Bradley J Knapp

58442251, Dec 1, 1998

Mar 6, 1997

8/812478

Fred M. Kimock - Macungie PA
Bradley J. Knapp - Allentown PA
Steven James Finke - Kutztown PA
John V. Galdieri - New Tripoli PA

Monsanto Company - St. Louis MO

G06K 710

235462

The coated substrate product finds particular application in eyeglass and sunglass lenses, architectural glass, analytical instrument windows, automotive windshields and laser bar code scanners for use in retail stores and supermarkets. The product has greatly improved wear resistance for severe abrasive environments and comprises a substantially optically transparent substrate, one or more chemically vapor deposited interlayers bonded to the substrate and a chemically vapor deposited outer layer of optically transparent or substantially optically transparent hard and low friction material bonded to the interlayer and away from the substrate.

56434235, Jul 1, 1997

Dec 3, 1993

8/161896

Fred M. Kimock - Macungie PA
Bradley J. Knapp - Kutztown PA
Steven James Finke - Kutztown PA

Monsanto Company - St. Louis MO

C23C 1400

20419235

The coated substrate product finds particular application in eyeglass and sunglass lenses, architectural glass, analytical instrument windows, automotive windshields and laser bar code scanners for use in retail stores and supermarkets. The product has greatly improved wear resistance for severe abrasive environments and comprises a substantially optically transparent substrate, a chemically vapor deposited first interlayer bonded to the substrate and a chemically vapor deposited outer layer of substantially optically transparent diamond-like carbon bonded to the interlayer and away from the substrate.

55083684, Apr 16, 1996

Mar 3, 1994

8/205898

Bradley J. Knapp - Kutztown PA
Fred M. Kimock - Macungie PA
Rudolph H. Petrmichl - Center Valley PA
Norman D. Galvin - Easton PA

Diamonex, Incorporated - Allentown PA

B05D 314
C23C 1402
C23C 1414
H05H 124

427534

An ion beam deposition method is provided for manufacturing a coated substrate with improved abrasion resistance, and improved lifetime. According to the method, the substrate is first chemically cleaned to remove contaminants. In the second step, the substrate is inserted into a vacuum chamber, and the air in said chamber is evacuated. In the third step, the substrate surface is bombarded with energetic ions to assist in the removal of residual hydrocarbons and surface oxides, and to activate the surface. Alter the substrate surface has been sputter-etched, a protective, abrasion-resistant coating is deposited by ion beam deposition. The ion beam-deposited coating may contain one or more layers. Once the chosen thickness of the coating has been achieved, the deposition process on the substrates is terminated, the vacuum chamber pressure is increased to atmospheric pressure, and the coated substrate products having improved abrasion-resistance are removed from the vacuum chamber. The coated products of this invention have utility as plastic sunglass lenses, ophthalmic lenses, bar codes scanner windows, and industrial wear parts that must be protected from scratches and abrasion.

55060382, Apr 9, 1996

Jun 16, 1994

8/262047

Bradley J. Knapp - Allentown PA
Fred M. Kimock - Macungie PA
Steven J. Finke - Kutztown PA

Diamonex, Incorporated - Allentown PA

B32B 1706

428216

The coated substrate product finds particular application in eyeglass and sunglass lenses, architectural glass, analytical instrument windows, automotive windshields and laser bar code scanners for use in retail stores and supermarkets. The product has greatly improved wear resistance for severe abrasive environments and comprises a substantially optically transparent substrate, a chemicaly vapor deposited first interlayer bonded to the substrate and a chemically vapor deposited outer layer of substantially optically transparent diamond-like carbon bonded to the interlayer and away from the substrate.

