Patents by Inventor R. Glenn Stinson

R. Glenn Stinson 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 making sputtered films with reduced stress asymmetry
    Patent number: 9567666
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for reducing stress asymmetry in sputtered polycrystalline films. In certain example embodiments, sputtering apparatuses that include one or more substantially vertical, non-conductive shield(s) are provided, with such shield(s) helping to reduce the oblique component of sputter material flux, thereby promoting the growth of more symmetrical crystallites. In certain example embodiments, the difference between the travel direction tensile stress and the cross-coater tensile stress of the sputtered film preferably is less than about 15%, more preferably less than about 10%, and still more preferably less than about 5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp
    Inventors: Alexey Krasnov, Willem den Boer, R. Glenn Stinson
  • Apparatus and method for making sputtered films with reduced stress asymmetry
    Publication number: 20100175988
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for reducing stress asymmetry in sputtered polycrystalline films. In certain example embodiments, sputtering apparatuses that include one or more substantially vertical, non-conductive shield(s) are provided, with such shield(s) helping to reduce the oblique component of sputter material flux, thereby promoting the growth of more symmetrical crystallites. In certain example embodiments, the difference between the travel direction tensile stress and the cross-coater tensile stress of the sputtered film preferably is less than about 15%, more preferably less than about 10%, and still more preferably less than about 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Alexey Krasnov, Willem den Boer, R. Glenn Stinson