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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2012
Applicants:

Dean T. Plaisted, Kennebunk, ME (US);

Michael Asbas, Alfred, ME (US);

Lawrence C. Ferrin, Lebanon, ME (US);

Paul G. Carter, East Waterboro, ME (US);

Guy P. Laverriere, Biddeford, ME (US);

Inventors:

Dean T. Plaisted, Kennebunk, ME (US);

Michael Asbas, Alfred, ME (US);

Lawrence C. Ferrin, Lebanon, ME (US);

Paul G. Carter, East Waterboro, ME (US);

Guy P. Laverriere, Biddeford, ME (US);

Assignee:

SOLERAS, LTD., Biddeford, ME (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 7/00 (2006.01); B22D 7/06 (2006.01); B22D 25/06 (2006.01); C23C 14/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/3414 (2013.01); B22D 7/005 (2013.01); B22D 7/06 (2013.01); B22D 25/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for casting a reactive material PVD target, as well as targets thus obtained and a mold for casting. The method includes providing a mold defining an opening, placing a reactive material ingot into a reservoir () proximate the mold, forming a vacuum and melting the reactive material in the reservoir, heating the mold to above a casting temperature and forming a vacuum therein, introducing molten reactive material from the reservoir into the opening and cooling the mold to form the PVD target.


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