METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GLOW DISCHARGE PLASMA TREATMENT OF POLYMER MATERIALS AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

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EP 0 700 577 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	13.03.1996 Bulletin 1996/11

(21)	Application number: 94918192.0

(22)	Date of filing: 26.05.1994

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H05H 1/ 46^{( . )}
B64C 23/ 00^{( . )}
D06M 10/ 00^{( . )}
H05B 7/ 16^{( . )}

B29C 59/ 14^{( . )}
D04H 1/ 56^{( . )}
H01J 37/ 32^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1994/006151

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1994/028568 (08.12.1994 Gazette 1994/27)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

28.05.1993 US 19930068508
28.05.1993 US 19930068739
29.10.1993 US 19930145349
29.10.1993 US 19930145786

(71)	Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORPORATION
	Knoxville, Tennessee 37966-0344 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ROTH, John, Reece Knoxville, TN 37919 (US) TSAI, Peter, Ping-yi Knoxville, TN 37912 (US) LIU, Chaoyu Knoxville, TN 37916 (US) WADSWORTH, Larry, C. Knoxville, TN 37922 (US) SPENCE, Paul, D. Knoxville, TN 37916 (US) LAROUSSI, Mounir Knoxville, TN 37916 (US)

(74)	Representative: Pernez, Helga
	Breese Majerowicz, Conseils en Propriété Industrielle, CNIT World Trade Center 1, BP 434 F-92053 Paris la Défense F-92053 Paris la Défense (FR)

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