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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2010
Jarmo Maula, Espoo, FI;
Jarmo Maula, Espoo, FI;
Beneq Oy, Vantaa, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for coating one or more objects () by exposing an object () to alternately repeating surface reactions of two or more gaseous precursors. The apparatus comprises a reaction chamber (), means for forming at least one distinct precursor region inside the reaction chamber, and means for causing translational, essentially mechanically unsupported and unsuspended, motion of an object () inside the reaction chamber, relative to the reaction chamber, for bringing the surface of the object () into contact with a gaseous precursor, the means for causing the translational motion comprising means for moving the object () essentially through the at least one distinct precursor region inside the reaction chamber.