Patents by Inventor Tom COTTENS

Tom COTTENS 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 TARGET
    Publication number: 20210371970
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the present invention relates to a planar sputtering target comprising a target material layer built up by a layering of splats, wherein the target material layer has a layer width and has a microstructure which varies across the layer width. In a second aspect, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing such a planar sputtering target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Wilmert DE BOSSCHER, Ignacio CARETTI GIANGASPRO, David Karel DEBRUYNE, Hubert ELIANO, Freddy FACK, Tom COTTENS