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Leybold-Heraeus GmbH

185Patents
0Active
185Granted
42Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 18, 1974 → May 19, 1989

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4767641A Plasma treatment apparatus Electricity 136 Expired
US4813846A Inserting device for vacuum apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired
US4919778A Process for the production of curve glazing with a high transmittance in the visible spectral range and a high reflectance for thermal radiation Chemistry; Metallurgy 63 Expired
US4661409A Method of producing amorphous carbon coatings on substrates and substrates coated by this method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US4569738A Method of producing amorphous carbon coatings on substrates by plasma deposition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US4548691A Thermally insulating glazing Physics 56 Expired
US4300875A Positive displacement machine with elastic suspension Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 54 Expired
US4214159A Apparatus for analyzing samples by electromagnetic irradiation Electricity 44 Expired
US4572842A Method and apparatus for reactive vapor deposition of compounds of metal and semi-conductors Chemistry; Metallurgy 42 Expired
US4757689A Cryopump, and a method for the operation thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US4627989A Method and system for a vacuum evaporative deposition process Electricity 41 Expired
US4746417A Magnetron sputtering cathode for vacuum coating apparatus Electricity 40 Expired
US4534841A Solar controlled glazing and method of producing glazing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4820106A Apparatus for passing workpieces into and out of a coating chamber through locks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4765273A Transporting device with roller systems for vacuum-coating installations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US4614093A Method of starting and/or regenerating a cryopump and a cryopump therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US4362936A Apparatus for monitoring and/or controlling plasma processes Electricity 30 Expired
US4871434A Process for equipment to coat tools for machining and forming techniques with mechanically resistant layers Electricity 30 Expired
US4261808A Vacuum coating apparatus with continuous or intermittent transport means Chemistry; Metallurgy 29 Expired
US4184448A Vacuum coating apparatus having a plurality of lock chambers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4762730A Method for producing transparent protective coatings from silicon compounds Physics 27 Expired
US4791017A Hard, gold-colored under layer for a gold or gold-containing surface layer and an article therewith Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US4426267A Process and apparatus for the coating of shaped articles by cathode sputtering Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US4779449A Leak detector and leak detection method Physics 25 Expired
US4572776A Magnetron cathode for sputtering ferromagnetic targets Electricity 25 Expired

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