Coating and curing apparatus and methods
Abstract
Disclosed are coating apparatus including flow coating and roll-coating that may be used for uniform sol-gel coating of substrates such as glass, solar panels, windows or part of an electronic display. Also disclosed are methods for substrate preparation, flow coating and roll coating. Lastly systems and methods for skin curing sol-gel coatings deposited onto the surface of glass substrates using a high temperature air-knife are disclosed.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Enki Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1171100
- Patent Number(s):
- 8960123
- Application Number:
- 14/138,542
- Assignee:
- Enki Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL B05C - APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0006040
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Dec 23
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Brophy, Brenor L, Maghsoodi, Sina, Neyman, Patrick J, Gonsalves, Peter R, Hirsch, Jeffrey G, and Yang, Yu S. Coating and curing apparatus and methods. United States: N. p., 2015.
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Brophy, Brenor L, Maghsoodi, Sina, Neyman, Patrick J, Gonsalves, Peter R, Hirsch, Jeffrey G, & Yang, Yu S. Coating and curing apparatus and methods. United States.
Brophy, Brenor L, Maghsoodi, Sina, Neyman, Patrick J, Gonsalves, Peter R, Hirsch, Jeffrey G, and Yang, Yu S. Tue .
"Coating and curing apparatus and methods". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1171100.
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Coating and curing apparatus and methods
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