Patents by Inventor Todd Lane JACOBS

Todd Lane JACOBS 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).

  • Patent number: 11286553
    Abstract: Provided is a method of vacuum deposition to deposit at least two functional coatings to a substrate, including (a) evaporating a first film forming material from a first evaporation source disposed in a vacuum deposition chamber, (b) depositing the evaporated first film forming material on a substrate located above the first evaporation source to form at least a portion of an anti-reflective coating on the substrate, (c) evaporating a second film forming material from a second evaporating source disposed in the vacuum deposition chamber, and (d) depositing the evaporated second film forming materials on the substrate located above the second evaporation source to form a hydrophobic coating on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Brian McCrady, Alain Mathieu, Cesar Maksoud, Todd Lane Jacobs
  • Patent number: 10844472
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of retrofitting a vacuum deposition chamber of an apparatus for coating optical substrates, the vacuum deposition chamber comprising a second resistance evaporator crucible. The method comprises installing a resistance evaporator comprising a crucible into the operational vacuum deposition chamber such that the crucible is disposed above the vacuum deposition chamber floor, and such that the second resistance evaporator crucible is closer to the vacuum deposition chamber floor than the installed crucible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Brian McCrady, Alain Mathieu, Cesar Maksoud, Todd Lane Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20200087778
    Abstract: Vapor deposition apparatuses and methods for coating a substrate with at least two functional coatings that include a hydrophobic coating are described herein. Some embodiments include a vapor deposition apparatus with at least a first evaporator and a second evaporator, where the evaporator configured to apply the hydrophobic coating is raised above the other evaporator and is thus closer to the substrate. Others include methods of coating a substrate with such evaporators and different distances. Embodiments of the present disclosure can be useful for coating eyeglass lenses. Still others are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Brian MACCRADY, Alain MATHIEU, Cesar MAKSOUD, Todd Lane JACOBS
  • Publication number: 20180057927
    Abstract: Vapor deposition apparatuses and methods for coating a substrate with at least two functional coatings that include a hydrophobic coating are described herein. Some embodiments include a vapor deposition apparatus with at least a first evaporator and a second evaporator, where the evaporator configured to apply the hydrophobic coating is raised above the other evaporator and is thus closer to the substrate. Others include methods of coating a substrate with such evaporators and different distances. Embodiments of the present disclosure can be useful for coating eyeglass lenses. Still others are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Brian MACCRADY, Alain MATHIEU, Cesar MAKSOUD, Todd Lane JACOBS