ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,036, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to HelioSourceTech LLC (Tucson, Ariz.).
"Inline codeposition modular multi-flux evaporation source with integrated reactive vapor manifold" was invented by Walter Seaman (Tucson, Ariz.) and Billy Jack Stanbery (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes directing a first flux plume from a first evaporation source to a first reactive codeposition zone; directing a first vapor flux plume from a first vapor distribution manifold to the first reactive codeposition zone, wherein the first vapor distribution manifold is integrated with the first evaporation source to form a first int...