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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2004
James A. Roth, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
James T. Hall, Torrance, CA (US);
Dennis G. Neal, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Craig R. Wilkinson, Torrance, CA (US);
Steven Lai, La Verne, CA (US);
Mark W. Johnson, La Canada Flintridge, CA (US);
James A. Roth, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
James T. Hall, Torrance, CA (US);
Dennis G. Neal, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Craig R. Wilkinson, Torrance, CA (US);
Steven Lai, La Verne, CA (US);
Mark W. Johnson, La Canada Flintridge, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A passive thermal control blanket and a method for its manufacture, the blanket including a plastic substrate on which is deposited a film that is a homogeneous mixture of silicon and germanium, thereby combining the excellent reflective and electrostatic discharge properties of germanium with the superior adhesion and corrosion resistance properties of silicon. The uniform mixture is preferably obtained by sputtering the two materials simultaneously onto the substrate, using either separate targets, a single mosaic target, or a single composite target.