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US 10,527,761GRAPHENE COATED OPTICAL ELEMENTS
Angela W. Li
US
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FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a coated optical element according to one implementation described herein. [0010]
FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of a coated optical element according to one implementation described herein. [0011]
FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of a coated optical element according to one implementation described herein.
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A coated optical element comprising: an optical element; and a graphene coating layer disposed on a surface of the optical element, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises a layer of graphene tubes, wherein the average thickness of the graphene coating layer is from about three to about five times the average diameter of the graphene tubes, and no greater than about three times the average length of the graphene tubes, and wherein the coated optical element exhibits an optical transparency between about 85 45 percent to about 99.99 percent at all wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm. Currently amended
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the graphene tubes have a horizontal or substantially horizontal orientation. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the graphene tubes have a vertical or substantially vertical orientation. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the coated optical element exhibits a Fresnel loss of less than about 3 percent. Original
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the coated optical element exhibits a tensile modulus between about 1 GPa and about 1 TPa when measured by nanoindentation in an atomic force microscope. Original
The coated optica l element of claim 1, wherein the coated optical element exhibits an optical transparency of between about 95 percent and about 99.99 percent at all wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm, a Fresnel loss of less than about 3 percent, and a hardness between about 1 GPa and about I TPa. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, further comprising an array of metal catalyst particles disposed on the optical element. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein some of the graphene tubes have a horizontal or substantially horizontal orientation, and wherein some other ones of the graphene tubes have a vertical or substantially vertical orientation. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the graphene coating layer consists essentially of a monolayer of horizontally or substantially horizontally oriented graphene tubes. Previously presented
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An apparatus comprising: a coated optical element comprising an optical element and a graphene coating layer disposed on a surface of the optical element, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises one or more graphene sheets, wherein the one or more graphene sheets comprises a flat planar graphene sheet, wherein the coated optical element exhibits an optical transparency between about 85 95 percent to about 99.99 percent at all wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm, and wherein the coated optical element is exposed to the external environment of the apparatus. Currently amended
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the coated optical element is not enclosed in a protective housing. Original
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises a vapor deposited graphene layer. Previously presented
A method of coating an optical element comprising: providing an optical element; and disposing a graphene coating on a surface of the optical element to provide a graphene coating layer, wherein the graphene coating layer has a thickness of about 100 nm or less. Withdrawn
The method of claim 15, wherein disposing the graphene coating is carried out using vapor deposition. Withdrawn
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An apparatus comprising: a optical element comprising glass, silica, quartz or combinations thereof; and a graphene coating layer disposed directly on a surface of the optical element, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises one or more graphene sheets, and wherein the optical element including the graphene coating layer exhibits an optical transparency of between about 85 percent and about 99.99 percent at wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm. New
The apparatus of claim 27,wherein the optical element is an optical element selected from the group consisting of a lens, a window, a substrate, a display cover, a grating, an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and a liquid crystal display. New
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
coated optical element with graphene tube coating layer
apparatus with coated optical element (graphene sheets, exposed to environment)
apparatus with glass/silica/quartz optical element and graphene sheet coating
Materials described outside the worked examples.
optical element
graphene tubes
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
optical transparency range (claim 1) | — | graphene tubes |
optical transparency range (claim 12, narrower) | — | — |
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FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a coated optical element according to one implementation described herein. [0010]
FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of a coated optical element according to one implementation described herein. [0011]
FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of a coated optical element according to one implementation described herein.
