APPLIED FILMS CORP has a total of 42 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1998. It filed its patents most often in Taiwan, China and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets electrical machinery and energy, surface technology and coating and mechanical elements are SHM S R O, MUSTANG VACUUM SYSTEMS INC and INST OF APPLIED PHYSICS RAS.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
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#1 | Taiwan | 8 | |
#2 | China | 7 | |
#3 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 7 | |
#4 | Japan | 6 | |
#5 | Republic of Korea | 6 | |
#6 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 4 | |
#7 | Australia | 2 | |
#8 | United States | 2 |
# | Industry | |
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#1 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
#2 | Surface technology and coating | |
#3 | Mechanical elements |
# | Technology | |
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#1 | Coating metallic material | |
#2 | Electric discharge tubes | |
#3 | Lighting device details | |
#4 | Venting or aerating devices |
# | Name | Total Patents |
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#1 | Stowell Michael W | 17 |
#2 | Newcomb Richard | 8 |
#3 | Robinson Doug | 4 |
#4 | Geisler Michael | 4 |
#5 | Stowell Michael W Jr | 4 |
#6 | Chapin John S | 3 |
#7 | Elliott Stephen M | 3 |
#8 | O'Keefe Patrick L | 3 |
#9 | Petrach Philip M | 2 |
#10 | Dieguez-Campo Jose Manuel | 2 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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KR20070047216A | System and method for modulation of power and power related functions of pecvd discharge sources to achieve new film properties | |
EP1731806A1 | Dual gate isolating valve | |
EP1650321A2 | A sputtering system | |
EP1584707A1 | Power coupling for high-power sputtering | |
US7513141B2 | Method for differentially pumping endblock seal cavity | |
US2004026235A1 | System and apparatus for control of sputter deposition process | |
WO9842890A1 | Magnesium oxide sputtering apparatus |