Batch and continuous methods for evaluating the physical and thermal properties of films

Sopori, Bhushan Lal; Ulsh, Michael Joseph; Rupnowski, Przemyslaw; Bender, Guido; Penev, Michael Mihaylov; Li, Jianlin; Wood, David L.; Daniel, Claus

Title: Batch and continuous methods for evaluating the physical and thermal properties of films

Abstract

Thermal methods and systems are described for the batch and/or continuous monitoring of films and/or membranes and/or electrodes produced in large-scale manufacturing lines. Some of the methods described include providing an energy input into a film, measuring a thermal response of the film, and correlating these to one or more physical properties and/or characteristics of the film.

Inventors:: Sopori, Bhushan Lal; Ulsh, Michael Joseph; Rupnowski, Przemyslaw; Bender, Guido; Penev, Michael Mihaylov; Li, Jianlin; Wood, III, David L.; Daniel, Claus

Issue Date:: 2020-06-16

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1651018

Patent Number(s):: 10684128

Application Number:: 15/554,551

Assignee:: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO); UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Show more

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS
G01B21/085 - {using thermal means}

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N15/088 - {Investigating volume, surface area, size or distribution of pores
G01N2015/086 - {of films, membranes or pellicules}
G01N25/005 - {by investigating specific heat}
G01N25/18 - by investigating thermal conductivity
G01N9/00 - Investigating density or specific gravity of materials

Show less

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 03/08/2016

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats


                    Sopori, Bhushan Lal, Ulsh, Michael Joseph, Rupnowski, Przemyslaw, Bender, Guido, Penev, Michael Mihaylov, Li, Jianlin, Wood, III, David L., and Daniel, Claus. Batch and continuous methods for evaluating the physical and thermal properties of films.  United States: N. p., 2020. 
        Web.

Copy to clipboard


                    Sopori, Bhushan Lal, Ulsh, Michael Joseph, Rupnowski, Przemyslaw, Bender, Guido, Penev, Michael Mihaylov, Li, Jianlin, Wood, III, David L., & Daniel, Claus. Batch and continuous methods for evaluating the physical and thermal properties of films.  United States.

Copy to clipboard


                    Sopori, Bhushan Lal, Ulsh, Michael Joseph, Rupnowski, Przemyslaw, Bender, Guido, Penev, Michael Mihaylov, Li, Jianlin, Wood, III, David L., and Daniel, Claus. Tue .  
        "Batch and continuous methods for evaluating the physical and thermal properties of films".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1651018.

Copy to clipboard


                    
@article{osti_1651018,

  title        = {Batch and continuous methods for evaluating the physical and thermal properties of films},

  author       = {Sopori, Bhushan Lal and Ulsh, Michael Joseph and Rupnowski, Przemyslaw and Bender, Guido and Penev, Michael Mihaylov and Li, Jianlin and Wood, III, David L. and Daniel, Claus},

  abstractNote = {Thermal methods and systems are described for the batch and/or continuous monitoring of films and/or membranes and/or electrodes produced in large-scale manufacturing lines. Some of the methods described include providing an energy input into a film, measuring a thermal response of the film, and correlating these to one or more physical properties and/or characteristics of the film.},

  doi          = {},

  journal      = {},
number       = ,

  volume       = ,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2020},

  month        = {6}

}

Copy to clipboard

Patent:

Save / Share:

Export Metadata

Save to My Library

Works referenced in this record:

Method and apparatus for detecting defects along the edge of electronic media
patent, November 2004

Swan, Alan; Hafner, Thomas; Howells, John
US Patent Document 6,816,251
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/6816251

Apparatus for infrared imaging inspections
patent, February 1992

Sapia, Mark A.; Clark, John G.
US Patent Document 5,089,700
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/5089700

Method and apparatus for detecting and locating perforations in membranes employed in electrochemical cells
patent, June 1998

Lamont, Gordon; Wilkinson, David P.
US Patent Document 5,763,765
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/5763765

Method for detecting electrical defects in membrane electrode assemblies
patent, February 2007

Murphy, Michael; Litteer, Brian
US Patent Document 7,179,553
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/7179553

Optical processing furnace with quartz muffle and diffuser plate
patent, November 1996

Sopori, Bhushan L.
US Patent Document 5,577,157
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/5577157

Infrared-ray thermal image analyzer
patent, June 2013

Akashi, Yukio; Hashimoto, Kazuaki; Hayashi, Shogo
US Patent Document 8,462,990
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/8462990

Defect mapping system
patent, April 1995

Sopori, Bhushan L.
US Patent Document 5,406,367
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/5406367

Fuel cell
patent, March 2010

Roscoe, Stephen B.; Rakow, Neal A.; Atanasoski, Radoslav
US Patent Document 7,687,176
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/7687176

