Patents by Inventor Jean M. Mackowski

Jean M. Mackowski 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).

  • Process for depositing a thin layer of a material on the wall of a hollow body
    Patent number: 4746538
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the deposition of a thin layer of a material on the wall of a hollow body. According to the invention, a cathode (9) of variable geometry, the metal wires (13) being capable of extending and retracting, is arranged inside the hollow body (1b), a plasma of a complex of the material to be deposited being produced and placed in contact with the polarized wall of the hollow body (1). The invention applies in particular to the deposition of a thin layer of diamond-like amorphous carbon on the outside of a narrow-necked glass bottle, in order to increase its impact strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1988
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventor: Jean M. Mackowski