Patent assignee · DE · COMPANY

Leybold GmBH

423Patents
28Active
423Granted
43Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 18, 1985 → Jul 5, 2022

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5201926A Method for the production of coated glass with a high transmissivity in the visible spectral range and with a high reflectivity for thermal radiation Performing Operations; Transporting 103 Expired
US5113790A Apparatus for the plasma treatment of substrates Electricity 95 Expired
US4969790A Apparatus on the carousel principle for the coating of substrates Physics 91 Expired
US5279722A Method for manufacturing panes with high transmissivity in the visible range of the spectrum and with high reflectivity for thermal radiation Chemistry; Metallurgy 85 Expired
US5192894A Device for the suppression of arcs Electricity 82 Expired
US5345207A Magnet configuration with permanent magnets Electricity 80 Expired
US5146137A Device for the generation of a plasma Electricity 77 Expired
US4936329A Device for cleaning, testing and sorting of workpieces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US5330853A Multilayer Ti-Al-N coating for tools Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Expired
US4863549A Apparatus for coating or etching by means of a plasma Electricity 73 Expired
US5009738A Apparatus for plasma etching Electricity 72 Expired
US4978437A Method of applying optical coatings of silicon compounds by cathode sputtering, and a sputtering cathode for the practice of the method Chemistry; Metallurgy 69 Expired
US5286360A Apparatus for coating a substrate, especially with electrically nonconductive coatings Electricity 68 Expired
US5169509A Apparatus for the reactive coating of a substrate Electricity 68 Expired
US5611899A Device for suppressing flashovers in cathode sputtering installations Electricity 68 Expired
US4886592A Apparatus on the carousel principle for coating substrates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US5216542A Coating, composed of an optically effective layer system, for substrates, whereby the layer system has a high anti-reflective effect, and method for the manufacturing of the coating Chemistry; Metallurgy 66 Expired
US4849675A Inductively excited ion source Electricity 65 Expired
US5366292A Sensor formed from a deformation heat recoverable material having a predetermined range of temperatures in which recovery occurs and used for measuring a physical characteristic of a system Physics 63 Expired
US5591529A Optical filter having multi-layer coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US4931169A Apparatus for coating a substrate with dielectrics Chemistry; Metallurgy 61 Expired
US5415757A Apparatus for coating a substrate with electrically nonconductive coatings Electricity 60 Expired
US4918975A Method and apparatus for testing fluid-filled systems for leaks Physics 60 Expired
US5656141A Apparatus for coating substrates Electricity 60 Expired
US5102523A Arrangement for the production of a plasma Electricity 59 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.