With Heat Treatment Of Coating Patents (Class 204/491)
  • Patent number: 11390986
    Abstract: A method for depositing a coating on a continuous carbon or ceramic fiber from a precursor of the coating, the method including at least the heating of at least one segment of the fiber in the presence of a liquid or supercritical phase of the coating precursor by a laser beam so as to bring the surface of the segment to a temperature allowing the formation of the coating on the segment from the coating precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICS
    Inventors: Clément Lomonaco, Damien Cazaubon
  • Patent number: 10471543
    Abstract: Laser additive manufacturing apparatus, systems, and methods for the fabrication of high quality freeform high value structures. The apparatus, systems, and methods utilize a material powder having varying particle size and shape as raw material. It can also be adopted to use a wire as the feed material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventor: Stavros G. Demos
  • Patent number: 10131993
    Abstract: A process for the large-scale manufacturing vertically standing hybrid nanometer scale structures of different geometries including fractal architecture of nanostructure within a nano/micro structures made of flexible materials, on a flexible substrate including textiles is disclosed. The structures increase the surface area of the substrate. The structures maybe coated with materials that are sensitive to various physical parameters or chemicals such as but not limited to humidity, pressure, atmospheric pressure, and electromagnetic signals originating from biological or non-biological sources, volatile gases and pH. The increased surface area achieved through the disclosed process is intended to improve the sensitivity of the sensors formed by coating of the structure and substrate with a material which can be used to sense physical parameters and chemicals as listed previously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Nanowear, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay K. Varadan, Pratyush Rai, Se Chang Oh
  • Patent number: 9079136
    Abstract: Thin, porous metal sheets and methods for forming them are presented to enable a variety of applications and devices. The thin, porous metal sheets are less than or equal to approximately 200 ?m thick, have a porosity between 25% and 75% by volume, and have pores with an average diameter less than or equal to approximately 2 ?m. The thin, porous metal sheets can be fabricated by preparing a slurry having between 10 and 50 wt % solvent and between 20 and 80 wt % powder of a metal precursor. The average particle size in the metal precursor powder should be between 100 nm and 5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Xiaohong Shari Li, Nathan L. Canfield
  • Publication number: 20150104713
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for fabrication of an electrode film in an all-solid-state battery comprising successive steps to: a) Procure a substrate, preferably a conducting substrate, b) Deposit an electrode film on said substrate by electrophoresis, from a suspension containing particles of electrode materials, c) Dry the film obtained in the previous step, d) Thermal consolidation of the electrode film obtained in the previous step by sintering, sintering being done at a temperature TR that preferably does not exceed 0.7 times the melting temperature (expressed in ° C.), even more preferably does not exceed 0.5 times the melting temperature (expressed in ° C.), and much more preferably does not exceed 0.3 times the melting temperature (expressed in ° C.) of the electrode material that melts at the lowest temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: I-TEN
    Inventors: Fabien Gaben, Frédéric Bouyer, Bruno Vuillemin
  • Publication number: 20140339085
    Abstract: Process for deposition of a dense thin film comprising at least one material Px on a substrate, in which: (a) a colloidal suspension is procured containing nanoparticles of at least one material Px, (b) said substrate is immersed in said colloidal suspension, jointly with a counter electrode, (c) an electrical voltage is applied between said substrate and said counter electrode so as to obtain the electrophoretic deposition of a compact film comprising nanoparticles of said at least one material Px on said substrate, (d) said compact film is dried, (e) said film is mechanically consolidated, (f) thermal consolidation is carried out at a temperature TR that does not exceed 0.7 times (and preferably does not exceed 0.5 times) the melting or decomposition temperature (expressed in ° C.) of the material Px that melts at the lowest temperature, preferably at a temperature of between 160° C. and 600° C., and even more preferably at a temperature of between 160° C. and 400° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Frédéric Bouyer, Bruno Vuillemin, Fabien Gaben
