System and method for coating removal
AssigneeMolekule, Inc.
InventorsJaspreet S. Dhau, Chatura Wickramaratne
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Abstract
A system for removing a coating from an underlying layer can include a wave-based weakening system configured to weaken the coating by decreasing a coupling force between the coating and the substrate, a coating removal mechanism configured to remove the weakened coating from the underlying layer, and a sensor configured to determine a property associated with the coating. A method for removing a coating from an underlying layer can include generating a weakened coating and removing the weakened coating.
Claims14
A system for removing a coating from an underlying layer, the system comprising:
- a housing defining an opening, wherein the opening is configured to be adjacent to the coating;
- a light source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation directed toward the opening, wherein the light source is coupled to the housing;
- an ultrasonic emitter configured to emit ultrasonic waves directed toward the opening, wherein the ultrasonic emitter is coupled to the housing;
- a coating removal mechanism configured to remove the coating from the underlying layer, wherein the coating removal mechanism is coupled to the housing;
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- a sensor configured to determine a property associated with the coating, wherein a system operation parameter is determined based on the property;
- wherein the ultrasonic emitter is operable between:
- a contact mode wherein the ultrasonic emitter directly contacts the coating;
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- a noncontact mode wherein the ultrasonic emitter is a distance above the coating.
A system for removing a coating from an underlying layer, the system comprising:
- a housing defining an opening, wherein the opening is configured to be adjacent to the coating;
- a light source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation directed toward the opening, wherein the light source is coupled to the housing;
- an ultrasonic emitter configured to emit ultrasonic waves directed toward the opening, wherein the ultrasonic emitter is coupled to the housing;
- a coating removal mechanism configured to remove the coating from the underlying layer, wherein the coating removal mechanism is coupled to the housing;
- a sensor configured to determine a property associated with the coating, wherein a system operation parameter is determined based on the property;
- a coupling medium reservior;
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- a coupling medium dispenser in fluid communication with the coupling medium reservoir, the coupling medium dispenser comprising an outlet arranged in front of the ultrasonic emitter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.