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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:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ing-Feng Hu, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1187 / ; 1187 / ; 1187 / ; 156345 ; 31511141 ; 427489 ; 427 58 ; 427127 ; 4272553 ; 4272556 ; 427471 ; 427474 ; 427547 ; 427578 ; 427598 ;
Abstract
Methods and devices for producing plasmas of more uniform density and greater height than plasmas generated by previously known magnetron-type plasma-generating devices. The present invention utilizes electrodes containing multiple magnets positioned such that like magnetic poles of the magnets are all facing in substantially the same direction.