Patents
US 10584413 B2: Vertical system with vacuum pre-loaded deposition head
- Granted
- 2020-03-10
- Filed
- 2017-03-14 application 15458335
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A thin film deposition system includes a vacuum-preloaded gas bearing deposition head positioned in an external environment. The deposition head has a vertically-oriented output face including a plurality of source openings through which gaseous materials are supplied and one or more exhaust openings. An exhaust pressure at the exhaust openings is less than an ambient pressure, and a source pressure at the source openings is greater than the exhaust pressure, with the pressure at the outermost source openings being greater than the ambient pressure. A substrate positioner applies a vertical force onto a substrate unit, the vertical force passing through a center of gravity of the substrate unit. A motion control system moves the substrate positioner, thereby moving the substrate unit relative to the output face in an in-track direction without constraining the motion of the substrate unit in a direction normal to the output face of the deposition head.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200310.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2,417 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state EASTMAN KODAK CO SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Mathew Spath | Hilton, NY | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Carolyn Rae Ellinger | Rochester, NY | 74 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C23C | Coating metallic material; coating material with metallic material; surface treatment of metallic material by diffusion into the surface, by chemical conversion or substitution; coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering, by ion implantation or by chemical vapour deposition, in general | C23C16/45527 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Notice of security interests | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2021-02-26 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT BOSTON, MA | 56984/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2021-02-26 | ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC CHICAGO, IL | 56734/233 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2021-02-26 | ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC CHICAGO, IL | 56734/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2021-02-26 | ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC CHICAGO, IL | 56733/681 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-07-30 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2019-06-17 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. ROCHESTER, NY PFC, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK IMAGING NETWORK, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PORTUGUESA LIMITED ROCHESTER, NY KODAK REALTY, INC. ROCHESTER, NY LASER PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION ROCHESTER, NY PAKON, INC. ROCHESTER, NY QUALEX, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. ROCHESTER, NY NPEC, INC. ROCHESTER, NY CREO MANUFACTURING AMERICA LLC ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AVIATION LEASING LLC ROCHESTER, NY | 49901/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-07-22 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2019-06-17 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. ROCHESTER, NY FPC, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK IMAGING NETWORK, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PORTUGUESA LIMITED ROCHESTER, NY KODAK REALTY, INC. ROCHESTER, NY LASER PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION ROCHESTER, NY PAKON, INC. ROCHESTER, NY QUALEX, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. ROCHESTER, NY NPEC, INC. ROCHESTER, NY CREO MANUFACTURING AMERICA LLC ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AVIATION LEASING LLC ROCHESTER, NY | 50239/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-05-12 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2017-05-09 FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. signed 2017-05-09 FPC INC. signed 2017-05-09 KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. signed 2017-05-09 KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. signed 2017-05-09 KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. signed 2017-05-09 KODAK REALTY, INC. signed 2017-05-09 LASER-PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION signed 2017-05-09 NPEC INC. signed 2017-05-09 QUALEX, INC. signed 2017-05-09 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. BOSTON, MA | 42350/258 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-05-12 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2017-05-09 FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. signed 2017-05-09 FPC INC. signed 2017-05-09 KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. signed 2017-05-09 KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. signed 2017-05-09 KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. signed 2017-05-09 KODAK REALTY, INC. signed 2017-05-09 LASER-PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION signed 2017-05-09 NPEC INC. signed 2017-05-09 QUALEX INC. signed 2017-05-09 | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. NEWARK, DE | 42350/77 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-03-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELLINGER, CAROLYN RAE signed 2017-03-14 SPATH, TODD MATHEW signed 2017-03-14 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY | 41570/531 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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