Patents by Inventor Patrick Vottis

Patrick Vottis 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).

  • In-situ plasma cleaning device for cylindrical surfaces
    Patent number: 7320331
    Abstract: An in-situ plasma cleaning device (PCD) performs an atomic surface cleaning process to remove contaminants and/or to modify the cylindrical surfaces of both the target and substrate. The atomic cleaning process utilizes a plasma generated locally within the in-situ plasma cleaning device with suitable properties to clean both the target and substrate cylindrical surfaces either concurrently or separately. Moreover, the in-situ plasma cleaning device is designed to traverse the length of the target and the substrate cylindrical surfaces during the cleaning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secrertary of the Army
    Inventors: Michael J. Audino, Michael Cipollo, David Glocker, Kevin Miner, Patrick Vottis