Segmented substrate for improved arc-jet diamond deposition
CA 2177012 C · Owner: Saint-Gobain/Norton Industrial Ceramics Corporation · Inventors: Patten, Donald O. Jr.; Guarnaccia, David G.; Fryburg, George A.
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A mandrel for use in a diamond deposition process for generating free standing diamond films has a segmented surface forming a plurality of surfaces for deposition of diamond. The segmented surface is formed of a plurality of mesa segments on a common supporting base surfaces for the mesas. The mesa segments are preferably removably attached to the common base by any suitable means such as by bolts through the mandrel substrate which extend into the mesa segments. The mesa segments may vary in shape, size, and number, thus permitting different shaped diamond films to be made simultaneously from the same run if desired. The provided arrangement increases yield by reducing losses due to …
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- Filed May 21, 1996 and granted October 17, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 21, 2016.
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