Patents by Inventor Marc-Aurele Nicolet

Marc-Aurele Nicolet 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).

  • Stable metallization for diamond and other materials
    Patent number: 6114256
    Abstract: An adherent and metallurgically stable metallization system for diamond is presented. The big improvement in metallurgical stability is attributed to the use of a ternary, amorphous Ti--Si--N diffusion barrier. No diffusion between the layers and no delamination of the metallization was observed after annealing the schemes at 400.degree. C. for 100 hours and at 900.degree. C. for 30 minutes. Thermal cycling experiments in air from -65 to 155.degree. C. and adhesion tests were performed. Various embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Andreas Bachli, Elzbieta Kolawa, Marc-Aurele Nicolet, Jan W. Vandersande