Deposition apparatus
US-2024052477-A1 · Feb 15, 2024 · US
Arc discharge
Arc discharge · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | H01J37/32055 |
| Official title | {Arc discharge} |
| Display label | Arc discharge |
| Total patents | 245 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 25 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2017 | 30 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Cathodic arc deposition apparatus and method
US-2017372871-A1 · Dec 28, 2017 · US
Enhanced cathodic arc source for arc plasma deposition
US-2017369984-A1 · Dec 28, 2017 · US
Arc evaporation source
US-9818586-B2 · Nov 14, 2017 · US
Method of producing an anti-wear layer and anti-wear layer produced by means of said method
US-9803273-B2 · Oct 31, 2017 · US
Arc evaporation source
US-2017204507-A1 · Jul 20, 2017 · US
Deposition apparatus
US-2017202077-A1 · Jul 13, 2017 · US
Plasma electrode device and method for manufacturing the same
US-9646806-B2 · May 9, 2017 · US
Coaxial hollow cathode plasma assisted directed vapor deposition and related method thereof
US-9640369-B2 · May 2, 2017 · US
Ignition apparatus for arc sources
US-9601316-B2 · Mar 21, 2017 · US
Gas reactor devices with microplasma arrays encapsulated in defect free oxide
US-9579624-B2 · Feb 28, 2017 · US
Method for manufacturing p-type zinc oxide film
US-2017053801-A1 · Feb 23, 2017 · US
Method for metallizing dielectric substrate surface, and dielectric substrate provided with metal film
US-2016362791-A1 · Dec 15, 2016 · US
Adjustable non-dissipative voltage boosting snubber network for achieving large boost voltages
US-9520269-B2 · Dec 13, 2016 · US
Adjustable non-dissipative voltage boosting snubber network for achieving large boost voltages
US-2016336148-A1 · Nov 17, 2016 · US
Deposition apparatus
US-2016326630-A1 · Nov 10, 2016 · US
Low stress hard coatings and applications thereof
US-2016319439-A1 · Nov 3, 2016 · US
Apparatus for generating a hollow cathode arc discharge plasma
US-9443703-B2 · Sep 13, 2016 · US
Cathodic arc deposition apparatus and method
US-2016260583-A1 · Sep 8, 2016 · US
Systems and Methods for Optimal Source Material Deposition Along Hole Edges
US-2016251753-A1 · Sep 1, 2016 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC H01J37/32055?
- CPC H01J37/32055 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Arc discharge.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC H01J37/32055 (Arc discharge)?
- Our database includes 245 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC H01J37/32055 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 14 in 2024 vs 17 in 2025 (latest complete years).