1. A manufacturing apparatus for deposition of a material on a carrier body having a first end and a second end spaced from each other with a socket disposed at each end of the carrier body, said apparatus comprising:
a housing defining a chamber;
an inlet defined through said housing for introducing a gas into the chamber;
an outlet defined through said housing for exhausting the gas from the chamber;
at least one electrode having an exterior surface having a contact region adapted to contact the socket, said electrode disposed through said housing with said electrode at least partially disposed within the chamber for coupling with the socket;
a power supply device coupled to said electrode for providing an electrical current to said electrode; and
a contact region coating disposed on said contact region of said electrode for maintaining electrical conductivity between said electrode and the socket, said contact region coating having an electrical conductivity of at least 7\xd7106 Siemensmeter at room temperature and a greater wear resistance than nickel as measured in mm3N*m.
2. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said electrode is formed from a base metal and wherein said contact region coating is disposed directly on said base metal of said electrode.
3. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein said base metal is selected from the group of copper, silver, nickel, Inconel\xae, gold, and combinations thereof.
4. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said contact region coating is further defined as one of a physical vapor deposition coating or a plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition coating.
5. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said contact region coating is further defined as a dynamic compound deposition coating.
6. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said contact region coating has a wear resistance of at least 6\xd7106 mm3N*m per ASTM G99-5.
7. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said contact region coating comprises a titanium-containing compound having an electrical conductivity of at least 7\xd7106 Siemensmeter at room temperature.
8. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said electrode further comprises an exterior coating disposed on said electrode outside of said contact region.
9. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 8 wherein said exterior coating is different than said contact region coating.
10. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 9 wherein said exterior coating has an electrical conductivity of less than 7\xd7106 Siemensmeter at room temperature.
11. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 10 wherein said exterior coating comprises a diamond-like carbon compound.
12. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said electrode further includes:
a shaft having a first end and a second end; and
a head disposed on one of said ends of said shaft wherein said head of said electrode defines said exterior surface having said contact region.
13. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 12 wherein at least one of said head and said shaft is free from a coating disposed on said exterior surface thereof outside of said contact region.
14. A manufacturing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said at least one electrode includes a first electrode for receiving the socket at the first end of the carrier body and a second electrode for receiving the socket at the second end of the carrier body.
15. An electrode for use with a manufacturing apparatus to deposit a material onto a carrier body having a first end and a second end spaced from each other with a socket disposed at each end of the carrier body, said electrode comprising:
a shaft having a first end and a second end;
a head disposed on one of said ends of said shaft for coupling with the socket;
wherein said head has an exterior surface having a contact region adapted to contact the socket; and
a contact region coating disposed on said contact region of said electrode for maintaining electrical conductivity between said electrode and the socket, said contact region coating having an electrical conductivity of at least 7\xd7106 Siemensmeter at room temperature and a greater wear resistance than nickel as measured in mm3N*m.
16. An electrode as set forth in claim 15 wherein said electrode is formed from a base metal and wherein said contact region coating is disposed directly on said base metal of said electrode.
17. An electrode as set forth in claim 16 wherein said base metal is selected from the group of copper, silver, nickel, Inconel\xae, gold, and alloys thereof.
18. An electrode as set forth in claim 1 wherein said contact region coating is further defined as one of a physical vapor deposition coating or a plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition coating.
19. An electrode as set forth in claim 15 wherein said contact region coating is further defined as a dynamic compound deposition coating.
20. An electrode as set forth in claim 15 wherein said electrode defines a cup with said contact region located within a portion of the cup.
21. An electrode as set forth in claim 20 wherein said contact region is only located on side walls of the cup.
22. An electrode as set forth in claim 15 wherein said contact region coating comprises a titanium-containing compound having an electrical conductivity of at least 7\xd7106 Siemensmeter at room temperature.
23. An electrode as set forth in claim 21 wherein an exterior coating is disposed on said bottom of the cup.
24. An electrode as set forth in claim 15 wherein an exterior coating is disposed on said electrode outside of said contact region.
25. An electrode as set forth in claim 23 wherein said exterior coating is different than said contact region coating.
26. An electrode as set forth in claim 25 wherein said exterior coating has an electrical conductivity of less than 7\xd7106 Siemensmeter at room temperature.
27. An electrode as set forth in claim 26 wherein said exterior coating comprises a diamond-like carbon compound.
28. An electrode as set forth in claim 15 wherein at least one of said head and said shaft is free from a coating disposed on said exterior surface thereof outside of said contact region.
