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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Jürgen Ramm, Maienfeld, CH;
Beno Widrig, Bad Ragaz, CH;
Daniel Lendi, Grabs, CH;
Volker Derflinger, Feldkirch, AT;
Andreas Reiter, Feldkirch, AT;
Inventors:
Jürgen Ramm, Maienfeld, CH;
Beno Widrig, Bad Ragaz, CH;
Daniel Lendi, Grabs, CH;
Volker Derflinger, Feldkirch, AT;
Andreas Reiter, Feldkirch, AT;
Assignee:
Oerlikon Trading AG, Trubbach, Trubbach, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vacuum process system for surface-treating work pieces uses an arc evaporation source. The system has a first electrode connected to a DC power source and a second electrode, disposed separately from the arc evaporation source. The two electrodes are operated while being connected to a single pulsed power supply.