Method for treating materials by the application of electromagnetic energy at resonant absorption frequencies
AssigneeIntertec, Ltd.
InventorsDon G. Hoff, Joseph F. Stiley, III
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Abstract
A method for changing a characteristic of a material is provided. The characteristic of the material is determined by the nature of the bond coupling certain molecular components in the material. The material is exposed to electromagnetic energy having a frequency range related to the bond coupling two molecular components in the material. During the time the material is exposed to the electromagnetic energy, stress is applied to the material. As a result, the bond is broken and then subsequently a different bond is formed by the simultaneous application of the stress and the electromagnetic energy. The structure of the new bond is determined in part by the stress.
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A method for changing a characteristic of a material, said characteristic being determined by the nature of the bond coupling certain molecular components, said method comprising the steps of:
- exposing said material to electromagnetic energy having a frequency range related to the bond coupling a first molecular component with at least one other molecular component;
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- applying stress to said molecular components and said bond during the time that said material is exposed to said electromagnetic energy, said bond being broken by the simultaneous application of said electromagnetic energy and said stress and said broken bond being subsequently reformed, based at least in part on said stress, to create a different coupling between said first molecular component and at least one other molecular component.
A method for changing a characteristic of a material, said characteristic being determined by the nature of the bond coupling certain molecular components, said method comprising the steps of:
- exposing said material to electromagnetic energy having a frequency range related to the bond coupling a first molecular component with at least one other molecular component, said frequency range having a value above 1.times.10.sup.13 hertz, and
- applying stress to said molecular components and said bond during the time that said material is exposed to said electromagnetic energy, said bond being broken by the simultaneous application of said electromagnetic energy and said stress and said broken bond being subsequently reformed, based at least in part on said stress, to create a different coupling between said first molecular component and at least one other molecular component.
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