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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence F Wilski, Warren, MI (US);
Michael D Tisack, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1187 / ; 118728 ; 118733 ;
Abstract
An improved plasma treatment apparatus and method are provided, wherein the flow of ionizable gas across an article surface to be treated is optimized through the use of one or more flow lines having a plurality of distribution orifices therealong. The flow lines closely conform to at least one contour of the article surface.