Patents by Inventor Jiri Kalas

Jiri Kalas 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).

  • Mo—Si—B layers and method for the production thereof
    Patent number: 10240229
    Abstract: The present invention concerns substrates coated with an Mo1-x-ySiXBY layer, said layer comprising the T2 phase, and a method for the production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFÄFFIKON
    Inventors: Richard Rachbauer, Mirjam Arndt, Paul Heinz Mayrhofer, Peter Polcik, Annika Vieweg, Jiri Kalas, Helmut Riedl
  • MO-SI-B LAYERS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170088939
    Abstract: The present invention concerns substrates coated with an Mo1-x-ySixBy layer, said layer comprising the T2 phase, and a method for the production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Rachbauer, Mirjam Arndt, Paul Heinz Mayrhofer, Peter Polcik, Annika Vieweg, Jiri Kalas, Helmut Riedl
  • Method of removing contamination from a reactor
    Patent number: 8778464
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for removing metal and/or metal oxide contamination from the interior of a vacuum coating reactor, the method comprising the steps of: a) performing an idle coating step by depositing a coating layer, wherein the coating layer comprises silicon; b) at least partly removing the deposited coating layer. The method according to the invention is particularly suitable for cleaning reactors in the context of solar cell manufacturing. The method is time saving and cost saving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Tel Solar AG
    Inventors: Paolo Losio, Oliver Kluth, Jiri Kalas
  • METHOD OF REMOVING CONTAMINATION FROM A REACTOR
    Publication number: 20110104399
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for removing metal and/or metal oxide contamination from the interior of a vacuum coating reactor, the method comprising the steps of: a) performing an idle coating step by depositing a coating layer, wherein the coating layer comprises silicon; b) at least partly removing the deposited coating layer. The method according to the invention is particularly suitable for cleaning reactors in the context of solar cell manufacturing. The method is time saving and cost saving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: OERLIKON SOLAR AG, TRUBBACH
    Inventors: Paolo Losio, Oliver Kluth, Jiri Kalas