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US 2017/0283629 A1Published application
Metal-based ink for additive manufacturing process
AssigneeUniversity of North Texas
InventorAleksandra Fortier
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Abstract
The present invention includes an ink and method of applying the ink on a surface, wherein the ink comprises metal particles, an organic stabilizer, and a solvent, and methods of making electronic systems coated with the ink.
Claims27
An ink comprising, metal particles, an organic stabilizer, and a solvent.
A method of using a metal ink comprising:
- mixing a stabilized ink comprising metal particles, an organic stabilizer, and a solvent, wherein the ink is loaded into an ink cartridge;
- preparing a surface of a substrate in need of coating with a metal;
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- spraying the stabilized ink from the cartridge using a printer, onto the substrate to increase at least one or appearance, solderability, or electric conductivity of the surface of the substrate.
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A method of making an electronic device comprising:
- obtaining a stabilized ink comprising metal particles, an organic stabilizer, and a solvent, wherein the ink is loaded into an ink cartridge;
- preparing a surface comprising one or more electronic components in need of coating with a metal;
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- printing the stabilized ink from the cartridge using a printer onto the electronic component to increase at least one or appearance, solderability, or electric conductivity of the electronic component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.