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US 2024/0278293 A1Published application
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.
Claims6
A method for removing a coating from an underlying layer, the method comprising:
- a) weakening the coating by:
- illuminating the coating with electromagnetic radiation from a light source, wherein a portion of the electromagnetic radiation corresponds to an absorption of the coating;
- and
- transmitting acoustic waves from an ultrasonic emitter to the coating;
- and
- b) removing the weakened coating from the underlying layer.
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