Patents by Inventor V.M. Segal

V.M. Segal 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).

  • Methods of fabricating metallic materials
    Publication number: 20020153071
    Abstract: The invention includes a physical vapor deposition target composed of a face centered cubic unit cell metal or alloy and having a uniform grain size less than 30 microns, preferably less than 1 micron; and a uniform axial or planar <220> texture. Also described is a method for making sputtering targets. The method can comprise billet preparation; equal channel angular extrusion with a prescribed route and number of passes; and cross-rolling or forging subsequent to the equal channel angular extrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: V.M. Segal, S. Ferrasse, F. Alford