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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2004
Gunter A. Kohler, Grant Township, MN (US);
William H. Esswein, Hudson, WI (US);
Seth M. Kirk, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian J. Gates, Eagan, MN (US);
Gunter A. Kohler, Grant Township, MN (US);
William H. Esswein, Hudson, WI (US);
Seth M. Kirk, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian J. Gates, Eagan, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for the formation of an organic coating on a substrate. The method includes: providing a substrate in a vacuum; providing at least one vaporized organic material comprising at least one component from at least one source, wherein the vaporized organic material is capable of condensing in a vacuum of less than about 130 Pa; providing a plasma from at least one source other than the source of the vaporized organic material; directing the vaporized organic material and the plasma toward the substrate; and causing the vaporized organic material to condense and polymerize on the substrate in the presence of the plasma to form an organic coating.