Patents by Inventor William M. Stobbs

William M. Stobbs 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: 4174422
    Abstract: A method is described for reducing the defect density in a crystalline film grown on a substrate with which it has a substantial misfit. The principle of the method is to grow the film, not directly from the substrate, but from a layer of small islands previously deposited onto the substrate. The technique has been fully investigated for the growth of Ag (and then Au) films on NaCl, a substantial improvement in the quality of the overgrown film being obtained when an intermediate layer of Ni islands is deposited on the NaCl prior to the deposition of the Ag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1979
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John W. Matthews, decreased, William M. Stobbs