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US 12,612,690 B1Granted
Method and system for vacuum vapor deposition of functional thin film coatings onto an elongate substrate in space
AssigneeLunar Resources, Inc.
InventorAlex Ignatiev
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Abstract
A method and system for vacuum vapor deposition of a deposition material to form, a functional thin film coating, upon an elongate substrate, such as an optical fiber or structural member, in space may utilize: a depositor for the deposition material, disposed within a shroud enclosing the substrate as it exits from a space platform.
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A method for vacuum vapor deposition of a deposition material in a space environment to form a coating upon an elongate substrate, comprising:
- providing a shroud having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second ends;
- providing at least one depositor for the deposition material and disposing the at least one depositor within the shroud;
- disposing the first end of the shroud adjacent a portion of a space platform, and disposing the shroud in communication with a vacuum of the space environment;
- providing an energy source associated with the at least one depositor operable to excite the deposition material to form a vapor of the deposition material;
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- forming the elongate substrate in connection with the space platform and passing the elongate substrate through the shroud while the at least one depositor forms a vapor of the deposition material to coat the elongate substrate with the deposition material.
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A method for vacuum vapor deposition of a deposition material in a space environment to form a coating upon an elongate substrate, comprising:
- providing a shroud having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second ends;
- providing at least one depositor for the deposition material and disposing the at least one depositor beneath the shroud;
- disposing the first end of the shroud adjacent a portion of a space platform, and disposing the shroud in communication with a vacuum of the space environment;
- providing an energy source associated with the at least one depositor operable to excite the deposition material to form a vapor of the deposition material;
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- forming the elongate substrate in connection with the space platform and passing the elongate substrate through the shroud with the inner surface of the shroud partially overlying a portion of the elongate substrate while the at least one depositor forms a vapor of the deposition material to coat the elongate substrate with the deposition material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.