Patents by Inventor Matthias Gang

Matthias Gang 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).

  • Apparatus and method for layer thickness measurement for a vapor deposition method
    Patent number: 10684126
    Abstract: A measuring assembly and method for layer thickness measurement of a layer applied to a substrate by means of a vapor deposition method includes a measuring head which is provided with at least one vibration plate, an extraction line which can be coupled in a gas-conducting or vapor-conducting manner with a first end having a vacuum chamber for the vapor deposition method and which can be coupled in a gas-conducting or vapor-conducting manner with an opposite second end having the measuring head, wherein the extraction line includes at least one heating section or at least one cooling section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: NICE SOLAR ENERGY GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Gang, Michael Pisch, Michael Schafer, Jens Schuster, Ralf Sorgenfrei, Georg Voorwinden
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LAYER THICKNESS MEASUREMENT FOR A VAPOR DEPOSITION METHOD
    Publication number: 20170241776
    Abstract: A measuring assembly and method for layer thickness measurement of a layer applied to a substrate by means of a vapor deposition method includes a measuring head which is provided with at least one vibration plate, an extraction line which can be coupled in a gas-conducting or vapor-conducting manner with a first end having a vacuum chamber for the vapor deposition method and which can be coupled in a gas-conducting or vapor-conducting manner with an opposite second end having the measuring head, wherein the extraction line includes at least one heating section or at least one cooling section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Manz CIGS Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Gang, Michael Pisch, Michael Schafer, Jens Schuster, Ralf Sorgenfrei, Georg Voorwinden