Patents by Inventor Richard N. Kniseley

Richard N. Kniseley 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).

  • Thin film coating process using an inductively coupled plasma
    Patent number: 4897282
    Abstract: Thin coatings of normally solid materials are applied to target substrates using an inductively coupled plasma. Particles of the coating material are vaporized by plasma heating, and pass through an orifice to a first vacuum zone in which the particles are accelerated to a velocity greater than Mach 1. The shock wave generated in the first vacuum zone is intercepted by the tip of a skimmer cone that provides a second orifice. The particles pass through the second orifice into a second zone maintained at a higher vacuum and impinge on the target to form the coating. Ultrapure coatings can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Iowa State University Reserach Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard N. Kniseley, Frederick A. Schmidt, Brian D. Merkle