Patents by Inventor John Francis Butler

John Francis Butler 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: 3999506
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for depositing a coating of uniform thickness across a substrate coated by a vapor-deposition process, for confining and directing the vapor to the substrate in a manner to minimize vapor loss, and for conveniently collecting vapor which bypasses the substrate. A pair of opposed adjustable barrier plates extend transverse to walls defining the path from a vapor source. Means feed a substrate strip in the plane of and between said plates. Condenser rolls overlie the space between corresponding edges of said plates and strip. Means recover coating material condensed into said rolls. Additional means associated with the underside of said strip, disposed transverse to the plate means and external to said walls, further inhibit vapor loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1976
    Assignee: Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
    Inventors: John Francis Butler, William John Babyak
  • Method and apparatus for vapor-depositing coatings on substrates
    Patent number: 3989862
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for depositing a coating of uniform thickness across a substrate coated by a vapor-deposition process, for confining and directing the vapor to the substrate in a manner to minimize vapor loss, and for conveniently collecting vapor which bypasses the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1974
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1976
    Assignee: Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
    Inventors: John Francis Butler, William John Babyak