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This area includes many of our technical publications, including conference papers, patents and patent applications, and technical overviews written for the web site.

Papers

Modeling thermal stress in thin films produced by photonic curing (2015)

Reacting Thick-Film Copper Conductive Inks with Photonic Curing (2013)

Photonic curing for millisecond-drying of thin films (2012)

Broadcast Photonic Curing of Metallic Nanoparticle Films (2006)

Processing Thick-Film Screen Printed Metalon® CuO Reduction Ink with PulseForge® Tools (2013)

Mechanisms of Photonic Curing (2011)

Effect of boundary condition approximation on convergence and accuracy of a finite volume discretization of the transient heat conduction equation (2014)

Simulation

Simulating the thermal response of thin films during photonic curing (2012)

Instantaneous photoinitiated synthesis and rapid pulsed photothermal treatment of three dimensional nanostructured TiO2 thin films through pulsed light irradiation (2018)

Conductivity Enhancement of Binder-Based Graphene Inks by Photonic Annealing and Subsequent Compression Rolling (2016)

Photonic Flash Soldering on Flex Foils for Flexible Electronic Systems (2016)

Photonic curing of sol-gel derived HfO2 dielectrics for organic field-effect transistors (2014)

Multiexciton Solar Cells of CuInSe2 Nanocrystals (2013)

Processing

Design and fabrication of wide-band Archimedean spiral antenna based ultra-low cost "green" modules for rfid sensing and wireless applications

An inkjet printed, roll-coated digital microfluidic device for inexpensive, miniaturized diagnostic assays

Self-Reducing Copper Precursor Inks and Photonic Additive Yield Conductive Patterns under Intense Pulsed Light

Communication—CMOS Thin-Film Transistors via Xe Flash-Lamp Crystallization of Patterned Amorphous Si

Inkjet

Passive feed methods for meshed antennas

Inkjet printing and low temperature sintering of CuO and CdS as functional electronic layers and Schottky diodes

Photonic sintering of silver nanoparticles: comparison of experiment and theory

All inkjet printed system for strain measurement

Flexography

Optimization of silver paste for flexography printing on LTCC substrate

 

Patents

NovaCentrix owns or has licensed a broad body of patents covering photonic curing, conductive inks, and nanoparticle manufacturing. These patents provide intellectual property protection to our core businesses in many locations worldwide.