29-33. (canceled)
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A computer jukebox for playing songs in response to a user request, the jukebox comprising:
at least one memory for storing a plurality of digital musical selections and information identifying the musical selections;
a display for presenting song selections based on the information identifying the musical selections and for presenting a rapid song selection option to the user;
a selector for allowing the user to select a digital musical selection to play on the jukebox and to select the rapid song selection option; and
a processor for executing acts comprising:
determining a frequency of selection for each of the digital musical selections stored in the at least one memory;
creating a set of the most frequently selected musical selections;
determining whether a user has selected the rapid song selection option;
causing the display to show information identifying a first musical selection from the set of most frequently selected musical selections if the user has selected the rapid song selection option;
presenting an option to the user to automatically use any remaining credits by causing the jukebox to select a subset of the set of most frequently selected musical selections;
determining if the user selects the option to automatically use any remaining credits by causing the jukebox to select a subset of the set of most frequently selected musical selections; and
automatically using any remaining credits to select and play a subset of the set of most frequently selected musical selections if the user selects the option to automatically use any remaining credits by causing the jukebox to select a subset of the set of most frequently selected musical selections.
2. The computer jukebox of claim 1, wherein the first musical selection is the most frequently selected musical selection.
3. The computer jukebox of claim 2, wherein the processor further causes the display to show information identifying a second musical selection from the set of most frequently selected musical selections and wherein the second musical selection is the second most frequently selected musical selection.
4. The computer jukebox of claim 1, wherein the at least one musical selection from the selected subset of the set of most frequently selected musical selections is transmitted to the computer jukebox from a central location.
5. The computer jukebox of claim 1, wherein a randomizer is used to determine which musical selection from the set of most frequently selected musical selections is the first musical selection.
6. The computer jukebox of claim 1, wherein the identifying information includes at least one of: song title, artist name, and a graphic of album.
7. The computer jukebox of claim 1, wherein the display also permits a user to select a genre of music either before or after selecting a priority play option.
8. The computer jukebox of claim 7, wherein the display is adapted to present a selection of the most popular musical selections in a genre after the genre is selected.
9. The computer jukebox of claim 1, further comprising: a credit acceptor and calculator to determine a number of remaining credits available.
10. The computer jukebox of claim 1, wherein the processor determines if a user selects the first musical selection by determining whether the user selected a play button on the display.
11. A method for selecting a song on a computer jukebox comprising:
presenting an option for a rapid song selection feature on a computer jukebox;
calculating a frequency of selection for each of a plurality of digital musical selections stored in at least one memory in the jukebox;
creating one of a set or a list of the most frequently selected musical selections based upon the calculated frequency;
determining whether a user has selected the rapid song selection option;
if the user has selected the rapid song selection option, causing the computer jukebox to show information identifying at least a first musical selection from the set or list of most frequently selected musical selections;
presenting an option to the user to automatically use any remaining credits by causing the jukebox to select a subset of the set or list of most frequently selected musical selections;
determining if the user selects the option to automatically use any remaining credits by causing the jukebox to select a subset of the set or list of most frequently selected musical selections first musical selection; and
automatically using any remaining credits by causing the jukebox to select and play a subset of the set or list of most frequently selected musical selections if the user selects the option to automatically use any remaining credits to select a subset of the set or list of most frequently selected musical selections.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising allowing a user to scroll in a listing of frequently played selections when the user selects the rapid song selection option.
13. The method of claim 11, further comprising placing the subset of the set or list of most frequently selected musical selections in a queue for play.
14. The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving at least one of the songs from the subset of the set or list of most frequently selected musical selections from a central memory located remote from the computer jukebox.
15. The method of claim 11, further comprising using a randomizer to identify a first musical selection from the set or list of most frequently selected musical selections.
16. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying one of an album cover graphic, artist name, and album name associated with the most frequently played song stored in memory.
17. A method for selecting a song on a computer jukebox that accepts credits for playing music, the method comprising:
presenting on a display an option for a rapid song selection feature on a computer jukebox;
calculating a frequency of selection for each of a plurality of digital musical selections stored in at least one memory in the jukebox;
creating a set of the most frequently selected musical selections based upon the calculated frequency;
determining whether a user has selected the rapid song selection option;
causing the display to show the set of most frequently selected musical selections in a random order if the user has selected the rapid song selection option;
presenting an option to the user to automatically use any remaining credits by causing the jukebox to select and play a subset of the set of frequently selected musical selections;
determining if the user selects the option to automatically use any remaining credits by causing the jukebox to select a subset of the set of most frequently selected musical selections; and
automatically using any remaining credits to select and play a subset of the set of most frequently selected musical selections if the user selects the option to automatically use any remaining credits by causing the jukebox to select a subset of the set of most frequently selected musical selections.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the subset is randomly selected from the set of most frequently played selections, by the jukebox.
19. The method of claim 17, further comprising presenting on the display an option for the user to search through the available musical selections by at least one of: artist name, song title, and album title.