Methods of separating dissimilar materials with electrosurgical electrodes and systems and methods including same
OwnerRobert James Stanley, IIinventor
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Abstract
A method for separating at least two dissimilar materials includes providing an electrode having a contact surface, placing the contact surface in contact with at least one material of the at least two dissimilar materials; and sliding the contact surface across and in contact with the at least one material of the at least two dissimilar materials while applying electrosurgical currents via the contact surface to thereby separate the at least two dissimilar materials.
Claims20
A method for separating two or more dissimilar materials, the method comprising:
- providing an electrode having a contact surface, optionally wherein the contact surface has a curved profile;
- placing the contact surface in contact with at least one material of the two or more dissimilar materials;
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- sliding the contact surface across and in contact with the at least one material while applying electrosurgical currents via the contact surface to thereby separate the two or more dissimilar materials.
A method for separating at least two dissimilar materials from an article, the method comprising:
- providing an electrode having a contact surface, optionally wherein the contact surface has a curved profile;
- placing the contact surface in contact with a surface of an article, the article comprising the at least two dissimilar materials;
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- sliding the contact surface across and in contact with the surface of the article while applying electrosurgical currents to the surface of the article via the contact surface to thereby separate the at least two dissimilar materials of the article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.