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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Vladimir Gorokhovsky, San Antonio, TX (US);
William Grant, Lafayette, CO (US);
Edward W. Taylor, Erie, CO (US);
David Humenik, Longmont, CO (US);
Klaus Brondum, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vladimir Gorokhovsky, San Antonio, TX (US);
William Grant, Lafayette, CO (US);
Edward W. Taylor, Erie, CO (US);
David Humenik, Longmont, CO (US);
Klaus Brondum, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
VAPOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Longmont, CO (US);
Abstract
A coating system includes a vacuum chamber and a coating assembly positioned within the vacuum chamber. The coating assembly includes a vapor source that provides material to be coated onto a substrate, a substrate holder to hold substrates to be coated such that the substrates are positioned in front of the vapor source, a cathode chamber assembly, and a remote anode. The cathode chamber assembly includes a cathode, an optional primary anode and a shield which isolates the cathode from the vacuum chamber. The shield defines openings for transmitting an electron emission current from the cathode into the vacuum chamber. The vapor source is positioned between the cathode and the remote anode while the remote anode is coupled to the cathode.