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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Europlasma NV, Oudenaarde, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Europlasma NV, Oudenaarde, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/452 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); D06M 10/02 (2006.01); D06M 10/10 (2006.01); D06M 14/32 (2006.01); D06M 15/277 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32082 (2013.01); D06M 10/025 (2013.01); D06M 10/10 (2013.01); D06M 14/32 (2013.01); D06M 15/277 (2013.01); H01J 37/32623 (2013.01); H01J 37/32816 (2013.01); H01J 2237/3323 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for at least partially preventing discolouration of a substrate by a plasma coating process, by diffusing a plasma prior to and/or during depositing of said plasma on said substrate to form a coating. Also provided is a plasma coating apparatus comprising a plasma diffuser for homogenizing a plasma density nearby a substrate to be coated.