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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
William A Meredith, Jr, Faribault, MN (US);
Assignee:
Viratec Thin Films, Inc., Faribault, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356445 ;
Abstract
An optical analyzer measuring the reflectivity of a moving article in an in-line sputtering deposition system. The optical analyzer includes a light source which provides a light beam. Light is reflected from an optical coating of a moving article into a concentrator, which captures and directs the reflected light to a detector. The analyzer may be mounted in an evacuable chamber in which the end walls have openings to allow passage of the article.