ing titanium attached to the target retainer member inside the vacuum container for producing sputtered particles; and a gas inlet for introducing a reactive gas comprising nitrogen, wherein a first titanium nitride film is deposited on the substrate by a reactive sputtering process.
end of the evaporation source such that the exciting coil does not substantially overlap the evaporation source.
Method
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U.S. Patent 5,744,019. Apr. 28, 1998 J. Ang, assignor to A/WA Researchand Development Inc., Fremonf, Calf.
Vacuum Arc Deposition Apparatus
A method of electroplating a thin metal film onto a substrate wafer comprising maintaining an alloy composition uniformity of at least one electroplated layer substantially uniform using a cathode assembly for mounting the substrate wafer, the cathode assembly including an inner cathode ring electrically connected to the wafer: a thief ring external to the cathode ring; and an insulating ring connected between and electrically insulating the cathode and thief rings; and powering the cathode ring and the thief ring using separate first and second power sources having respective first and second negative terminals respectively coupled to the cathode ring and the thief ring, the first and second power sources having a positive terminal coupled to an anode.
U.S. Patenf 5,744,OiZ Apr. 28, 1998 H. Tamagaki et al., assignors fo KK Kobe Seiko Sho, Kobe, Japan
A vacuum arc deposition apparatus comprising a cylindrical evaporation source having a cylindrical axis: a substrate positioned around the evaporation source so as to at least partially axially overlap the evaporation source; a cathode of an arc power source connected to at least one end of the evaporation source so as to supply power to the evaporation source to form an arc for consuming the evaporation source and forming a film on the substrate; and a magnetic field forming exciting coil ha\,ing a coil axis coaxial with the cylindrical axis of the evaporation source. said exciting &I being positioned offset with respect tn an
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Process and Device for Spraying a Coating U.S. Patent 5,744,190. Apr. 28, 1998 C. Theme,assignor to Sames S.A., Meylan, France
In a process for spraying a coating product onto an article from a sprayer to which coating product is supplied from a reservoir equipped with a piston moved along a path in order to transport the coating product to the sprayer, wherein the sprayer is positionable at any one of a plurality of positions relative to the article and the piston is positionable at any one of a plurality of positions along the path. each position of the piston corresponding to the position of the sprayer relative to the article, the improvement comprising sensing the position of the sprayer relative to the article and providing an indication of that position; and controllably placing the piston at a position along the path, which corresponds to the position of the sprayer relative to the article, in response to the position indication provided in the sensing step.
Basecoat
Color Shift Inhibitor
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Apr. 28, 1998
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A multilayer coating composition comprising a basecoat layer containing binder and pigment; a clear intermediate barrier coat layer comprising at least one polymer, oligomer. or combination thereof in a carrier composition. and a low volatile organic content clearcoat containing reactive diluents and having a volatile organic content of 0.1 to 3.5 pounds per gallon, and wherein the clearcoat is applied over the basecoat and the clear intermediate layer.
Radiation-Curable Composition
Paint Stripping
Coating
Composition
A liquid composition comprising 2 to 20% by weight of a solvent; 4 to 50% of a cosolvent; 2 to 40% of an alkanol; 0 to 5% of a surfactant; and 7 to 56% water, said composition being a single phase.
Paint Stripper
U.S. Patent 5,744,438. Apr. 28, 1998 J. Disfaso. assignor to Elf Atochem North Inc., Philadelphia
A coating composition. which is curable by UV radiation and contains 0 to 95 parts by weight of at least one binder curable by radiation and containing maleate, fumai-ate, and/or acryloyl groups; 5 to 100 parts by weight of a mixture of 20 to 80 parts by weight of at least one polyester resin, 20 to 80 parts by weight of at least one com-
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U.S. Pafent 5,744,437.Apr. 28, 1998 E.A. Rowe et al, assignors to Occidental Chemical Corp., Niagara Falls, N.Y
Benzyl Alcohol
U.S. Patent 5,744,248. Apr. 28, 1998 J. Meixner et al, assignors to Bayer AG Leverkusen, Germany
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A paint stripping composition comprising a continuous benzyl alcohol organic phase containing an emulsifying agent and a predominant amount of benzyl alcohol sufficient to form the continuous phase, a discrete water phase dispersed in the continuous organic phase containing water and an ammonium compound selected from the group consisting of ammonium carbamate. ammonium bicarbonate. ammonium carbamate acid carbon-
ate, and combinations thereof, where the ammonium compound is present in an amount sufficient to activate the paint stripping activity of the composition.
Cathodic Electrodeposition Paint with Improved Surface Smoothness U.S. Patent 5,744,521.Apr. 28, 1998 h’. Takasakiand M. Yamada,assignors to Nippon Paint Co. Lfd., Osaka,Japan In a cathodic electrodeposition paint composition comprising a cationically modified epoxy resin and a crosslinker dispersed in an aqueous medium containing a neutralizing acid, the improvement wherein the paint composition comprises a cured film surface smoothness improving amount of the addition polymerization product of a t-alkyphenol novolac resin having an average number of nuclei from 3 to 8 with from 2 to IO moles per phenolic hydroxyl group of ethylene oxide. propylene oxide, or a mixture thereof. or a reaction product thereof with a half blocked diisocyanate
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