Patents by Inventor Maximo Frati
Maximo Frati 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: 8575565Abstract: An ion beam source that emits an ion beam in a direction of a substrate is provided. A cathode with a discharge opening defined therein is included. An anode is also included and spaced apart from the cathode. Ions are set to be emitted in an area proximate to the discharge opening in a direction similar to the direction from the anode to the discharge opening. First and second ceramic walls at least partially define a discharge channel between the anode and the cathode. At least one magnet generates a magnetic field in an area proximate to the discharge opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventor: Maximo Frati
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Patent number: 8443627Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include both (a) an oxygen blocking or barrier layer, and (b) a release layer. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Jose Nunez-Regueiro
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Patent number: 8440255Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include both (a) an oxygen blocking or barrier layer, and (b) a release layer. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Jose Nunez-Regueiro
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Patent number: 8440256Abstract: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a method of forming a coating on a glass substrate using combustion deposition. A glass substrate having at least one surface to be coated is provided. A reagent is selected. A precursor to be combusted with the reagent is introduced. Using at least one infrared burner, at least a portion of the reagent and the precursor are combusted to form a combusted material, with the combusted material including non-vaporized material. The glass substrate is provided in an area so that the glass substrate is heated sufficiently to allow the combusted material to form the coating, directly or indirectly, on the glass substrate. The coating may be substantially uniform. In certain example embodiments, a silicon oxide coating may be deposited, which increases visible transmission of the glass substrate by at least about 1.7%.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2007Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Mark A. Lewis, David D. McLean, Maximo Frati
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Publication number: 20130088150Abstract: An ion beam source that emits an ion beam in a direction of a substrate is provided. A cathode with a discharge opening defined therein is included. An anode is also included and spaced apart from the cathode. Ions are set to be emitted in an area proximate to the discharge opening in a direction similar to the direction from the anode to the discharge opening. First and second ceramic walls at least partially define a discharge channel between the anode and the cathode. At least one magnet generates a magnetic field in an area proximate to the discharge opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventor: Maximo FRATI
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Patent number: 8354178Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include an oxide of zinc. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignees: Guardian Industries Corp., Centre Luxembourg de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)Inventors: Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Jens-Peter Muller, Herbert Lage
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Patent number: 8221832Abstract: A method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including carbon and an overlying protective film including a zinc oxide inclusive layer. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignees: Guardian Industries Corp., Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)Inventors: Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Jens-Peter Muller, Herbert Lage
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Publication number: 20120167971Abstract: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a front electrode for solar cell devices (e.g., amorphous silicon or a-Si solar cell devices), and/or methods of making the same. Advantageously, certain example embodiments include a front contact including a transparent conductive oxide layer of aluminum-doped zinc oxide. In certain example embodiments, the AZO-based layer is ion beam treated post-deposition in order to increase its surface energy and/or decrease its contact layer so as to make the layer less hydrophobic. In certain example embodiments, after ion beam treatment, a weak acid may be used to texture the layer of AZO. The reduced contact angle of the layer of AZO may improve its ability to be textured. A semiconductor may be provided over the textured layer of AZO. In certain example embodiments, the textured, ion beam-treated AZO may result in an improved front contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Alexey Krasnov, Maximo Frati
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Publication number: 20120137734Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include both (a) an oxygen blocking or barrier layer, and (b) a release layer. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Rudolph Hugo PETRMICHL, Jiangping Wang, Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Jose Nunez-Regueiro
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Patent number: 8132426Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include both (a) an oxygen blocking or barrier layer, and (b) a release layer. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Jose Nunez-Regueiro
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Publication number: 20120052212Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include both (a) an oxygen blocking or barrier layer, and (b) a release layer. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Jose Nunez-Regueiro
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Patent number: 8071166Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include both (a) an oxygen blocking or barrier layer, and (b) a release layer. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Jose Nunez-Regueiro
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Patent number: 8003167Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. The method may include heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) or other type of carbon, with a protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include a layer of or including SnOx prior to HT. Optionally, a release layer of a material such as zinc oxide may be provided between the SnOx and the DLC. Following and/or during heat treatment the SnOx transforms into SnOy (y>x) so that stress is created due to the SnOx to SnOy transition. Then, during quenching, stress relief may occur which causes the layer to buckle, creating cracks which may act as liquid channels that permit the sacrificial film to be easily removed via washing or the like.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2007Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Alexey Krasnov, Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Jose Nunez-Regueiro
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Patent number: 7964238Abstract: A method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film (e.g., of or including zinc oxide) thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be ion beam treated with at least carbon ions. It has been found that the ion beam treatment improves the shelf-life of the product prior to HT. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like), the protective film may be removed.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang
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Patent number: 7914857Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. The method may include heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) or other type of carbon, with an oxygen barrier layer provided thereon directly or indirectly. Optionally, a release layer of a material such as zinc oxide or the like may be provided between the oxygen barrier layer and the DLC. In certain example embodiments, the oxygen content of at least part of the protective film when deposited may be determined based on whether the coated surface is to be bent in a convex manner, to be bent in a concave manner, or to remain flat. Following heat treatment, which may include bending the coated surface into a convex or concave shape, and quenching, the protective film may be removed by washing or the like.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Alexey Krasnov, Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Maximo Frati, Nestor P. Murphy, Jose Nunez-Regueiro
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Publication number: 20110027471Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include an oxide of zinc. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicants: Guardian Industries Corp.; C.R.V.C.Inventors: Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Jens-Peter Muller, Herbert Lage
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Patent number: 7833574Abstract: A method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include an oxide of zinc. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2007Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignees: Guardian Industries Corp., Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour Ile Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)Inventors: Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Jens-Peter Muller, Herbert Lage
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Patent number: 7598500Abstract: An ion source is capable of generating and/or emitting an ion beam which may be used to deposit a layer on a substrate or to perform other functions. In certain example embodiments, techniques for reducing the costs associated with producing ion sources and/or elements thereof are provided. Such techniques may include, for example, forming the inner and/or outer cathode(s) from 1018 mild steel and/or segmented pieces. Such techniques also or instead include, for example, forming the ion source body from a single steel U-channel, or from segmented pieces making up the same. These techniques may be used alone or in various combinations.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Nestor P. Murphy, David E. Rock, Hugh A. Walton, Maximo Frati
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Publication number: 20090155493Abstract: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a method of forming a coating on a glass substrate using combustion deposition. A glass substrate having at least one surface to be coated is provided. A reagent is selected. A precursor to be combusted with the reagent is introduced. Using at least one infrared burner, at least a portion of the reagent and the precursor are combusted to form a combusted material, with the combusted material including non-vaporized material. The glass substrate is provided in an area so that the glass substrate is heated sufficiently to allow the combusted material to form the coating, directly or indirectly, on the glass substrate. The coating may be substantially uniform. In certain example embodiments, a silicon oxide coating may be deposited, which increases visible transmission of the glass substrate by at least about 1.7%.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Mark A. Lewis, David D. McLean, Maximo Frati
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Publication number: 20090123654Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include both (a) an oxygen blocking or barrier layer, and (b) a release layer. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Jose Nunez-Regueiro