Apparatus for forming a microfiber coating
AssigneePolyRemedy, Inc.
InventorDmitriy Sinyagin
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for forming a microfiber coating includes directing a liquid solution toward a deposition surface. The apparatus includes a tube defining a volume through which the liquid solution travels. An electric field is applied between the origin of the liquid solution and the surface. A gas is injected into the tube to create a vortex flow within the tube. This vortex flow protects the deposition surface from entrainment of ambient air from the surrounding atmosphere.
Claims27
An apparatus for forming a microfiber coating on a surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing including a substantially cylindrical outer tube defining at least one internal volume, the tube having a first end and an outlet at a second end;
- a cartridge of a fiber-forming mixture coupled to the housing near the first end of the outer tube for introducing the fiber-forming mixture into the internal volume;
- a power source coupled to the housing to generate an electric field between the cartridge and the outlet for enhancing travel of the fiber-forming material from the cartridge to the outlet;
- a compressed gas source having an inlet coupled to the housing near the second end for introducing a gas into the internal volume;
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- at least one additional outlet in the housing near the first end for facilitating flow of the gas from the inlet toward the first end.
An apparatus for forming a microfiber coating on a surface, the apparatus comprising a housing provided with an internal space and an opening, the housing having a port communicating with the internal space, a supply of a fiber-forming liquid coupled to the port for introducing the fiber-forming liquid into the internal space, a voltage source coupled to the housing for creating an electrical potential between the port and the surface so as to cause the fiber-forming liquid to travel from the port to the opening in a stream having a periphery and means including at least one inlet near the opening in the housing and at least one outlet near the supply for reducing an ambient pressure around the periphery of the stream so as to remove moisture from the stream.
An apparatus for forming a microfiber coating on a surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing including a substantially cylindrical outer tube defining at least one internal volume, the tube having a first end and an outlet at a second end;
- a cartridge of a fiber-forming liquid solution, the cartridge coupled to the housing near the first end of the outer tube for introducing the fiber-forming liquid solution into the at least one internal volume;
- a power source coupled to the housing to generate an electric field between the cartridge and the outlet for enhancing travel of the fiber-forming material from the cartridge to the outlet;
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- a compressed gas source having an inlet extending through the outer tube for introducing a gas into the at least one internal volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.