Patents by Inventor Sterling Walker MYERS, III

Sterling Walker MYERS, III 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).

  • Convertible magnetics for rotary cathode
    Patent number: 11629399
    Abstract: A rotary cathode assembly includes a cathode having a tube shape and defining a hollow center, a shield surrounding the cathode, the shield defining an access opening that exposes a portion of the cathode, and a rotary magnet subassembly disposed within the hollow center of the cathode. The rotary magnet subassembly includes a first magnetic component having a first magnetic field strength and a second magnetic component having a second magnetic field strength. The first magnetic field strength is greater than the second magnetic field strength. Characteristically, the first magnet component and the second magnetic component are rotatable between a first position in which the first magnetic component faces the access opening and a second position in which the second magnetic component faces the access opening. A coating system including the rotary cathode assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Vapor Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sterling Walker Myers, III, Zachary Zembower
  • CONVERTIBLE MAGNETICS FOR ROTARY CATHODE
    Publication number: 20210285090
    Abstract: A rotary cathode assembly includes a cathode having a tube shape and defining a hollow center, a shield surrounding the cathode, the shield defining an access opening that exposes a portion of the cathode, and a rotary magnet subassembly disposed within the hollow center of the cathode. The rotary magnet subassembly includes a first magnetic component having a first magnetic field strength and a second magnetic component having a second magnetic field strength. The first magnetic field strength is greater than the second magnetic field strength. Characteristically, the first magnet component and the second magnetic component are rotatable between a first position in which the first magnetic component faces the access opening and a second position in which the second magnetic component faces the access opening. A coating system including the rotary cathode assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Sterling Walker MYERS, III, Zachary ZEMBOWER