System and method of coating substrates and assembling devices having coated elements

In a process of depositing a layer of material on an array of elongated substrates in which the array is moved past one or more sources of deposition material on a carrier while simultaneously rotating each substrate about its longitudinal axis, a method of improving the vertical density of the array comprising the steps of supporting one or more substrates on a single rod and rotating the rod to thereby rotate the substrates supported thereon about the axis formed by the rod.

In a process of depositing a layer of material on an array of elongated substrates in which the array is moved past one or more sources of deposition material on a carrier while simultaneously rotating each substrate about its longitudinal axis, a method of improving the vertical density of the array comprising the steps of supporting one or more substrates on a single vertical rod and rotating the lowest one of the substrates to thereby rotate all of substrates supported by the rod about the axis formed by the rod.

In a process of depositing a layer of material on an array of elongated substrates in which the array is moved past one or more sources of deposition material on a carrier while simultaneously rotating each substrate about its longitudinal axis by supporting each substrate on an axial rotation means, a method of improving the horizontal density of the array comprising the step of alternating the vertical position of adjacent axial rotation means.

30-39. (canceled)

In a process for assembling a halogen lamp having an IRR coating on the lamp burner envelope, the step of determining the optimum position of the filament relative to the burner envelope by measuring the electrical resistance of the filament.

In a process for aligning the filament in an IRR coated burner envelope in the assembly of a lamp, the step of determining the optimum position of the filament relative to the burner envelope by measuring the power applied to the filament to maintain a constant temperature of the filament.

In a process for aligning the filament in an IRR coated burner envelope in the assembly of a lamp, the step of determining the optimum position of the filament relative to the burner envelope by measuring the temperature of the filament while maintaining the power applied to the filament at a constant.

45-48. (canceled)

A coated lamp burner envelope comprising a generally tubular unsealed section of light transmitting material having one or more materials deposited on at least a portion of the exterior surface thereof to form a coating.

A coated lamp burner envelope comprising (i) a generally tubular section of light transmitting material suitable for forming the light emitting chamber of a lamp burner by sealing the end portions thereof, and (ii) a first coating formed on at least a portion of the exterior surface of said section, whereby the end portions of said section are not sealed.

A sealed lamp burner having a first coating formed on at least a portion of the exterior surface thereof and a second coating formed on the portions of the surface of said burner adjacent the end portions of the burner, said second coating being suitable for preventing the exposure of the first coating to temperatures greater than a certain temperature when selected portions of the end portions of said burner are exposed to temperatures greater than the certain temperature.

A section of light transmitting material suitable for forming a lamp burner, said section having a coating formed on at least a portion of the exterior surface thereof, said coating comprising (i) one or more oxidized and unoxidized materials and (ii) sufficient unbonded oxygen dissolved therein so that the unbonded oxygen will oxidize some or all of the unoxidized material when exposed to high temperatures.

A generally tubular section of light transmitting material suitable for forming a plurality of lamp burner envelopes by transversely cutting the section at selected locations along the length thereof, said section having a coating formed on at least a portion of the exterior surface of said section, whereby the coating is formed before the section is cut.

In an apparatus for uniformly depositing a layer of one or more materials on an array of elongated substrates including a carrier for carrying the array past one or more sources of the material to be deposited and a means for rotating each substrate about its longitudinal axis, the improvement wherein the axial rotation means comprises one or more elongated rods each having one or more substrates supported thereon for rotating the substrates supported thereon about the axis formed by the rod.

In an apparatus for determining the optimum position of the filament relative to the lamp burner envelope of a halogen lamp, said apparatus including a means for positioning the filament relative to the lamp burner envelope, the improvement wherein the apparatus further comprises a means for measuring the electrical resistance of the filament.

In an apparatus for determining the optimum position of the filament relative to the lamp burner envelope of a halogen lamp, said apparatus including a means for positioning the filament relative to the lamp burner envelope, the improvement wherein the apparatus further comprises a means for measuring the temperature of the filament.