  • Patent number: 8697595
    Abstract: A precipitated film and the fabricating method thereof are disclosed. The precipitated film includes a supporting layer having columnar crystals, and a functional layer formed on the supporting layer and having granular crystals. The precipitated film is fabricated by phase-changing one of two aqueous solutions, which are able to react with each other to form a solid precipitate inherently, into solid-state and then reacting with the other aqueous solution to form the precipitated film by a precipitation reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Tamkang University
    Inventors: Ching-Bin Lin, Chang-Ching You, Hui-Chung Hsueh
  • Patent number: 8597483
    Abstract: In a method for making a wave-absorbing sheet, first emulsified mixture is provided by mixing wave-absorbing particles with graphene solution so that the graphene solution absorbs the wave-absorbing particles. Secondly, second emulsified mixture is provided by adding and blending resin solution in the first emulsified mixture. Thirdly, third emulsified mixture is provided by adding and blending interface modifier in the second emulsified mixture. Then, two conductive substrates are submerged in the third emulsified mixture, and voltage is provided to the third emulsified mixture so that the wave-absorbing particles, the resin solution and the graphene solution are evenly coated on the conductive substrates. Then, a wave-absorbing sheet is provided by eroding and removing the conductive substrates. Finally, the wave-absorbing sheet is washed and dried. The wave-absorbing sheet is thin, light and flexible, and exhibits a wide absorption frequency band and a high absorption rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Armaments, Bureau, Ministry of National Defense
    Inventors: Yen-Chung Chen, Ker-Jer Huang, Chien-Chih Kung, Shang-Wanq Yeh
  • Patent number: 8574415
    Abstract: A method of forming a single-layer photonic crystal structure. The method includes depositing electrophoretic suspension, working electrode and lower electrode in a container, wherein the working electrode and the lower electrode are formed at upper and lower parts of the container, respectively, and spaced apart at an distance; and applying an electric voltage to the working electrode and the lower electrode to form an electric field, such that particles in the electrophoretic suspension form a single-layer photonic crystal structure on the working electrode under interactive actions of the electric field and a gravity field by an electrophoresis self-assembly technique. Therefore, the single-layer photonic crystal structure has a low cost, and good quality and recurring property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Pu-Wei Wu, Yi-Jui Huang
  • Patent number: 8574414
    Abstract: A method includes (a) contacting at least a portion of a substrate material with a solution comprising a source of copper, wherein the solution is essentially free of a source of a group IIIB metal and a source of a group IVB metal; and (b) after step (a), contacting at least a portion of the substrate with an electrodepositable coating composition comprising (i) a film-forming resin and (ii) a source of yttrium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc
    Inventors: Terri Ziegler, Mark McMillen
  • Patent number: 8574416
    Abstract: A method for producing an exhaust pipe includes electrocoating a surface of a metal base material with a paint to form a coat film. The paint includes inorganic glass particles and an electrocoating resin. The coat film is heated to a first temperature that is not lower than a burning-out temperature of the electrocoating resin. The coat film is heated, after heating the coat film to the first temperature, to a second temperature that is not lower than a softening point of the inorganic glass particles to produce the exhaust pipe which includes the metal base material and a surface coating layer formed on the surface of the metal base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Hayashi, Takumi Domae, Kenzo Saiki
  • Publication number: 20130240033
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a counter electrode based on electrophoretic deposition of graphene. The method includes: adding graphene to a dispersion medium to prepare a graphene dispersion; dipping a transparent electrode in the graphene dispersion and applying a voltage to the transparent electrode for 5 seconds to 5 minutes to deposit the graphene on the transparent electrode; and annealing the graphene-adsorbed transparent electrode at 350 to 600° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. Also disclosed are a counter electrode produced by the method and a dye-sensitized solar cell including the counter electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: INJE UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Min-Hyon Jeon, Hyon-Kwang Choi, Sook-Hyun Hwang, Hyun-Kook Kim
