Patents
US 10895011 B2: Modular thin film deposition system
- Granted
- 2021-01-19
- Filed
- 2017-03-14 application 15458235
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A modular thin film deposition system, includes a machine base, a deposition head for depositing a thin film of material onto a process surface of a substrate, a motion actuator including a fixed portion and a moveable portion, and one or more interchangeable substrate positioner modules adapted to mount on the moveable portion of the motion actuator. The interchangeable substrate positioner modules include kinematic mounting features that engage with corresponding kinematic mounting features on the moveable portion of the motion actuator. The motion actuator moves the interchangeable substrate positioner in a motion direction, thereby moving the substrate in an in-track direction in a plane parallel to the output face of the deposition head during deposition of the thin film of material onto the process surface of the substrate.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210119.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 | |
| Shelby F. Nelson | Pittsford, NY | 63 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lee W. Tutt | Webster, NY | 46 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | 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 | C23C16/45544 | 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 NELSON, SHELBY FORRESTER signed 2017-03-14 SPATH, TODD MATHEW signed 2017-03-14 TUTT, LEE WILLIAM signed 2017-03-14 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY | 41568/618 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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