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US 10,822,230 B2Granted
Systems and methods for the manufacture of atomically-precise products
AssigneeCBN Nano Technologies Inc.
InventorsRobert A. Freitas, Jr., Ralph C. Merkle
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Abstract
Systems, methods and tools for the synthesis of products via mechanosynthesis are disclosed, including a set of atomically-precise tips and associated reactions, methods for determining build sequences for workpieces, exemplary build sequences, and methods for creating new reactions, build sequences, and tips.
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A method for performing site-specific mechanosynthetic reactions comprising the steps of:
- using positional control of a tip relative to a source of feedstock to transfer atomically-precise feedstock to the tip;
- using positional control of the tip with transferred feedstock relative to a workpiece to transfer the feedstock to a specified atomic site on the workpiece under conditions with a calculated degree of reliability;
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- repeating the two transferring steps to apply additional feedstock to the workpiece to build a specified workpiece with a calculated degree of reliability.
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A method for fabricating a specified atomically-precise product comprising the steps of:
- moving a tip relative to a source of feedstock to transfer atomically-precise feedstock to the tip;
- moving the tip with transferred feedstock relative to a workpiece to transfer the feedstock to a specified atomic site on the workpiece with a calculated degree of reliability;
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- repeating the two transferring steps to apply additional feedstock to the workpiece to build the specified product with a prescribed degree of reliability.
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A method for building an atomically-precise workpiece using mechanosynthesis comprising:
- performing one or more row initiation reactions to start a row of feedstock forming a portion of the workpiece;
- performing one or more row extension reactions to extend the row of feedstock, wherein the total row extension reactions performed to place each feedstock differ from the total row initiation reactions performed;
- performing one or more row termination reactions to terminate the row when a prescribed number of feedstock for the row have been placed to form a portion of the workpiece, wherein the total row termination reactions performed differ from the total row extension reactions performed to place each feedstock, and
- repeating the above reactions as necessary to place feedstock in prescribed rows to build at least a portion of the atomically-precise workpiece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.