  • Patent number: 8496796
    Abstract: A process for forming a composite film on a substrate comprises providing a suspension comprising an ionised polymer and functionalised carbon nanotubes in a solvent, at least partially immersing the substrate and a counterelectrode in the suspension, and applying a voltage between the substrate and the counterelectrode so as to form the composite film on the substrate. Electrical charges on the polymer and on the nanotubes have the same sign and the voltage is applied such that the charge on the substrate has the opposite sign to the charge on the polymer and the nanotubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Xu Li, Chaobin He, Decheng Wu, Ye Liu
  • Patent number: 8470150
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating electrode structures on a substrate are presented. The fabrication method includes providing a substrate with a patterned metal layer thereon, defining an electrode area. A passivation glue is formed on the patterned metal layer. An electrode layer is formed in the electrode area. A filling process is performed to deposit nano metal oxides on the electrode layer to extensively fill the entire electrode area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Kun-Mu Lee, Sz-Ping Fu, Wei-Hao Chiu, Chuan-Ya Hung
  • Publication number: 20130045418
    Abstract: To form graphene to a practically even thickness on an object having an uneven surface or a complex surface, in particular, an object having a surface with a three-dimensional structure due to complex unevenness, or an object having a curved surface. The object and an electrode are immersed in a graphene oxide solution, and voltage is applied between the object and the electrode. At this time, the object serves as an anode. Graphene oxide is attracted to the anode because of being negatively charged, and deposited on the surface of the object to have a practically even thickness. A portion where graphene oxide is deposited is unlikely coated with another graphene oxide. Thus, deposited graphene oxide is reduced to graphene, whereby graphene can be formed to have a practically even thickness on an object having surface with complex unevenness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teppei OGUNI, Takeshi OSADA, Toshihiko TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 8361295
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing metallic moulded bodies comprising a ceramic layer according to the membrane method, whereby a porous metallic membrane is used. The aim of the invention is to provide a cost-effective, rapid method which is as non-polluting as possible for producing metallic moulded bodies comprising a ceramic layer according to the membrane method using a porous metallic membrane, whereby the penetration depth, the green density and the deposition speed of the ceramic particles in the metallic membrane can be controlled. To this end, the porous metallic membrane is sealed by electrophoretic deposition of ceramic particles in the pores of the metallic membrane, the metallic membrane being arranged between two electrodes for the electrophoretic deposition, and the space between an electrode and the metallic membrane being filled with a dispersion containing the ceramic particles to be deposited in the pores and a dispersant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: eZelleron GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Clasen, Sascha Kühn
  • Patent number: 8277626
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for coating a substrate wherein the substrate is electrically conductive, the method comprising simultaneously applying a plurality of electrically conductive liquid materials to different portions of the substrate wherein at least one of the electrically conductive liquid materials comprises an ionic compound; and applying an electrical current to at least one of the liquid materials thereby depositing the ionic compound onto the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Orosz, Donald W. Boyd, Benjamin Kabagambe, James W. McCamy, Douglas A. McPheron
  • Patent number: 8192602
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of stable solutions of charged inorganic-organic polymers, in which the hydrolysis-condensation reactions of metal alkoxides in alcoholic solutions are controlled using a condensation inhibitor that forms protons. The invention further relates to substrates coated by sol-gel electrophoretic deposition (EPD) with these solutions, and to metal oxide coated substrates obtained therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: 3GSolar Photovoltaics Ltd.
