Coating processes – Direct application of electrical – magnetic – wave – or... – Pretreatment of substrate or post-treatment of coated substrate
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-27
2011-12-06
Parker, Frederick (Department: 1712)
Coating processes
Direct application of electrical, magnetic, wave, or...
Pretreatment of substrate or post-treatment of coated substrate
C427S181000, C427S238000, C427S295000, C427S398100, C427S398400
Reexamination Certificate
active
08071179
ABSTRACT:
A method of forming composite nanostructures using one or more nanomaterials. The method provides a nanostructure material having a surface region and one or more nano void regions within a first thickness in the surface region. The method subjects the surface region of the nanostructure material with a fluid. An external energy is applied to the fluid and/or the nanostructure material to drive in a portion of the fluid into one or more of the void regions and cause the one or more nano void regions to be substantially filled with the fluid and free from air gaps.
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Parker Frederick
Stion Corporation
Wieczorek Michael
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