Patents by Inventor Sylvain Hernandez

Sylvain Hernandez 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).

  • Supporting and lifting device for substrates in vacuum
    Publication number: 20060016398
    Abstract: A pin assembly for lifting and supporting substrates according to the invention comprises a roller glide for a lift pin with rollers reducing the friction of the vertical pin movement, a ball bearing sole plate with elastic suspension for re-centering the sole plate after one coating cycle and a ball-bearing pin head that lowers the friction between the pin and the substrate and minimizes lateral forces that the substrate can apply on the pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Laurent Dubost, Sylvain Hernandez, Hans Jaeger, Karine Landry, Bertrand Vinel, Eugene Zapodeanu, Jacques Schmitt, Redouane EL Bouchikhy