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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eberhard Moll, Triesen, LI;
Marcel Lardon, Maienfeld, CH;
Assignee:
Balzers Aktiengesellschaft, , LI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ; B05D / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2041 / ; 3-19 ; 2041 / ; 427-2 ; 427171 ;
Abstract
With elastic, particularly rubber-elastic bodies, the problem arises that an applied coating becomes fissured upon later deformation and may easily be abraded. According to the invention, the surface to be coated, for example, an elastic implant, is held in a stretched state during the deposition of the layer, such as a metal. Then, in a state of normal use, the produced layer forms a kind of shrunken skin which remains continuous even if the body is later deformed.