Patents by Inventor Norbert Weimer

Norbert Weimer 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).

  • Patent number: 5318928
    Abstract: The method calls for introducing an inert gas into a tank where a high frequency energy source is applied to internal electrodes for the ignition of a plasma within the tank. The sensor surface is cleaned by sputtering away impurities from the sensor surface by means of plasma particles striking the sensor surface. Next, a monomer containing silicon and a reactive gas are introduced into the tank with continuous throttling of the inert gas feed and maintenance of the plasma, while the electric power characteristics fed into the plasma are being controlled. This leads to the deposition on the sensor surface of a compound composed of particles from the monomer containing silicon and from the reactive gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Leybold Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gegenwart, Jochen Ritter, Helmut Stoll, Norbert Weimer, Hans-Dieter Wurczinger