Coating processes – Coating by vapor – gas – or smoke – Carbon or carbide coating
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-03
2006-10-03
Chen, Bret (Department: 1762)
Coating processes
Coating by vapor, gas, or smoke
Carbon or carbide coating
C427S256000, C427S270000, C427S272000, C427S282000, C977S726000, C423S447300, C423S44500R
Reexamination Certificate
active
07115305
ABSTRACT:
A method of forming a periodic array of nano-scale objects using a block copolymer, and nano-scale object arrays formed from the method are provided. The method for forming the arrays generally includes the steps of depositing a block copolymer of at least two blocks on a substrate to form an ordered meso-scale structured array of the polymer materials, forming catalytic metal dots based on the meso-scale structure, and growing nano-scale objects on the catalytic dots to form an ordered array of nano-scale objects.
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Bronikowski Michael J.
Hunt Brian D.
California Institute of Technology
Chen Bret
Christie Parker & Hale LLP
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