Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Avery

Stephen M. Avery 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).

  • Sputtering process
    Patent number: 6261423
    Abstract: A method for coating substrates having sides of the substrate with unequal adhesion properties includes the steps of non-symmetrically coating the substrate by coating a first side under a first set of coating conditions and coating a second side under a second set of operating conditions wherein the operating conditions used to coat each side are varied so as to compensate for the unequal adhesion properties of the sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Pommer, Glen Roeters, Stephen M. Avery
  • Sputtering process
    Patent number: 6153060
    Abstract: A method for coating substrates having sides of the substrate with unequal adhesion properties includes the steps of non-symmetrically coating the substrate by coating a first side under a first set of coating conditions and coating a second side under a second set of operating conditions wherein the operating conditions used to coat each side are varied so as to compensate for the unequal adhesion properties of the sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Pommer, Glen Roeters, Stephen M. Avery