METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS FOR, MANUFACTURING ALKALI METAL COATED CURRENT COLLECTORS FOR BATTERIES

    公开(公告)号:US20250140776A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-01

    申请号:US18497358

    申请日:2023-10-30

    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an alkali metal coated current collector for a battery, the method includes melting the alkali metal, removing impurities floating on the surface of the melted alkali metal; applying the purified melted alkali metal to the surface of at least one side of a passing current collector substrate to form a coating on the current collector substrate. A system for manufacturing an alkali metal coated current collector for a battery includes at least one extruder having a melt chamber, an inlet extending to the melt chamber, at least one feed roller in the inlet for feeding alkali metal introduced into the inlet to the melt chamber; a heater for melting alkali metal in the melt chamber; an opening in the chamber for removing impurities floating on the melted alkali metal in the melt chamber; an outlet extending from the melt chamber to a dispensing opening; a reservoir for receiving melted alkali metal; and at least one drive roller for driving a current collector substrate past the reservoir to receive a coating of melted alkali metal.

    Automated Systems And Methods For Treating Seeds

    公开(公告)号:US20250120332A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-17

    申请号:US18916207

    申请日:2024-10-15

    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for use in treating seeds. In one example embodiment, such a system includes a keg assembly including a seed treatment and a seed treater in fluid communication with the keg assembly via a supply line. The seed treater includes an application chamber configured to receive the seed treatment from the keg assembly via the supply line and apply the seed treatment to seeds. The system also includes a priming assembly coupled to the supply line and configured to automatically prime the supply line with the seed treatment, and a seed metering chamber configured to deliver an amount of the seeds to the application chamber based at least in part on a weight of the seeds received in the seed metering chamber.

    CUP, LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240226954A9

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18490119

    申请日:2023-10-19

    CPC classification number: B05C11/11 B05C11/1039

    Abstract: A cup includes a flow passage forming member forming a first exhaust passage, a scattered substance collection passage configured to collect a scattered substance from a substrate, and a second exhaust passage in sequence as going upwards; a joint exhaust passage connected to each of the first exhaust passage, the scattered substance collection passage, and the second exhaust passage; a first annular member included in the flow passage forming member, the scattered substance collection passage and the first exhaust passage being formed above and below the first annular member, respectively; and a communication hole provided in the flow passage forming member to allow the scattered substance collection passage and the joint exhaust passage to communicate with each other such that a pressure loss of the communication hole is large as compared to a pressure loss in a gap formed between the first annular member and the substrate.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LARGE AREA AND LOW DEFECT MONOLAYER ORDERING OF MICROSPHERES AND NANOSPHERES

    公开(公告)号:US20220193718A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17558996

    申请日:2021-12-22

    Abstract: In an example, a method including dispensing a liquid onto a first portion of a surface of a substrate and dispensing a solution comprising colloidal spheres onto a second portion of the surface of the substrate. The method additionally includes agitating the colloidal spheres to disperse the colloidal spheres along the first portion and the second portion of the surface of the substrate and directing air flow above the colloidal spheres inducing rotation of the colloidal spheres. In another example, a method includes positioning a retaining ring on a surface of a liquid above a substrate below the surface of the liquid and dispensing a solution comprising colloidal spheres onto the surface of the liquid within a surface area of the retaining ring. The method further includes agitating the surface of the liquid and the colloidal spheres to disperse the colloidal spheres along the surface area of the retaining ring.

    Device and method for conveying viscous material

    公开(公告)号:US10882734B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US16475757

    申请日:2017-12-08

    Abstract: An apparatus for conveying viscous material from a drum-like container with a container bottom and a circumferential container wall extending from the container bottom to a container upper side and being open at the container upper side has, for closing the container a follower plate having a material outlet attached to a conveyor pump. The follower plate has an annularly circumferential wiper ring that has a radially outwardly extending contacting part for contact against an inside face, turned toward the follower plate, of the container wall. The contacting part can be pressurized with a variable pressing force for pressing against the inside face (36) of the container wall. The follower plate is mounted by moans of at least one vertically extending retaining rod on a horizontally extending crosspiece mounted on or close to a first end on a lifting device for raising and lowering of the crosspiece. Its second end is free.
    This task is accomplished by an apparatus having the features according to one aspect of the invention as well as by a method having the features according to another aspect of the invention. Advantageous further developments of the invention are subject matter discussed below.

    Langmuir-Blodgett double trough system

    公开(公告)号:US10688521B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-23

    申请号:US16431462

    申请日:2019-06-04

    Abstract: A Langmuir-Blodgett trough comprising a middle barrier, configured for creating two different layers of material over the surface of a single subphase liquid. The first layer of material is located on a first side of the middle barrier, while the second layer of material is located on a second side of the middle barrier. The through comprises an adjustment apparatus which comprises a first grooved edge, a second grooved edge, a first side barrier, and a second side barrier. The first side barrier and a second side barrier extend between the first grooved edges. The motion of the first and second side barriers is configured to adjust the surface areas of the first and second materials.

    MUD APPLICATOR
    9.
    发明申请
    MUD APPLICATOR 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190390468A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-26

    申请号:US16448275

    申请日:2019-06-21

    Abstract: A mud pumping apparatus that can be removably coupled to a container the mud was originally provided in when first obtained by the user. The mud may be mastic, mortar, grout, joint compound, spackle, or the like. The apparatus may be sized to be used with various standard sized containers, and adjustably powered and controllable to be used with different types, consistencies, and viscosities of spreadable material.

    System and Method for Coating a Body
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190126315A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US16164983

    申请日:2018-10-19

    Inventor: Philip Maertens

    Abstract: At least a part of at least one body is coated. At least one processor determines a respective resulting coating layer based on simulating moving the respective body at least partially through a coating fluid of a dipping bath along different trajectories. The at least one processor determines a first trajectory out of the different simulated trajectories fulfilling one or more pre-defined conditions and causes at least one drive component for moving the respective body to move the respective body at least partially through the coating fluid of the dipping bath along the first trajectory.

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