Electric heating – Metal heating – By arc
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-20
2007-11-20
Kornakov, M. (Department: 1746)
Electric heating
Metal heating
By arc
C219S121840, C156S345500, C156S345510, C156S345520, C134S105000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10966029
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for removing minute particles from a surface of a sample are provided that prevent redeposition of the particles onto the surface. By combining thermophoresis with laser assisted particle removal (LAPR), the methods and apparatus remove minute particles (for example, micrometer and nanometer sizes) and assure that they will not redeposit.
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Arkansas State University
Kornakov M.
The Fleshner Group PLLC
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