    Inventors: Arie Zaban, Larissa Grinis, Asher Ofir
  • Patent number: 8182668
    Abstract: A method for producing a Barium Titanate layer, the method includes: receiving or preparing an aqueous solution that comprises water and Barium Titanate; wherein the aqueous solution is characterized by a high positive zeta potential, low conductivity and a high pH value; electrophoretically depositing Barium Titanate from the aqueous solution on a base metal cathode while substantially preventing oxidation of the base metal cathode; drying the deposited Barium Titanate; and sintering the deposited Barium Titanate while substantially preventing the oxidation of the base metal cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Technion Research and Development Foundation Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanady Yaseen, Yoed Tsur
  • Patent number: 8137521
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a carbon nanotube sheet is provided. The apparatus includes a bath and a driving unit wherein the bath has a bottom surface and is configured to contain a carbon nanotube colloidal solution. The bottom surface is capable of having an array of capillary tubes. The driving unit is configured to drive at least a part of the carbon nanotube colloidal solution out of the bath through the array of capillary tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Yong Hyup Kim, Eui Yun Jang
  • Patent number: 8133372
    Abstract: A method for producing ceramic components, includes providing a dispersing agent comprising at least one first and one second powder fraction of an oxide ceramic, and a third powder fraction of an inter-metallic compound mixed in a liquid. The first powder fraction comprises a nanoscale particle fraction with particle sizes ranging from about 2 nm to 200 nm and functions as a binder. The second powder fraction comprises a sintering additive. The share of the third powder fraction, relative to the sum of all powder fractions, has a volume share of between about 50% and about 95%. The method further includes forming a green body with aid of precipitation by electrophoresis from the mixture, the precipitation by electrophoresis of the powder fractions occurring simultaneously. The green body is then sintered in an oxidizing atmosphere to form a ceramic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Binder, Juergen Hausselt, Andreas Pfrengle
  • Publication number: 20110266158
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for obtaining a metal, ceramic or composite coating on the surface of a non-conductive material such as plastic, ceramic or wood which comprises: A) preparing a polypyrrole dispersion in aqueous base paint or in an acid type water-soluble pure resin; B) diluting the dispersion resulting from the previous stage with an alcohol in a factor of 1.5; C) applying the dispersion of the conductive polymer resulting from stage B) on the surface to be coated and drying same; and D) obtaining the metal, ceramic or composite coating by means of an electrolytic process or an electrophoretic deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: FUNDACION CIDETEC
    Inventors: Esther Chávez Amado, Jose Antonio Diez Silanes, Sarah Montes Pérez, Estíbaliz Ochoteco Vaquero, José Adolfo Pomposo Alonso
  • Patent number: 7887689
    Abstract: A method for attaching nanostructure-containing material onto a sharp tip of an object includes forming a suspension of pre-formed nanostructure-containing material in a liquid medium. An electrode is immersed in the suspension. The sharp tip of the object is arranged to be in contact with the suspension. A voltage is applied to the immersed electrode and to the sharp tip. The nanostructure-containing material attaches to the sharp tip of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignees: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Xintek, Inc.
    Inventors: Otto Z. Zhou, Bo Gao, Guozhen Yue, Soojin Oh
  • Patent number: 7662265
    Abstract: Methods are provided for making bipolar electrochemical devices, such as batteries, using electrophoresis. A bipolar device is assembled by applying a field that creates a physical separation between two active electrode materials, without requiring insertion of a discrete separator film or electrolyte layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, A123 Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yet-Ming Chiang, Benjamin Hellweg, Richard K. Holman, Steven M. Tobias, Dong-Wan Kim, Ryan Craig Wartena
  • Patent number: 7611615
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for manufacturing a porous metal electrode, wherein the porosity degree is in the range of 30 to 50% and the metal is capable of forming a stable, uniform, oxide layer having a dielectric constant greater than 25 (k?25), preferably selected from the group consisting of tantalum and niobium, comprising a substantially uniform porous layer of deposited said metal particles thereon. The present invention further relates to a stable suspension for electrophoretically homogeneously deposition of said metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Cerel (Ceramics Technologies) Ltd.
