Coating processes – Coating by vapor – gas – or smoke – Carbon or carbide coating
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-01
2011-03-01
Meeks, Timothy H (Department: 1715)
Coating processes
Coating by vapor, gas, or smoke
Carbon or carbide coating
C427S248100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07897209
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus of the present invention for producing an aligned carbon-nanotube aggregate is an apparatus for producing an aligned carbon-nanotube aggregate by synthesizing the aligned carbon-nanotube aggregate on a base material having a catalyst on a surface thereof, the apparatus including: a formation unit that processes a formation step of causing an environment surrounding the catalyst to be an environment of a reducing gas and heating at least either the catalyst or the reducing gas; a growth unit that processes a growth step of synthesizing the aligned carbon-nanotube aggregate by causing the environment surrounding the catalyst to be an environment of a raw material gas and by heating at least either the catalyst or the raw material gas; and a transfer unit that transfers the base material at least from the formation unit to the growth unit. Thus provided is a production apparatus and a production method that are capable of improving efficiency in the production of aligned CNT aggregates by preventing a decrease in production volume and deterioration in quality of aligned CNT aggregates in serial production and by making it easy to increase the size of the apparatus.
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Arakawa Kohei
Hata Kenji
Kawata Keiichi
Shibuya Akiyoshi
Yumura Motoo
Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Gambetta Kelly M
Meeks Timothy H
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Zeon Corporation
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