Method of coating an article
US6368676B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2209/00
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of coating an article wherein the method includes placing a large number N of non-industrial stock pieces in a vacuum chamber where N is a function of the cost of each stock piece, generating a plasma about the stock pieces, and supplying a current to the stock pieces at a level tailored to sufficiently coat each of the plurality of stock pieces with ion from the plasma and wherein the current level depends on the number N of stock pieces.
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