| # | Country | Total Patents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 9 | |
| #2 | United States | 3 | |
| #3 | Germany | 2 | |
| #4 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 2 | |
| #5 | Australia | 1 | |
| #6 | Republic of Korea | 1 | |
| #7 | Netherlands | 1 |
| # | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Surface technology and coating | |
| #2 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
| #3 | Machines | |
| #4 | Chemical engineering |
| # | Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Coating metallic material | |
| #2 | Unspecified technologies | |
| #3 | Electric discharge tubes | |
| #4 | Plasma technique |
| # | Name | Total Patents |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Muenz Wolf-Dieter | 8 |
| #2 | Smith Ian | 4 |
| #3 | Brooks John Stuart | 4 |
| #4 | Donohue Lee Adrian | 4 |
| #5 | Randhawa Harbhajan S | 3 |
| #6 | Fleischer Werner | 2 |
| #7 | Buske Jeffrey M | 2 |
| #8 | Trinh Thong | 2 |
| #9 | Kolk Gerrit-Jan Van Der | 1 |
| #10 | Van Der Kolk G J | 1 |
| Publication | Filing date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| WO9955936A1 | Tool coating and method for the production thereof | |
| DE19832571A1 | Multi-layer coating and process for its production | |
| DE19816491A1 | Multi-layer hard material layer | |
| EP0558061A1 | Improvements in physical vapour deposition processes | |
| US5234561A | Physical vapor deposition dual coating process |