart Weber, Michael Ryan Alberty, George Paul Tyroler, Ian Keith Passmore