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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. 17, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory D. Roberts, Breckenridge, MN (US);
Richard F. Willson, Hudson, WI (US);
Assignee:
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/434 ; B05C 1/300 ; B23Q 1/25 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/434 ; B05C 1/300 ; B23Q 1/25 ;
Abstract
A carrier ( ) is used in the thin film coating of disks ( ). The disks ( ) are held in a disk tray ( ). The disks ( ) have a center ( ) through which the thin film coating can go through. The carrier ( ) includes a base plate ( ) for receiving the disk tray ( ). A plurality of discrete shields ( ) are positioned in alignment with the center openings of the disk ( ). The shields ( ) are releasably connected to the base plate ( ). Preferably, the shields ( ) are releasably connected by a magnetic force.