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Viratec Thin Films, Inc.

31Patents
0Active
31Granted
37Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 24, 1989 → Jan 19, 2000

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5091244A Electrically-conductive, light-attenuating antireflection coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 105 Expired
US5183700A Solar control properties in low emissivity coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US5147125A Multilayer anti-reflection coating using zinc oxide to provide ultraviolet blocking Physics 78 Expired
US5579162A Antireflection coating for a temperature sensitive substrate Chemistry; Metallurgy 75 Expired
US5651723A Method and apparatus for cleaning substrates in preparation for deposition of thin film coatings Electricity 57 Expired
US5372874A DC reactively sputtered optical coatings including niobium oxide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US5105310A DC reactively sputtered antireflection coatings Physics 55 Expired
US5990984A Coated polymer substrate with matching refractive index and method of making the same Physics 52 Expired
US5407733A Electrically-conductive, light-attenuating antireflection coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US5450238A Four-layer antireflection coating for deposition in in-like DC sputtering apparatus Chemistry; Metallurgy 37 Expired
US5200049A Cantilever mount for rotating cylindrical magnetrons Electricity 31 Expired
US5100527A Rotating magnetron incorporating a removable cathode Electricity 28 Expired
US6353501B1 Display panel filter connection to a display panel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5725746A Shielding for arc suppression in rotating magnetron sputtering systems Electricity 25 Expired
US5470452A Shielding for arc suppression in rotating magnetron sputtering systems Electricity 25 Expired
US5106474A Anode structures for magnetron sputtering apparatus Electricity 24 Expired
US5772861A System for evaluating thin film coatings Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US5620572A Method and apparatus for thin film coating an article Electricity 18 Expired
US6469685B1 Display panel filter and method of making the same Electricity 17 Expired
US5812405A Three variable optimization system for thin film coating design Physics 17 Expired
US5489369A Method and apparatus for thin film coating an article Electricity 15 Expired
US5571393A Magnet housing for a sputtering cathode Electricity 14 Expired
US5620577A Spring-loaded mount for a rotatable sputtering cathode Electricity 11 Expired
US5688389A Method and apparatus for thin film coating an article Electricity 11 Expired
US5022726A Magnesium film reflectors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired

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