Flow coating apparatus and method of coating
Abstract
Disclosed is a flow coating apparatus, comprising a slot that can dispense a coating material in an approximately uniform manner along a distribution blade that increases uniformity by means of surface tension and transfers the uniform flow of coating material onto an inclined substrate such as for example glass, solar panels, windows or part of an electronic display. Also disclosed is a method of flow coating a substrate using the apparatus such that the substrate is positioned correctly relative to the distribution blade, a pre-wetting step is completed where both the blade and substrate are completed wetted with a pre-wet solution prior to dispensing of the coating material onto the distribution blade from the slot and hence onto the substrate. Thereafter the substrate is removed from the distribution blade and allowed to dry, thereby forming a coating.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Enki Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1126789
- Patent Number(s):
- 8668960
- Application Number:
- 13/835,253
- Assignee:
- Enki Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0006040
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Hanumanthu, Ramasubrahmaniam, Neyman, Patrick, MacDonald, Niles, Brophy, Brenor, Kopczynski, Kevin, and Nair, Wood. Flow coating apparatus and method of coating. United States: N. p., 2014.
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Hanumanthu, Ramasubrahmaniam, Neyman, Patrick, MacDonald, Niles, Brophy, Brenor, Kopczynski, Kevin, & Nair, Wood. Flow coating apparatus and method of coating. United States.
Hanumanthu, Ramasubrahmaniam, Neyman, Patrick, MacDonald, Niles, Brophy, Brenor, Kopczynski, Kevin, and Nair, Wood. Tue .
"Flow coating apparatus and method of coating". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1126789.
@article{osti_1126789,
title = {Flow coating apparatus and method of coating},
author = {Hanumanthu, Ramasubrahmaniam and Neyman, Patrick and MacDonald, Niles and Brophy, Brenor and Kopczynski, Kevin and Nair, Wood},
abstractNote = {Disclosed is a flow coating apparatus, comprising a slot that can dispense a coating material in an approximately uniform manner along a distribution blade that increases uniformity by means of surface tension and transfers the uniform flow of coating material onto an inclined substrate such as for example glass, solar panels, windows or part of an electronic display. Also disclosed is a method of flow coating a substrate using the apparatus such that the substrate is positioned correctly relative to the distribution blade, a pre-wetting step is completed where both the blade and substrate are completed wetted with a pre-wet solution prior to dispensing of the coating material onto the distribution blade from the slot and hence onto the substrate. Thereafter the substrate is removed from the distribution blade and allowed to dry, thereby forming a coating.},
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