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US3388053A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of preparing a film resistor by sputtering a ternary alloy of tin, antimony and indium in the presence of oxygen

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1965-06-03
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Granted: 1968-06-11
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Expires: 1985-06-03
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William R Sinciair
  • 👤 Donald W Stillinger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 02:29
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C17/00; H01C17/06; H01C17/075; H01C17/12; C; C22; C22C; C22C13/00; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/0021; C23C14/0036; H01B; H01B1/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 66 words
A METHOD FOR THE FABRICATION OF A RESISTIVE OXIDE FILM WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF REACTIVELY SPUTTERING A TERNARY ALLOY HAVING THE GENERAL FORMULA SNXSBYINZ WHEREIN X RANGES FROM 96.6-84-0 ATOMIC PERCENT, Y RANGES FROM 3.3-15 ATOMIC PERCENT AND Z RANGES FROM 0.1-1 ATOMIC PERCENT, UPON A SUBSTRATE IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN AND HEATING THE RESULTANT ASSEMBLY AT A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE OF 600-1000*C.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 66 words
A METHOD FOR THE FABRICATION OF A RESISTIVE OXIDE FILM WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF REACTIVELY SPUTTERING A TERNARY ALLOY HAVING THE GENERAL FORMULA SNXSBYINZ WHEREIN X RANGES FROM 96.6-84-0 ATOMIC PERCENT, Y RANGES FROM 3.3-15 ATOMIC PERCENT AND Z RANGES FROM 0.1-1 ATOMIC PERCENT, UPON A SUBSTRATE IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN AND HEATING THE RESULTANT ASSEMBLY AT A TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE OF 600-1000*C.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3073770A Cited
US3139396A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-06-11 1971-12-11 1972-06-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-06-11 1975-12-11 1976-06-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-06-11 1979-12-11 1980-06-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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