55275966, Jun 18, 1996

Nov 8, 1993

8/149646

Fred M. Kimock - Macungie PA
Bradley J. Knapp - Allentown PA
Steven J. Finke - Kutztown PA

Diamonex, Incorporated - Allentown PA

B32B 1706

428216

The coated substrate product finds particular application in eyeglass and sunglass lenses, architectural glass, analytical instrument windows, automotive windshields and laser bar code scanners for use in retail stores and supermarkets. The product has greatly improved wear resistance for severe abrasive environments and comprises a substantially optically transparent substrate, one or more chemically vapor deposited interlayers bonded to the substrate and a chemically vapor deposited outer layer of optically transparent or substantially optically transparent hard and low friction material bonded to the interlayer and away from the substrate.

58466495, Dec 8, 1998

Apr 15, 1996

8/632610

Bradley J. Knapp - Kutztown PA
Fred M. Kimock - Macungie PA
Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl - Center Valley PA
Brian Kenneth Daniels - Allentown PA

Monsanto Company - St. Louis MO

B32B 904

428334

An abrasion-resistant dielectric composite product is described comprising a substrate and an abrasion wear resistant coating material comprising carbon, hydrogen, silicon, and oxygen and a dielectric material. An improved method is provided for the deposition of highly durable and abrasion-resistant multilayer dielectric antireflective coatings and reflective colored mirror coatings onto plastic lenses such as ophthalmic lenses, safety lenses, sunglass lenses, and sports optics. An adhesion-enhancing polymer layer may be deposited onto the plastic substrate prior to deposition of the abrasion-resistant first coating layer. The multilayer dielectric coating structure consists of a transparent, highly abrasion-resistant first coating, and a second dielectric coating composed of at least one layer of dielectric material. The abrasion-resistant first coating layer is deposited by ion-assisted plasma deposition from mixtures of organosiloxane or organosilazane precursor gases and oxygen, and has the properties of Nanoindentation hardness in the range of about 2 GPa to about 5 GPa, a strain to microcracking greater than about 1. 5% and less than about 3.

58885935, Mar 30, 1999

Apr 12, 1996

8/631170

Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl - Center Valley PA
Leonard Joseph Mahoney - Allentown PA
Ray Hays Venable III - Allentown PA
Norman Donald Galvin - Easton PA
Bradley J. Knapp - Kutztown PA
Fred Michael Kimock - Macungie PA

Monsanto Company - St. Louis MO

H05H 120
H05H 102
H05H 124
C23C 1400

427563

An ion beam deposition method is provided for manufacturing a coated substrate with improved wear-resistance, and improved lifetime. The substrate is first chemically cleaned to remove contaminants. Secondly, the substrate is inserted into a vacuum chamber onto a substrate holder, and the air therein is evacuated via pump. Then the substrate surface is bombarded with energetic ions from an ion beam source supplied from inert or reactive gas inlets to assist in removing residual hydrocarbons and surface oxides, and activating the surface. After sputter-etching the surface, a protective, wear-resistant coating is deposited by plasma ion beam deposition where a portion of the precursor gases are introduced into the ion beam downstream of the ion source, and hydrogen is introduced directly into the ion source plasma chamber. The plasma ion beam-deposited coating may contain one or more layers. Once the chosen coating thickness is achieved, deposition is terminated, vacuum chamber pressure is increased to atmospheric and the coated substrate products having wear-resistance greater than glass are removed from the chamber.

55080928, Apr 16, 1996

Jun 13, 1994

8/258408

Fred M. Kimock - Macungie PA
Bradley J. Knapp - Allentown PA
Steven J. Finke - Kutztown PA
John V. Galdieri - New Tripoli PA

Diamonex, Incorporated - Allentown PA

B32B 1706

428216

The coated substrate product finds particular application in eyeglass and sunglass lenses, architectural glass, analytical instrument windows, automotive windshields and laser bar code scanners for use in retail stores and supermarkets. The product has greatly improved wear resistance for severe abrasive environments and comprises a substantially optically transparent substrate, one or more chemically vapor deposited interlayers bond to the substrate and a chemically vapor deposited outer layer of optically transparent or substantially optically transparent hard and low friction material bonded to the interlayer and away from the substrate.