    Inventors: Nissim Cohen, Israel Schuster, Ludmila Cherniak, Tali Peled
  • Patent number: 7470353
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a field emitter electrode using self-assembling carbon nanotubes as well as a field emitter electrode manufactured thereby. The method comprises anodizing an aluminum substrate to form an anodized aluminum oxide film having a plurality of uniform pores on the aluminum substrate, preparing an electrolyte solution having carbon nanotubes dispersed therein, immersing the anodized aluminum substrate in the electrolyte solution and applying a given voltage to the aluminum substrate as one electrode, so as to attach the carbon nanotubes to the pores, and fixing the attached carbon nanotubes to the pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyoung Dong Kang
  • Patent number: 7455757
    Abstract: A method for depositing a patterned coating of a nanostructure material onto a substrate includes: (1) forming a solution or suspension of containing the nanostructure material; (2) masking at least a portion of at least one surface of the substrate (3) immersing electrodes in the solution, the substrate upon which the nanostructure material is to be deposited acting as one of the electrodes or is electrically connected to at least one electrode; (4) applying a direct and/or alternating current electrical field between the two electrodes for a certain period of time thereby causing the nanostructure materials in the solution to migrate toward and attach themselves to the substrate electrode; and (5) subsequent optional processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Soojin Oh, Otto Z. Zhou
  • Patent number: 7449094
    Abstract: A method of forming a phosphor layer on a shadow mask of a plasma display panel (PDP) is described. The shadow mask is bonded with a deposition mask such that predetermined apertures on the former are aligned with the openings on the latter and the other apertures blocked by the latter. The two masks are loaded into an electrophoretic cell, where a kind of phosphor is attracted by the shadow mask to pass through the openings on the deposition mask and deposit on the internal walls of the exposed apertures of the shadow mask. The phosphor layer is then dried to remove the solvent. By repeating the above steps with different kinds of phosphor, deposition masks and electrophoretic cells, phosphor layers of three different colors can be formed on the shadow mask for fabricating a full-color PDP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuei Li-Ren
  • Patent number: 7422671
    Abstract: Non-line-of-sight process for coating complexed shaped structures of Si-based substrates with protective barrier layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Tania Bhatia, Neil Baldwin, Robert A. Barth, Xia Tang, John E. Holowczak
  • Patent number: 7294248
    Abstract: A method of forming an electron emitter includes the steps of: (i) forming a nanostructure-containing material; (ii) forming a mixture of nanostructure-containing material and a matrix material; (iii) depositing a layer of the mixture onto at least a portion of at least one surface of a substrate by electrophoretic deposition; (iv) sintering or melting the layer thereby forming a composite; and (v) electrochemically etching the composite to remove matrix material from a surface thereof, thereby exposing nanostructure-containing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Xintek, Inc.
    Inventor: Bo Gao
  • Patent number: 7182848
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for producing hollow ceramic membranes by electrophoretic deposition. The hollow ceramic membranes may have a small cross-sectional area of about 1.0×10?5 mm2 to about 25 mm2. The cross-sectional configuration of the hollow ceramic membranes may be any geometry such as circular, square, rectangular, triangular or polygonal. The hollow ceramic membranes produced by the methods of the present invention may have multiple layers but always the innermost layer, or the first deposited layer is porous and made by electrophoretic deposition. Subsequent layers may be porous or non porous and deposited before or after sintering the first layer. If it is deposited after sintering, it may require additional sintering steps. Additional layers may be deposited by further electrophoretic deposition, sol-gel coating, dip coating, vacuum casting, brushing, spraying or other known techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Alberta Research Council, Inc.
    Inventor: Partha Sarkar
  • Patent number: 7160424
    Abstract: A method is provided for making a hydrophilic carbon fiber construction, such as a fuel cell gas diffusion layer or diffuser/current collector, by electrophoretic deposition of a metal oxide selected from Type I or Type II, where Type I consists of metal oxides having a negative zeta potential and Type II consists of metal oxides having a positive zeta potential. A hydrophilic carbon fiber construction is provided, such as a fuel cell gas diffusion layer or diffuser/current collector, which is coated with a metal oxide and capable of wicking 200 mg of water per 40 mg of the hydrophilic carbon fiber construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: John Charles Clark, Joseph William Frisk
  • Patent number: 7037418
    Abstract: A substrate coated with a deposited composite comprising uniformly dispersed hard martial particles in a glassceramic matrix. The deposited bulk composite may comprise uniformly dispersed hard material particles in a glassceramic matrix or hard material particles uniformly dispersed in a glassceramic matrix in a ratio of at least 20% by weight of glassceramic particles and at least 20% by weight of hard material; said mixture having a Vickers hardness of more than 2000 and up to 3000 kg/mm2 and demonstrates an extreme toughness, abrasive and wear resistance, high chemical inertness and a high cutting capability properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Cerel (Ceramic Technologies) Ltd.