  1.   1. 10,422,578   Apparatus for curing thin films on a moving substrate
  2.   2. 10,244,636   Method and apparatus for curing thin films on low-temperature substrates at high speeds
  3.   3. 10,150,230   Method for drying thin films in an efficient manner
  4.   4. 10,011,104   Method for performing delamination of a polymer film
  5.   5. 9,907,183   Electrical, plating and catalytic uses of metal nanomaterial compositions
  6.   6. 9,839,139   Method for Reducing Thin Films on Low Temperature Substrates
  7.   7. 9,743,516   Method for Forming Thin Film Conductors on a Substrate
  8.   8. 9,643,208   Method and apparatus for curing thin films on low-temperature substrates at high speeds
  9.   9. 9,631,283   Substrate for Printed Electronics and Photonic Curing Process
  10.   10. 9,617.193   Method for Manufacturing Energetic Material Composites
  11. 11. 9,599,397   Light Curing Apparatus Having a Modular Lamp Housing
  12. 12. 9,494,068   Electrical Plating and Catalytic Uses of Metal Nanomaterial Compositions
  13. 13. 9,095,871   Method and Apparatus for Curing Thing Films on Low-Temperature Substrates at High Speeds
  14. 14. 9,006,047   Method for Providing Lateral Thermal Processing of Thin Films on Low-Temperature Substrates
  15. 15. 8,945,686   Method for Reducing Thin Films on Low Temperature Substrates
  16. 16. 8,907,258   Apparatus for Providing Transient Thermal Profile Processing on a Moving Substrate
  17. 17. 8,674,618   Method and apparatus for curing thin films on low-temperature substrates at high speeds
  18. 18. 8,557,642   Method for Providing Lateral Thermal Processing of Thin Films on Low-Temperature Substrates
  19. 19. 8,505,427   Ordinance Neutralization Method and Device Using Energetic Compounds
  20. 20. 8,410,712   Method and Apparatus for Curing Thin Films on Low-Temperature Substrates at High Speeds
  21. 21. 8,361,257   Laminated Energetic Device
  22. 22. 8,172,963   Laminated Energetic Device
  23. 23. 7,820,097   Electrical, Plating and Catalytic Uses of Metal Nanomaterial Compositions
  24. 24. 7,601,015   Self-Energizing Electrical Connection
  25. 25. 7,543,170   Equipment Fail Safe Safety System
  26. 26. 7,477,500   Method and System for Signal and Power Distribution in a Building Housing a Manufacturing Process
  27. 27. 7,262,384   Reaction Vessel and Method for Synthesizing Nanoparticles using Cyclonic Gas Flow
  28. 28. 7,220,936   Pulse Thermal Processing of Functional Materials Using Directed Plasma Arc
  29. 29. 7,126,081   Radial Pulsed Arc Discharge Gun for Synthesizing Nanopowders
  30. 30. 7,012,214   Nanopowder Synthesis using Pulsed Arc Discharge and Applied Magnetic Field
  31. 31. 6,965,629   Method and Apparatus for Initiating a Pulsed Arc Discharge for Nanopowder Synthesis
  32. 32. 6,916,389   Process for Mixing Particulates
  33. 33. 6,777,639   Radial Pulsed Arc Discharge Gun for Synthesizing Nanopowders 
  34. 34. 6,653,591   Method and apparatus for direct electrothermal-physical conversion of ceramic into nanopowder 
  35. 35. 6,600,127   Method and apparatus for direct electrothermal-physical conversion of ceramic into nanopowder
  36. 36. 6,580,051   Method and apparatus for producing bulk quantities of nano-sized materials by electrothermal gun synthesis
  37. 37. 6,503,350   Variable burn-rate propellant
  38. 38. 6,472,632   Method and apparatus for direct electrothermal-physical conversion of ceramic into nanopowder
  39. 39. 6,454,886   Composition and method for preparing oxidizer matrix containing dispersed metal particles
  40. 40. 6,430,920   Nozzleless rocket motor
  1.   1. 20140154427   Method for Forming Thin Film Conductors on a Substrate
  2.   2. 20120255192   Method for Drying Thin Films in an Energy Efficient Manner
  3.   3. 20120216926   Method for Manufacturing Energetic Material Composites
  4.   4. 20120207941   Method for Forming and Stabilizing Printed Conductors on a Flexible Substrate
  5.   5. 20120186708   Laminated Energetic Device
  6.   6. 20120051046   Light Curing Apparatus Having a Modular Lamp Housing
  7.   7. 20110300676   Method for Providing Lateral Thermal Processing of Thin Films on Low-Temperature Substrates
  8.   8. 20110262657   Method for Reducing Thin Films on Low Temperature Substrates
  9.   9. 20110248026   Apparatus for Providing Transient Thermal Profile Processing on a Moving Substrate
  10. 10. 20110247851   Apparatus for Curing Thin Films on a Moving Substrate
  11. 11. 20110247851   Apparatus for Curing Thin Films on a Moving Substrate
  12. 12. 20110038974   Electrical Plating and Catalytic Uses of Metal Nanomaterial Compositions
  13. 13. 20100098874   Method and Apparatus for Reacting Thin Films on Low-Temperature Substrates at High Speeds
  14. 14. 20100096049   Laminated Energetic Device
  15. 15. 20100007285   Method and Apparatus for Curing Thin Films on Low-Temperature Substrates at High Speeds
  16. 16. 20090301337   Nano-Enhanced Kinetic Energy Particles
  17. 17. 20090191247   Anti-Viral Uses Of Carbon And Metal Nanomaterial Compositions
  18. 18. 20090181184   Method for Reducing Thin Films on Low Temperature Substrates
  19. 19. 20080028922   Ordnance neutralization method and device using energetic compounds
  20. 20. 20080020304   Electrical, Plating And Catalytic Uses Of Metal Nanomaterial Compositions
  21. 21. 20080006521   Method for initiating a pulsed arc discharge for nanopowder synthesis
  22. 22. 20070272664   Carbon and Metal Nanomaterial Composition and Synthesis
  23. 23. 20060086698   Cyclonic flow reaction vessel
  24. 24. 20060072277   Method and system for signal and power distribution in a building housing a manufacturing process
  25. 25. 20060072251   Safety system
  26. 26. 20060071640   Fast-recovery circuitry and method for a capacitor charging power supply
  27. 27. 20060071639   Method and circuitry for charging a capacitor to provide a high pulsed power discharge
  28. 28. 20050195054   Self-energizing electrical connection
  29. 29. 20050062430   Method and apparatus for initiating a pulsed arc discharge for nanopowder synthesis
  30. 30. 20050061785   Nanopowder synthesis using pulsed arc discharge and applied magnetic field
  31. 31. 20050000950   Radial pulsed arc discharge gun for synthesizing nanopowders
  32. 32. 20030230554   Radial pulsed arc discharge gun for synthesizing nanopowders
  33. 33. 20020053557   Method and apparatus for producing bulk quantities of nano-sized materials by electrothermal gun synthesis
  34. 34. 20020046993   Electrothermal gun for direct electrothermal-physical conversion of precursor into nanopowder

Canada

  1.   1. 2,740,618
  2.   2. 2,588,343

China

  1.   1. 104020657 B  (ENG)
  2.   2. 103038389 B  (ENG)
  3.   3. 102601363 B  (ENG)
  4.   4. 102216859 B  (ENG)
  5.   5. 101443483 B  (ENG)

Europe

  1.   1. EP 2 855 148 B1
  2.   2. EP 1 831 432 B1

Japan

  1.   1. 5,802,739 (ENG)
  2.   2. 5,780,682 (ENG)
  3.   3. 5,560,272 (ENG)
  4.   4. 5,408,878 (ENG)
  5.   5. 5,401,550 (ENG)

Korea

  1.   1. 10-1893459 (ENG)
  2.   2. 10-1852024 (ENG)
  3.   3. 10-1742772 (ENG)
  4.   4. 10-1655879 (ENG)
  5.   5. 10-1648101 (ENG)
  6.   6. 10-1600559 (ENG)
  7.   7. 10-1604437 (ENG)
  8.   8. 10-1512292 (ENG)
  9.   9. 10-1500929 (ENG)

 

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