Patents by Inventor J. Michael Rigsbee

J. Michael Rigsbee 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).

  • Method for sputter deposition of a chromium, carbon and fluorine crystalline films
    Patent number: 5628882
    Abstract: System and method for plasma-assisted deposition of optically transparent, crystalline chromium/carbon/fluorine films are described using a chromium metal source and an argon/fluorocarbon plasma. The films were optically transparent to the unaided eye. Characterization of the material by electron diffraction showed the chromium/carbon/fluorine material to be crystalline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Matthew J. O'Keefe, J. Michael Rigsbee