    Inventors: David Brandon, Liudmila Cherniak
  • Patent number: 6902658
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a field emission device cathode using electrophoretic deposition of carbon nanotubes in which a separate step of depositing a binder material onto a substrate, is performed prior to carbon nanotube particle deposition. First, a binder layer is deposited on a substrate from a solution containing a binder material. The substrate having the binder material deposited thereon is then transferred into a carbon nanotube suspension bath allowing for coating of the carbon nanotube particles onto the substrate. Thermal processing of the coating transforms the binder layer properties which provides for the adhesion of the carbon nanotube particles to the binder material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Alec Talin, Kenneth Andrew Dean, Shawn M. O'Rourke, Bernard F. Coll, Matthew Stainer, Ravichandran Subrahmanyan
  • Patent number: 6887361
    Abstract: A disclosed method provides techniques for forming low-cost, mechanically strong, highly electronically conductive porous structures for solid-state electrochemical devices. In particular, a method of forming a ceramic film on a substrate using electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is described. The method employs a colloidal dispersion of particles during the EPD process where a distribution of particle sizes is selected to eliminate drying cracks in the ceramic film prior to firing of the ceramic film-coated substrate. The method may be used to provide a high-density green film which can be sintered on to a non-shrinking substrate. For instance, a thin film of YSZ with a high green density may be sintered on to a non-shrinking LSM substrate. In particular embodiments, the distribution of particle sizes used in the EPD process may be selected to reduce a firing temperature and a firing time during sintering of the film coated substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Steven J. Visco, Craig Jacobson, Lutgard C. DeJonghe
  • Patent number: 6873452
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process which comprises removing and stripping off part of the display panel in order to expose and connect the conductor lines on an electrode plate to a driver circuitry. More specifically the process involves (1) preparing a display panel having filled display cells sandwiched between a first and a second substrate layers, preferably by a roll-to-roll process; (2) removing part of a first substrate by asymmetrical cutting by, for example, a die, diamond, knife or laser cutting method to expose the layers underneath (which may include adhesive layer, primer layer, display cell layer and in the case of a display prepared by the microcup technology, the microcup layer and the sealing layer); and (3) stripping off the exposed layers by a stripping solvent or solution. After stripping, the conductor lines on the second substrate are exposed and ready for connection to the driver circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: SiPix Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott C-J Tseng, Zarng-Arh George Wu, Xiaojia Wang, Rong-Chang Liang
  • Patent number: 6692626
    Abstract: Methods for forming adsorbent laminate structures particularly for use in pressure swing adsorption processes and devices are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises providing a metal or alloy support and depositing adsorbent material onto the support by electrophoretic deposition. Adsorbent material also may be deposited on plural strips, which are then assembled into a laminate structure along the support. Adsorbers also are described comprising first and second wire mesh sheets having adsorbent material deposited on a first major planar surface thereof. The first and second sheets are placed adjacent one another and spaced sufficiently to define a flow channel. Another disclosed embodiment comprises plural wire mesh sheets having adsorbent material deposited on both first and second major opposed planar surfaces thereof, the sheets being spaced from each other to define a gas flow channel. The adsorber may include ventilation gaps to provide ventilation between flow channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: QuestAir Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bowie G. Keefer, Alain Carel, Brian Sellars, Ian Shaw, Belinda Larisch
  • Publication number: 20030201182
    Abstract: An automobile body-coating method which comprises optionally subjecting an aluminum material in the automobile body to a surface treatment, followed by subjecting to an oxidizing film treatment, essentially or optionally, respectively and successively forming a curable electrodeposition coating film, a water based chipping primer coating film, an intercoat coating film, and a curable topcoat coating film, or comprises applying a film racing material onto an aluminum material or coating film-coated aluminum material, and comprises forming respective multi-layer coating films onto the steel material in the automobile body respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Shigeru Nakamura, Hideo Sugai
