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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2004
Jeremy M. Grace, Penfield, NY (US);
Dennis R. Freeman, Spencerport, NY (US);
Justin H. Klug, Boston, MA (US);
Neil P. Redden, Sodus Point, NY (US);
Jeremy M. Grace, Penfield, NY (US);
Dennis R. Freeman, Spencerport, NY (US);
Justin H. Klug, Boston, MA (US);
Neil P. Redden, Sodus Point, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A thermal physical vapor deposition source for depositing material onto a substrate includes an elongated container for receiving the material, the container having a conductance Cin the elongated direction, and a heater for heating the material in the container to vaporize the material to a partial pressure P. The container has at least one member defining a plurality of apertures arranged along the length of the member, the apertures having a total conductance C, whereinand end heaters for heating each side of the container to reduce condensation of material onto the container.