Method for depositing and curing nanoparticle-based ink
US8916796B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2203/108
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for forming a pattern of a nanoparticle-based ink on a substrate has a printing apparatus that is energizable to deposit the nanoparticle-based ink in a pattern on a surface of the substrate. An illumination apparatus is energizable to direct a patterned illumination to cure the deposited ink pattern on the substrate, the illumination apparatus having an array having at least a first and a second laser diode, each laser diode coupled to a channel in a laser light coupling element through an optical fiber and having an illumination lens disposed to direct illumination from the coupling element onto the surface of the substrate. A transport apparatus is energizable to provide relative motion between the substrate and the illumination apparatus.
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