  • Patent number: 6639353
    Abstract: The present invention provides suspensions and methods for depositing luminescent materials (e.g., phosphors) using electrophoresis, particularly during the preparation of display devices, such as field emission display devices, and the articles produced thereby. The luminescent material is deposited onto a substrate having thereon a metal-containing transparent, conductive coating. The suspension includes a nonaqueous liquid, a luminescent material, and a salt of a metal of the transparent, conductive coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Surjit S. Chadha
  • Publication number: 20030079990
    Abstract: A method for coating an article with a electro-composite coating includes supplying a resin having a particulate material suspended therein to a main vessel from a secondary vessel, said secondary vessel having a stirring means for maintaining the particular material in suspension, immersing at least the surface of the article to be coated in the main vessel and conducting electricity from a DC source through the solution and the article to coat the solution and suspended particles onto the outer surface of the article removing the article from the main vessel and removing access coating materials from the article, and curing the coating onto the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Wang Xiangdong, Loh Lee Foon, Fang Shunong
  • Publication number: 20010025795
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus permits manufacture of a high-accuracy resist pattern by reducing a temperature difference within a substrate surface in the transition state of heating or cooling the substrate and the steady state. The heat treatment apparatus includes a thermal plate having a main surface containing a first area on which the substrate is to be placed and a second area surrounding the first area, heat capacity per unit area in the second area of the main surface being smaller than heat capacity per unit area in the first area of the main surface; and a temperature control element for controlling temperature of the thermal plate in accordance with supplied current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Michiro Takano, Osamu Katada
  • Patent number: 6296750
    Abstract: A black matrix material for increasing resolution and contrast of field emission displays is disclosed. The black matrix material is preferably deposited by electrophoresis in the interstitial regions between phosphor pixels of the faceplate. By this technique, high resolution and/or small surface area field emission displays may be manufactured. The black matrix material does not brown when subjected to the conditions associated with the manufacture of field emission displays, is chemically inert and remains stable under vacuum conditions and electron bombardment. The black matrix material is selected from boron carbide, silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, vanadium carbide and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert T. Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 6270642
    Abstract: A method for deposition of an electrolyte material on a porous substrate in which a suspension of particles having a controlled surface charge and suitable for use as an electrolyte is formed and the porous substrate, which is made of an electrode material is immersed. A voltage is applied across the suspension between an electrode in contact with the suspension and the porous substrate, whereby at least a portion of the particles migrate toward the porous substrate and are deposited on the porous substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Rajendra N. Basu, Merrilea J. Mayo, Clive A. Randall
  • Patent number: 6217732
    Abstract: A product comprised of a three dimensional network of material is coated with a particulate support. The coating may be applied by an electrophoretic coating procedure to apply a particulate coating on the surface or into the interior portions of such three dimensional network of material. In one embodiment, the particles are a catalyst or a catalyst precursor or a catalyst support to thereby provide a catalyst structure in which catalyst may be supported as a coating in the interior and on the exterior of a three-dimensional network of material having a high void volume. Edge effects may be reduced by control or disruption of field lines during the coating. In addition, larger particles may be electrophoretically coated onto a product by the use of smaller particles which function as a “glue”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: ABB Business Services Inc.
