Apparatus and method for manufacturing of steel and other support material structures with carbon capture capability and high efficiency

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023167567-A1
Application number	US-202218072234-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 30, 2022
Priority date	Dec 1, 2021
Publication date	Jun 1, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

An apparatus includes a template-former, a growth template, having a surface area containing three-dimensional features; a container which includes or retains electrolytes or other fluids from which materials are deposited, removed, or modified onto the growth template or to a structure-in-production; and a computer to plan and control said deposition, removal, or modification.

First claim

What is claimed:

1 . An apparatus comprising:
a template-former or similar material-producing component that produces conducting material to build at least one segment of a growth template, the growth template having a surface area containing three-dimensional features; a container which includes or retains electrolytes or other fluids from which materials are deposited, removed, or modified onto the growth template or to a structure-in-production; a potentiostat or other controllable voltage source to control the deposition, removal, or modification; at least one electrode to implement said deposition, removal, or modification; a computer to plan and control the deposition, removal, or modification; and a monitoring device that is used by the computer to plan and control said deposition, removal, or modification.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the surface area of the growth template is at least ten times higher than it would be without the three-dimensional features.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the surface area of the growth template is at least 1,000 times higher than it would be without the three-dimensional features.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the surface area of the growth template is at least one million times higher than it would be without the three-dimensional features.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device is an optical camera.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the template-former is a wire spooler.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one segment of the growth plate is formed from an editable structure.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a coil is situated near or in the container to apply a magnetic or electrical field.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the template-former includes an editing tool.

10 . A method for building structures, the method including:
planning, via a computer, construction of a growth template and deposition, removal, or modification of materials onto the growth template and structure-in-production; production of one or more sections of a growth template; adding, removing, or modifying of electrolytes or other fluids from which materials are to be deposited, removed, or modified onto said growth template or structure-in-production in a container which includes and retains the electrolytes or other fluids; growing, removing or modifying of materials on the growth template or structure-in-production via at least one electrode and a potentiostat or other controllable voltage source; monitoring the structure-in-production via a monitoring device; repeating one or more of the above operations; and removing the produced structure, wherein the growth template or structure-in-production contains three-dimensional structures.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein a computer model is used to predict plating growth and modification so as to repeatedly arrive at consistent component dimensions of the produced structure.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the growth template or structure-in-production is moved to obtain desired end-product characteristics.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the produced structure contains steel.

14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the growth template or structure-in-production contains voids that persist unmodified, remaining full or air or gas or non-conducting material during the growing procedure, and are incorporated into the produced structure.

15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the produced structure contains polymers.

16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the three-dimensional structures comprise one or more of as projections, holes, layers, folds, or recesses, that increase the effective surface area of the growth template.

17 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the effective surface area is at least 1,000 times more than if the three-dimensional structures were not present.

18 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the effective surface area is at least one million times more than if the three-dimensional structures were not present.

19 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the three-dimensional structures are fabricated with an editing tool.

20 . The method of claim 10 , wherein magnetic or electrical fields are applied during the production process to magnetize or polarize one or more of the deposited materials.

Assignees

• Weinberg Medical Physics Inc

Inventors

• Weinberg Irving N
• Chamkavi Sahar Jafari
• Mair Lamar Odell

Classifications

• C25D1/20

  Separation of the formed objects from the electrodes {with no destruction of said electrodes} · CPC title

• C25D1/003 Primary

  3D structures, e.g. superposed patterned layers · CPC title

• C25D21/12

  Process control or regulation (controlling or regulating in general G05) · CPC title

• C25D5/007 Primary

  Electroplating using magnetic fields, e.g. magnets · CPC title

• C25D5/022

  using masking means · CPC title