Patents by Inventor Marc Kaelin
Marc Kaelin 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).
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Patent number: 9666745Abstract: A method for manufacturing a compound film comprising a substrate and at least one additional layer is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of depositing at least two chemical elements on the substrate and/or on the at least one additional layer using depositions sources, maintaining depositing of the at least two chemical elements while the substrate and the deposition sources are being moved relative to each other, measuring the compound film properties, particularly being compound film thickness, compound-film overall composition, and compound-film composition in one or several positions of the compound film, comparing the predefined values for the compound film properties to the measured compound film properties, and adjusting the deposition of the at least two chemical elements in case the measured compound film properties do not match the predefined compound film properties.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: FLISOM AGInventors: Dominik Rudmann, Marc Kaelin, Thomas Studer, Felix Budde
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Patent number: 8927051Abstract: A method for manufacturing a compound film comprising a substrate and at least one additional layer is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of depositing at least two chemical elements on the substrate and/or on the at least one additional layer using depositions sources, maintaining depositing of the at least two chemical elements while the substrate and the deposition sources are being moved relative to each other, measuring the compound film properties, particularly being compound film thickness, compound-film overall composition, and compound-film composition in one or several positions of the compound film, comparing the predefined values for the compound film properties to the measured compound film properties, and adjusting the deposition of the at least two chemical elements in case the measured compound film properties do not match the predefined compound film properties.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: FLISOM AGInventors: Dominik Rudmann, Marc Kaelin, Thomas Studer, Felix Budde
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Patent number: 8895100Abstract: A method for manufacturing a compound film comprising a substrate and at least one additional layer is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of depositing at least two chemical elements on the substrate and/or on the at least one additional layer using depositions sources, maintaining depositing of the at least two chemical elements while the substrate and the deposition sources are being moved relative to each other, measuring the compound film properties, particularly being compound film thickness, compound-film overall composition, and compound-film composition in one or several positions of the compound film, comparing the predefined values for the compound film properties to the measured compound film properties, and adjusting the deposition of the at least two chemical elements in case the measured compound film properties do not match the predefined compound film properties.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: FLISOM AGInventors: Dominik Rudmann, Marc Kaelin, Thomas Studer, Felix Budde
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Publication number: 20130312664Abstract: A method for manufacturing a compound film comprising a substrate and at least one additional layer is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of depositing at least two chemical elements on the substrate and/or on the at least one additional layer using depositions sources, maintaining depositing of the at least two chemical elements while the substrate and the deposition sources are being moved relative to each other, measuring the compound film properties, particularly being compound film thickness, compound-film overall composition, and compound-film composition in one or several positions of the compound film, comparing the predefined values for the compound film properties to the measured compound film properties, and adjusting the deposition of the at least two chemical elements in case the measured compound film properties do not match the predefined compound film properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: FLISOM AGInventors: Dominik RUDMANN, Marc KAELIN, Thomas STUDER, Felix BUDDE
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Patent number: 8420979Abstract: A method and an apparatus for laser beam processing of an element (12) that has a total transmittance for light of at least 10?5, comprising a laser unit (1) for generating a laser beam on one side of the to-be-processed element (12), an illumination unit (7), an imaging system (10) comprising a sensor unit on the one side of the to-be-processed element (12), the sensor unit recording residual light that results from light of the illumination unit (7), a scanning unit (2) for adjusting the laser beam processing position, and a control unit. The control unit is operatively connected to the laser unit (1), the imaging system (10) and the scanning unit (2), and the illumination unit (7) is positioned on the other side of the to-be-processed element (12) in relation to the laser unit (1). Since the to-be-processed element (12) allows light to pass through an otherwise opaque or almost opaque layer, a good contrast is obtained that is used to determine the position of the laser beam with high precision.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Flisom AGInventors: Felix Budde, Thomas Studer, Marc Kaelin, Dominik Rudmann
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Patent number: 8097305Abstract: The invention concerns a method which consists in depositing on a substrate a solution containing metal mineral salts constituting chalcopyrite and an organic binder; then drying to obtain a solid film on the substrate; and finally contacting the film with an atmosphere containing one or more elements of group 16 of the periodic table and forming chalcopyrite by thermal reaction.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2005Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Solaronix S.A.Inventors: Tobias Meyer, Tiwari Ayodhya, Marc Kaelin
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Publication number: 20100247745Abstract: A method for manufacturing a compound film comprising a substrate and at least one additional layer is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of depositing at least two chemical elements on the substrate and/or on the at least one additional layer using depositions sources, maintaining depositing of the at least two chemical elements while the substrate and the deposition sources are being moved relative to each other, measuring the compound film properties, particularly being compound film thickness, compound-film overall composition, and compound-film composition in one or several positions of the compound film, comparing the predefined values for the compound film properties to the measured compound film properties, and adjusting the deposition of the at least two chemical elements in case the measured compound film properties do not match the predefined compound film properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2007Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Dominik Rudmann, Marc Kaelin, Thomas Studer, Felix Budde
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Publication number: 20100224604Abstract: A method and an apparatus for laser beam processing of an element (12) that has a total transmittance for light of at least 10?5, comprising a laser unit (1) for generating a laser beam on one side of the to-be-processed element (12), an illumination unit (7), an imaging system (10) comprising a sensor unit on the one side of the to-be-processed element (12), the sensor unit recording residual light that results from light of the illumination unit (7), a scanning unit (2) for adjusting the laser beam processing position, and a control unit. The control unit is operatively connected to the laser unit (1), the imaging system (10) and the scanning unit (2), and the illumination unit (7) is positioned on the other side of the to-be-processed element (12) in relation to the laser unit (1). Since the to-be-processed element (12) allows light to pass through an otherwise opaque or almost opaque layer, a good contrast is obtained that is used to determine the position of the laser beam with high precision.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2007Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Felix Budde, Thomas Studer, Marc Kaelin, Dominik Rudmann
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Publication number: 20080044570Abstract: The invention concerns a method which consists in depositing on a substrate a solution containing metal mineral salts constituting chalcopyrite and an organic binder; then drying to obtain a solid film on the substrate; and finally contacting the film with an atmosphere containing one or more elements of group 16 of the periodic table and forming chalcopyrite by thermal reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2005Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: SOLARONIX SAInventors: Tobias Meyer, Tiwari Ayodhya, Marc Kaelin