Test apparatus and method for examining sheet-like components for perforations
patent, January 2008

Boehmisch, Mathias; Haas, Cornelius
US Patent Document 7,324,192
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/7324192

Methods and apparatus for thin metal film thickness measurement
patent, March 2012

Gotkis, Yehiel; Korolik, Mikhail
US Patent Document 8,128,278
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/8128278

Apparatus for analyzing samples using combined thermal wave and X-ray reflectance measurements
patent, January 2003

Opsal, Jon; Rosencwaig, Allan
US Patent Document 6,512,815
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/6512815

Instant-on fuser roller structure
patent, August 1997

Young, Jeffery
US Patent Document 5,659,867
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/5659867

Method and apparatus for radiation heating substrates and applying extruded material
patent, April 2001

Goldberg, David; Faberman, Ira S.
US Patent Document 6,217,695
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/6217695

Screening of silicon wafers used in photovoltaics
patent, August 2011

Sopori, Bhushan L.; Sheldon, Peter
US Patent Document 8,006,566
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/8006566

Method and apparatus for adhesion testing of thin film materials
patent, November 2003

Van, Phuc; Lim, Yuen
US Patent Document 6,643,393
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/6643393

Method and apparatus for measuring the thermal conductivity of thin films
patent, November 1997

Govorkov, Sergei V.
US Patent Document 5,688,049
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/5688049

On-line, continuous monitoring in solar cell and fuel cell manufacturing using spectral reflectance imaging
patent, January 2016

Sopori, Bhushan L.; Rupnowski, Przemyslaw; Ulsh, Michael J.
US Patent Document 9,234,843
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/9234843

Optical system for determining physical characteristics of a solar cell
patent, August 2001

Sopori, Bhushan L.
US Patent Document 6,275,295
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/6275295

Control of pre-cured product moisture for formaldehyde-free fiberglass products
patent, August 2011

Freeman, Charles; Charbonneau, Mark William; Packard, Richard Thomas
US Patent Document 8,003,170
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/8003170

Thin film thickness measurements and depth profiling utilizing a thermal wave detection system
patent, April 1985

Rosencwaig, Allan
US Patent Document 4,513,384
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/4513384

Infrared radiation filament and method of manufacture
patent, November 1998

Johnson, Edward A.
US Patent Document 5,838,016
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/5838016

Determination of heat transfer from a surface
patent, February 1984

Utton, Donald B.; Sheppard, Mark A.
US Patent Document 4,431,315
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/4431315

Methods and apparatus for spectroscopic imaging of materials in an array
patent, June 2009

McFarland, Eric; Archibald, William
US Patent Document 7,551,285
URL: https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/7551285

Similar Records in DOE Patents and OSTI.GOV collections:

Method and electrochemical cell for synthesis and treatment of metal monolayer electrocatalysts metal, carbon, and oxide nanoparticles ion batch, or in continuous fashion

Patent Adzic, Radoslav; Zhang, Junliang; Sasaki, Kotaro

An apparatus and method for synthesis and treatment of electrocatalyst particles in batch or continuous fashion is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a sonication bath and a two-compartment chamber submerged in the sonication bath. The upper and lower compartments are separated by a microporous material surface. The upper compartment comprises a cover and a working electrode (WE) connected to a Pt foil contact, with the foil contact connected to the microporous material. The upper chamber further comprises reference counter electrodes. The lower compartment comprises an electrochemical cell containing a solution of metal ions. In one embodiment, the methodmore » « less
Full Text Available
Apparatus and method for batch-wire continuous pumping

Patent Fassbender, Alexander G [West Richland, WA]

The apparatus of the present invention contains at least one pressure vessel having a separator defining two chambers within each pressure vessel. The separator slideably seals the two chambers. Feedstock is placed within a second chamber adjoining the first chamber via a feedstock pump operating in a high volume low head mode. A pressurizer operates in a low volume high pressure mode to pressurize the working fluid and the feedstock in the pressure vessels to a process operating pressure. A circulating pump operates in a high volume, low head mode to circulate feedstock through the process. A fourth pump ismore » « less
Full Text Available
Method for automatically evaluating a transition from a batch manufacturing technique to a lean manufacturing technique

Patent Ivezic, Nenad; Potok, Thomas E.

A method for automatically evaluating a manufacturing technique comprises the steps of: receiving from a user manufacturing process step parameters characterizing a manufacturing process; accepting from the user a selection for an analysis of a particular lean manufacturing technique; automatically compiling process step data for each process step in the manufacturing process; automatically calculating process metrics from a summation of the compiled process step data for each process step; and, presenting the automatically calculated process metrics to the user. A method for evaluating a transition from a batch manufacturing technique to a lean manufacturing technique can comprise the steps of:more » « less
Full Text Available
Continuous fabrication system and method for highly aligned polymer films

Patent Chen, Gang; Wang, Jianjian; Tong, Jonathan Kien-Kwok; ...

