Method of virtually adhering materials to surfaces prior to encapsulation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019371502-A1
Application number	US-201815992965-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 30, 2018
Priority date	May 30, 2018
Publication date	Dec 5, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A virtual adhesion method is provided. The virtual adhesion method includes increasing a magnetic characteristic of an initial structure, supporting the initial structure on a surface of a substrate, generating a magnetic field directed such that the initial structure is forced toward the surface of the substrate and forming an encapsulation, which is bound to exposed portions of the surface, around the initial structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A virtual adhesion method, comprising:
increasing a magnetic characteristic of an initial structure; supporting the initial structure on a surface of a substrate; generating a magnetic field directed such that the initial structure is forced toward the surface of the substrate; and forming an encapsulation, which is bound to exposed portions of the surface, around the initial structure.

2 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 1 , wherein the increasing of the magnetic characteristic of the initial structure comprises at least one of:
coating an exterior surface of the initial structure with magnetic particles by at least one of sputtering and electroplating; and integrating magnetic particles into the initial structure by liquid-suspension integration.

3 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 1 , wherein the generating of the magnetic field comprises disposing the substrate on a permanent- or electro-magnet.

4 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 1 , further comprising disengaging the magnetic field following at least partial completion of the forming of the encapsulation.

5 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 1 , wherein the generating of the magnetic field comprises:
generating the magnetic field to have a magnitude sufficient to constrain the initial structure on the surface; and generating the magnetic field to have a magnitude insufficient to decrease the magnetic characteristic of the initial structure.

6 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 1 , wherein the forming of the encapsulation comprises forming the encapsulation with sufficient size to secure the initial structure to the surface.

7 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 1 , wherein the forming of the encapsulation comprises at least one of sputtering, evaporation and liquid drying.

8 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 1 , wherein the initial structure comprises a carbon nanotube, the substrate comprises an inorganic, non-metallic material and the substrate and the encapsulation comprise quartz.

9 . A virtual adhesion method, comprising:
coating an initial structure with magnetic particles to form a magnetic particle coating on the initial structure; supporting the initial structure with the magnetic particle coating on a surface of a substrate; generating a magnetic field directed such that the magnetic particles of the magnetic particle coating are forced toward the surface of the substrate; and forming an encapsulation, which is bound to exposed portions of the surface, around the initial structure with the magnetic particle coating.

10 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 9 , wherein the coating of the initial structure comprises at least one of sputtering and electroplating and a liquid-suspension integration.

11 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 9 , wherein the generating of the magnetic field comprises disposing the substrate on a permanent- or electro-magnet.

12 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 9 , further comprising disengaging the magnetic field following at least partial completion of the forming of the encapsulation.

13 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 9 , wherein the generating of the magnetic field comprises:
generating the magnetic field to have a magnitude sufficient to constrain the initial structure with the magnetic particle coating on the surface; and generating the magnetic field to have a magnitude insufficient to dislodge the magnetic particle coating from the initial structure.

14 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 9 , wherein the forming of the encapsulation comprises forming the encapsulation with sufficient size to secure the initial structure to the surface.

15 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 9 , wherein the forming of the encapsulation comprises at least one of sputtering, evaporation and liquid drying.

16 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 9 , wherein the initial structure comprises a carbon nanotube, the substrate comprises an inorganic, non-metallic material and the substrate and the encapsulation comprise quartz.

17 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 9 , wherein:
the coating of the initial structure comprises patterning the magnetic particle coating, and the patterning of the magnetic particle coating comprises forming the magnetic particle coating to promote a forcing of the magnetic particle coating toward the surface of the substrate.

18 . The virtual adhesion method according to claim 17 , wherein:
the coating of the initial structure comprises patterning the magnetic particle coating, and the patterning of the magnetic particle coating comprises forming the magnetic particle coating to promote transmission and receptive of electro-magnetic signals.

19 . A non-metallic element encapsulation, comprising:
an inorganic and non-metallic substrate; a non-magnetic element; a magnetic particle coating disposed to coat the non-metallic element; and an inorganic and non-metallic encapsulation disposed about and in direct contact with the magnetic particle coating to secure the non-magnetic element with the magnetic particle coating to a surface of the inorganic and non-metallic substrate.

20 . The non-metallic element encapsulation according to claim 19 , wherein:
the non-metallic element comprises a carbon nanotube, the inorganic and non-metallic substrate and the inorganic and non-metallic encapsulation each comprise quartz, and the surface of the inorganic and non-metallic substrate is incapable of securing the non-magnetic element with the magnetic coating in an absence of the inorganic and non-metallic encapsulation.

Assignees

• Raytheon Co

Inventors

• Trent Catherine
• Frazier Gary A
• Grosse Kyle L

Classifications

• C23C14/24

  Vacuum evaporation · CPC title

• C25D7/006

  Nanoparticles · CPC title

• C23C14/10

  Glass or silica · CPC title

• H01F1/0045 Primary

  Zero dimensional, e.g. nanoparticles, soft nanoparticles for medical/biological use (preparation of fullerenes in general C01B32/15) · CPC title

• C23C14/223

  specially adapted for coating particles · CPC title