C23C 16/277
Using other elements in the gas phase besides carbon and hydrogen
Official title: {using other elements in the gas phase besides carbon and hydrogen; using other elements besides carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in case of use of combustion torches; using other elements besides carbon, hydrogen and inert gas in case of use of plasma jets}
C23C16/277 (Using other elements in the gas phase besides carbon and hydrogen) appears on 152 US grants and 73 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C23C- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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By later US patents
- Method for arc discharge plasma vapor deposition of diamond293US 5,368,897 AFujitsu Limited · 1994
- Highly-oriented diamond film, method for manufacturing the same, and electronic device having highly-oriented diamond film286US 7,311,977 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho · 2007
- Method of depositing a carbon film on a substrate and products obtained thereby189US 4,486,286 ANerken Research Corp. · 1984
- Cemented carbide body for rock drilling mineral cutting and highway engineering144US 5,718,948 ASandvik AB · 1998
- Smooth surface CVD diamond films and method for producing same129US 5,523,121 AGeneral Electric Company · 1996