Apparatus and method for depositing a coating on a substrate at atmospheric pressure
US10167556B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05H1/463
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for depositing a coating on a substrate at atmospheric pressure comprises (a) a plasma torch comprising a microwave source coupled to an antenna disposed within a chamber having an open end, the chamber comprising a gas inlet for flow of a gas over the antenna to generate a plasma jet; (b) a substrate positioned outside the open end of the chamber a predetermined distance away from a tip of the antenna; and (c) a target material to be coated on the substrate disposed at the tip of the antenna.
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