Process for continuous fabrication of highly aligned polymer films. A polymer-solvent solution is subjected to a high shear, high temperature, Couette flow to extrude a thin film having polymer chain disentanglement. The extruded thin film is frozen and the solvent is allowed to evaporate to form a dried film. The dried film is mechanically drawn using a constant force, adaptive-thickness drawing system to align polymer molecular chains through plastic deformation. A suitable polymer is ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.
Full Text Available
Method and apparatus for coating a patterned thin film on a substrate from a fluid source with continuous feed capability

Patent Burrows, Paul E [Kennewick, WA]; Sapochak, Linda S [Kennewick, WA]

A method and apparatus for forming patterned coatings of thin film, non-polymerizable compounds on a substrate. A mixture of the non-polymerizable compound and a liquid carrier is pumped into the interior of a heated evaporation box having an internal temperature sufficient to convert substantially all of the non-polymerizable compound and liquid carrier to a gaseous form. The non-polymerizable compound and liquid carrier are then removed from the evaporation box via exit slit in the evaporation box. Adjacent to the exit slit, and maintained in a vacuum, is a first substrate upon which the non-polymerizable compound condenses. The first substrate ismore » « less
Full Text Available

Similar Records

Title: Batch and continuous methods for evaluating the physical and thermal properties of films

Abstract

Citation Formats

Method and apparatus for detecting defects along the edge of electronic media patent, November 2004

Apparatus for infrared imaging inspections patent, February 1992

Method and apparatus for detecting and locating perforations in membranes employed in electrochemical cells patent, June 1998

Method for detecting electrical defects in membrane electrode assemblies patent, February 2007

Optical processing furnace with quartz muffle and diffuser plate patent, November 1996

Infrared-ray thermal image analyzer patent, June 2013

Defect mapping system patent, April 1995

Fuel cell patent, March 2010

Test apparatus and method for examining sheet-like components for perforations patent, January 2008

Methods and apparatus for thin metal film thickness measurement patent, March 2012

Apparatus for analyzing samples using combined thermal wave and X-ray reflectance measurements patent, January 2003

Instant-on fuser roller structure patent, August 1997

Method and apparatus for radiation heating substrates and applying extruded material patent, April 2001

Screening of silicon wafers used in photovoltaics patent, August 2011

Method and apparatus for adhesion testing of thin film materials patent, November 2003

Method and apparatus for measuring the thermal conductivity of thin films patent, November 1997

On-line, continuous monitoring in solar cell and fuel cell manufacturing using spectral reflectance imaging patent, January 2016

Optical system for determining physical characteristics of a solar cell patent, August 2001

Control of pre-cured product moisture for formaldehyde-free fiberglass products patent, August 2011

Thin film thickness measurements and depth profiling utilizing a thermal wave detection system patent, April 1985

Infrared radiation filament and method of manufacture patent, November 1998

Determination of heat transfer from a surface patent, February 1984

Methods and apparatus for spectroscopic imaging of materials in an array patent, June 2009

Method and apparatus for detecting defects along the edge of electronic media
patent, November 2004

Apparatus for infrared imaging inspections
patent, February 1992

Method and apparatus for detecting and locating perforations in membranes employed in electrochemical cells
patent, June 1998

Method for detecting electrical defects in membrane electrode assemblies
patent, February 2007

Optical processing furnace with quartz muffle and diffuser plate
patent, November 1996

Infrared-ray thermal image analyzer
patent, June 2013

Defect mapping system
patent, April 1995

Fuel cell
patent, March 2010

Test apparatus and method for examining sheet-like components for perforations
patent, January 2008

Methods and apparatus for thin metal film thickness measurement
patent, March 2012

Apparatus for analyzing samples using combined thermal wave and X-ray reflectance measurements
patent, January 2003

Instant-on fuser roller structure
patent, August 1997

Method and apparatus for radiation heating substrates and applying extruded material
patent, April 2001

Screening of silicon wafers used in photovoltaics
patent, August 2011

Method and apparatus for adhesion testing of thin film materials
patent, November 2003

Method and apparatus for measuring the thermal conductivity of thin films
patent, November 1997

On-line, continuous monitoring in solar cell and fuel cell manufacturing using spectral reflectance imaging
patent, January 2016

Optical system for determining physical characteristics of a solar cell
patent, August 2001

Control of pre-cured product moisture for formaldehyde-free fiberglass products
patent, August 2011

Thin film thickness measurements and depth profiling utilizing a thermal wave detection system
patent, April 1985

Infrared radiation filament and method of manufacture
patent, November 1998

Determination of heat transfer from a surface
patent, February 1984

Methods and apparatus for spectroscopic imaging of materials in an array
patent, June 2009