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US 11,615,900 B2Granted
Method of virtually adhering materials to surfaces prior to encapsulation
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsCatherine Trent, Gary A. Frazier, Kyle L. Grosse
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Abstract
A virtual adhesion method is provided. The virtual adhesion method includes increasing a magnetic characteristic of an initial structure, supporting the initial structure on a surface of a substrate, generating a magnetic field directed such that the initial structure is forced toward the surface of the substrate and forming an encapsulation, which is bound to exposed portions of the surface, around the initial structure.
Claims16
A virtual adhesion method, comprising:
- increasing a magnetic characteristic of an exterior outer surface of an initial structure by coating the exterior outer surface of the initial structure with magnetic particles by at least one of sputtering and electroplating;
- supporting the initial structure lengthwise on a surface of a substrate;
- generating a magnetic field directed such that an entire length of the initial structure is forced by magnetic attraction toward the surface of the substrate;
- and
- forming an encapsulation, which is bound to exposed portions of the surface, around the initial structure and along the entire length thereof,
- wherein the generating of the magnetic field comprises generating the magnetic field to have a magnitude insufficient to dislodge the magnetic particles coating the exterior outer surface of the initial structure from the initial structure.
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A virtual adhesion method, comprising:
- coating an exterior outer surface of an initial structure with magnetic particles by at least one of sputtering and electroplating to form a magnetic particle coating on an entire length of the exterior outer surface of the initial structure;
- supporting the initial structure with the magnetic particle coating lengthwise on a surface of a substrate;
- generating a magnetic field directed such that the magnetic particles of the magnetic particle coating on the entire length of the exterior outer surface of the initial structure are forced by magnetic attraction toward the surface of the substrate;
- and
- forming an encapsulation, which is bound to exposed portions of the surface, around and along the entire length of the exterior outer coating of the initial structure with the magnetic particle coating,
- wherein the generating of the magnetic field comprises:
- generating the magnetic field to have a magnitude sufficient to magnetically constrain the initial structure with the magnetic particle coating on the surface;
- and
- generating the magnetic field to have a magnitude insufficient to decrease the magnetic characteristic of the initial structure by dislodging the magnetic particles coating the exterior outer surface of the initial structure from the initial structure.
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A virtual adhesion method, comprising:
- coating an exterior outer surface of a carbon nanotube with magnetic particles by at least one of sputtering and electroplating to form a magnetic particle coating on an entire length of the exterior outer surface;
- supporting the carbon nanotube with the magnetic particle coating lengthwise on a surface of a substrate;
- generating a magnetic field directed such that the magnetic particles of the magnetic particle coating on the entire length of the exterior outer surface of the initial structure are forced by magnetic attraction toward the surface of the substrate;
- and
- forming an encapsulation, which is bound to exposed portions of the surface, around and along the entire length of the exterior outer coating of the carbon nanotube with the magnetic particle coating,
- wherein the generating of the magnetic field comprises:
- generating the magnetic field to have a magnitude sufficient to magnetically constrain the initial structure with the magnetic particle coating on the surface;
- and
- generating the magnetic field to have a magnitude insufficient to decrease the magnetic characteristic of the initial structure by dislodging the magnetic particles coating the exterior outer surface of the initial structure from the initial structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.