    Inventors: Lothar Schuh, Heidemarie Gutzeit, Philipp Herschel
  • Patent number: 6127283
    Abstract: An improved method for depositing ferroelectric particles on a surface of a substrate to form films or stand-alone bodies. The improvement is based on electrophoretic deposition (EPD) of ferroelectric films by using a tri-functional phosphate ester additive having a concentration less than 10 volume percent in the EPD suspension, without the need for addition of a binder. The method includes preparation of the suspension by washing and dispersing ferroelectric particles, for example, commercially available PZT powder, in a polar solvent such as ethanol, followed by addition of the phosphate ester additive to the suspension, and an ultrasound treatment. The suspension is used in EPD of the ferroelectric particles on a prepared substrate. Following EPD, the green film is dried and sintered at high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Cerel (Ceramic Technologies) Ltd.
    Inventors: Leah Gal-Or, Rony Goldner, Nina Sezin, Ala Pismany, David Brandon
  • Patent number: 6117294
    Abstract: A black matrix material for increasing resolution and contrast of field emission displays is disclosed. The black matrix material is preferably deposited by electrophoresis in the interstitial regions between phosphor pixels of the faceplate. By this technique, high resolution and/or small surface area field emission displays may be manufactured. The black matrix material does not brown when subjected to the conditions associated with the manufacture of field emission displays, is chemically inert and remains stable under vacuum conditions and electron bombardment. The black matrix material is selected from boron carbide, silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, vanadium carbide and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert T. Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 6113764
    Abstract: A process for drying a liquid electrodeposited coating composition applied to a metal substrate is provided. Infrared radiation and warm air are applied simultaneously to the electrodeposited coating composition for a period of at least about 1 minute, the velocity of the air at the surface of the electrodeposited coating composition being less than about 4 meters per second. The temperature of the metal substrate is increased at a rate ranging from about 0.25.degree. C. per second to about 2.degree. C. per second to achieve a peak metal temperature of the substrate ranging from about 35.degree. C. to about 140.degree. C. Infrared radiation and hot air are applied simultaneously to the electrodeposited coating composition for a period of at least about 2 minutes, during which the temperature of the metal substrate is increased at a rate ranging from about 0.2.degree. C. per second to about 1.5.degree. C. per second to achieve a peak metal temperature ranging from about 160.degree. C. to about 215.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventor: Donaldson J. Emch
  • Patent number: 6093297
    Abstract: A method for depositing solid electrolyte layer includes the steps of depositing a solid electrolyte layer on an electrode substrate by an electrophoretic deposition process, firing the solid electrolyte layer at a temperature of 1,300.degree. C. or less, and depositing another electrolyte layer on the fired solid electrolyte layer by a CVD-EVD process. In accordance with the method, thin and sufficiently dense solid electrolyte layers which are suitable for solid electrolyte fuel cells can be easily produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: NKK Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Tomura, Tohru Shiomitsu, Takashi Ogawa, Yasuhiko Manabe, Yotaro Ohno
  • Patent number: 6059949
    Abstract: A method for electrophoretic deposition of ceramic particles as a green body shaped as a dental appliance, the method comprising the steps of (a) forming a suspension of the ceramic particles in a first polar solvent, the ceramic particles constituting at least about 5% of the first suspension by weight; (b) passing a direct electrical current through the first suspension, using a deposition electrode shaped as the dental appliance to form a green body; (c) coating the green body with glass particles; and (d) sintering the resultant coated body for obtaining a glass coated all-ceramic dental appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Cerel (Ceramic Technologies) Ltd.
    Inventors: Leah Gal-Or, Roni Goldner, Liudmila Cherniak, Nina Sezin, Sonja Liubovich
  • Patent number: 5976337
    Abstract: A method of brazing which includes deposition of brazing material by electrophoresis. Deposition is performed with a low viscosity, low surface tension bath comprising an alcohol, a nitroalkane, and a complex ionic solute. Brazing powder is added to this bath in the quantity of about 0.02 to about 0.04 kilograms per liter. A nonconductive coating is applied to areas where a brazing material should not be deposited, such as small passageways. This method is shown to be useful in applying brazing material adjacent small passageways, such that the brazing material is accurately deposited and does not flow into and interfere with the passageway after the braze joint is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Allison Engine Company
    Inventors: Paul Stephen Korinko, Mark Lawrence Hunt