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A coated optical element comprising: an optical element; and a graphene coating layer disposed on a surface of the optical element, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises a layer of graphene tubes, wherein the average thickness of the graphene coating layer is from about three to about five times the average diameter of the graphene tubes, and no greater than about three times the average length of the graphene tubes, and wherein the coated optical element exhibits an optical transparency between about 85 45 percent to about 99.99 percent at all wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm. Currently amended
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the graphene tubes have a horizontal or substantially horizontal orientation. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the graphene tubes have a vertical or substantially vertical orientation. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the coated optical element exhibits a Fresnel loss of less than about 3 percent. Original
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the coated optical element exhibits a tensile modulus between about 1 GPa and about 1 TPa when measured by nanoindentation in an atomic force microscope. Original
The coated optica l element of claim 1, wherein the coated optical element exhibits an optical transparency of between about 95 percent and about 99.99 percent at all wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm, a Fresnel loss of less than about 3 percent, and a hardness between about 1 GPa and about I TPa. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, further comprising an array of metal catalyst particles disposed on the optical element. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein some of the graphene tubes have a horizontal or substantially horizontal orientation, and wherein some other ones of the graphene tubes have a vertical or substantially vertical orientation. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the graphene coating layer consists essentially of a monolayer of horizontally or substantially horizontally oriented graphene tubes. Previously presented
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An apparatus comprising: a coated optical element comprising an optical element and a graphene coating layer disposed on a surface of the optical element, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises one or more graphene sheets, wherein the one or more graphene sheets comprises a flat planar graphene sheet, wherein the coated optical element exhibits an optical transparency between about 85 95 percent to about 99.99 percent at all wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm, and wherein the coated optical element is exposed to the external environment of the apparatus. Currently amended
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the coated optical element is not enclosed in a protective housing. Original
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises a vapor deposited graphene layer. Previously presented
A method of coating an optical element comprising: providing an optical element; and disposing a graphene coating on a surface of the optical element to provide a graphene coating layer, wherein the graphene coating layer has a thickness of about 100 nm or less. Withdrawn
The method of claim 15, wherein disposing the graphene coating is carried out using vapor deposition. Withdrawn
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An apparatus comprising: a optical element comprising glass, silica, quartz or combinations thereof; and a graphene coating layer disposed directly on a surface of the optical element, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises one or more graphene sheets, and wherein the optical element including the graphene coating layer exhibits an optical transparency of between about 85 percent and about 99.99 percent at wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm. New
The apparatus of claim 27,wherein the optical element is an optical element selected from the group consisting of a lens, a window, a substrate, a display cover, a grating, an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and a liquid crystal display. New
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
coated optical element with graphene tube coating layer
apparatus with coated optical element (graphene sheets, exposed to environment)
apparatus with glass/silica/quartz optical element and graphene sheet coating
Materials described outside the worked examples.
optical element
graphene tubes
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
optical transparency range (claim 1) | — | graphene tubes |
optical transparency range (claim 12, narrower) | — | — |
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US 10,527,761Patent drawings and their descriptions. Click a drawing to enlarge it.
FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a coated optical element according to one implementation described herein. [0010]
FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of a coated optical element according to one implementation described herein. [0011]
FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of a coated optical element according to one implementation described herein.
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A coated optical element comprising: an optical element; and a graphene coating layer disposed on a surface of the optical element, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises a layer of graphene tubes, wherein the average thickness of the graphene coating layer is from about three to about five times the average diameter of the graphene tubes, and no greater than about three times the average length of the graphene tubes, and wherein the coated optical element exhibits an optical transparency between about 85 45 percent to about 99.99 percent at all wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm. Currently amended
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the graphene tubes have a horizontal or substantially horizontal orientation. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the graphene tubes have a vertical or substantially vertical orientation. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the coated optical element exhibits a Fresnel loss of less than about 3 percent. Original
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the coated optical element exhibits a tensile modulus between about 1 GPa and about 1 TPa when measured by nanoindentation in an atomic force microscope. Original
The coated optica l element of claim 1, wherein the coated optical element exhibits an optical transparency of between about 95 percent and about 99.99 percent at all wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm, a Fresnel loss of less than about 3 percent, and a hardness between about 1 GPa and about I TPa. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, further comprising an array of metal catalyst particles disposed on the optical element. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein some of the graphene tubes have a horizontal or substantially horizontal orientation, and wherein some other ones of the graphene tubes have a vertical or substantially vertical orientation. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the graphene coating layer consists essentially of a monolayer of horizontally or substantially horizontally oriented graphene tubes. Previously presented
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An apparatus comprising: a coated optical element comprising an optical element and a graphene coating layer disposed on a surface of the optical element, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises one or more graphene sheets, wherein the one or more graphene sheets comprises a flat planar graphene sheet, wherein the coated optical element exhibits an optical transparency between about 85 95 percent to about 99.99 percent at all wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm, and wherein the coated optical element is exposed to the external environment of the apparatus. Currently amended
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the coated optical element is not enclosed in a protective housing. Original
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises a vapor deposited graphene layer. Previously presented
A method of coating an optical element comprising: providing an optical element; and disposing a graphene coating on a surface of the optical element to provide a graphene coating layer, wherein the graphene coating layer has a thickness of about 100 nm or less. Withdrawn
The method of claim 15, wherein disposing the graphene coating is carried out using vapor deposition. Withdrawn
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An apparatus comprising: a optical element comprising glass, silica, quartz or combinations thereof; and a graphene coating layer disposed directly on a surface of the optical element, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises one or more graphene sheets, and wherein the optical element including the graphene coating layer exhibits an optical transparency of between about 85 percent and about 99.99 percent at wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm. New
The apparatus of claim 27,wherein the optical element is an optical element selected from the group consisting of a lens, a window, a substrate, a display cover, a grating, an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and a liquid crystal display. New
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
coated optical element with graphene tube coating layer
apparatus with coated optical element (graphene sheets, exposed to environment)
apparatus with glass/silica/quartz optical element and graphene sheet coating
Materials described outside the worked examples.
optical element
graphene tubes
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
optical transparency range (claim 1) | — | graphene tubes |
optical transparency range (claim 12, narrower) | — | — |
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US 10,527,761Patent drawings and their descriptions. Click a drawing to enlarge it.
FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a coated optical element according to one implementation described herein. [0010]
FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of a coated optical element according to one implementation described herein. [0011]
FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of a coated optical element according to one implementation described herein.
Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A coated optical element comprising: an optical element; and a graphene coating layer disposed on a surface of the optical element, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises a layer of graphene tubes, wherein the average thickness of the graphene coating layer is from about three to about five times the average diameter of the graphene tubes, and no greater than about three times the average length of the graphene tubes, and wherein the coated optical element exhibits an optical transparency between about 85 45 percent to about 99.99 percent at all wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm. Currently amended
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the graphene tubes have a horizontal or substantially horizontal orientation. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the graphene tubes have a vertical or substantially vertical orientation. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the coated optical element exhibits a Fresnel loss of less than about 3 percent. Original
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the coated optical element exhibits a tensile modulus between about 1 GPa and about 1 TPa when measured by nanoindentation in an atomic force microscope. Original
The coated optica l element of claim 1, wherein the coated optical element exhibits an optical transparency of between about 95 percent and about 99.99 percent at all wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm, a Fresnel loss of less than about 3 percent, and a hardness between about 1 GPa and about I TPa. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, further comprising an array of metal catalyst particles disposed on the optical element. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein some of the graphene tubes have a horizontal or substantially horizontal orientation, and wherein some other ones of the graphene tubes have a vertical or substantially vertical orientation. Previously presented
The coated optical element of claim 1, wherein the graphene coating layer consists essentially of a monolayer of horizontally or substantially horizontally oriented graphene tubes. Previously presented
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An apparatus comprising: a coated optical element comprising an optical element and a graphene coating layer disposed on a surface of the optical element, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises one or more graphene sheets, wherein the one or more graphene sheets comprises a flat planar graphene sheet, wherein the coated optical element exhibits an optical transparency between about 85 95 percent to about 99.99 percent at all wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm, and wherein the coated optical element is exposed to the external environment of the apparatus. Currently amended
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the coated optical element is not enclosed in a protective housing. Original
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises a vapor deposited graphene layer. Previously presented
A method of coating an optical element comprising: providing an optical element; and disposing a graphene coating on a surface of the optical element to provide a graphene coating layer, wherein the graphene coating layer has a thickness of about 100 nm or less. Withdrawn
The method of claim 15, wherein disposing the graphene coating is carried out using vapor deposition. Withdrawn
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An apparatus comprising: a optical element comprising glass, silica, quartz or combinations thereof; and a graphene coating layer disposed directly on a surface of the optical element, wherein the graphene coating layer comprises one or more graphene sheets, and wherein the optical element including the graphene coating layer exhibits an optical transparency of between about 85 percent and about 99.99 percent at wavelengths between about 200 nm and about 800 nm. New
The apparatus of claim 27,wherein the optical element is an optical element selected from the group consisting of a lens, a window, a substrate, a display cover, a grating, an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and a liquid crystal display. New
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
coated optical element with graphene tube coating layer
apparatus with coated optical element (graphene sheets, exposed to environment)
apparatus with glass/silica/quartz optical element and graphene sheet coating
Materials described outside the worked examples.
optical element
graphene tubes
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
optical transparency range (claim 1) | — | graphene tubes |
optical transparency range (claim 12, narrower) | — | — |
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graphene sheets
graphene coating layer (vapor deposited)
metal catalyst particles
glass, silica, quartz
carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs)
multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)
optical transparency range (claim 13) | — | graphene sheets |
optical transparency range (claim 27) | — | graphene sheets |
Fresnel loss (claim 10, claim 12) | — | — |
tensile modulus by nanoindentation AFM (claim 11) | — | — |
hardness (claim 12) | — | — |
Thickness | 5–100 nm | — |
Thickness | 5–75 nm | — |
Thickness | 15–60 nm | — |
Thickness | 350–750 nm | — |
Thickness | 200–800 nm | — |
Thickness | 220–350 nm | — |
Temperature | 600–800 °C | — |
Thickness | 5–200 nm | — |
Thickness | 10–100 nm | — |
Thickness | 1–20 nm | — |
Thickness | 1–10 nm | — |
Voltage | 5–50 V | — |
Thickness | ≤ 1 nm | — |
Thickness | ≤ 10 nm | — |
Thickness | ≥ 1 nm | — |
GRAPHENE BASED CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING
graphene sheets
graphene coating layer (vapor deposited)
metal catalyst particles
glass, silica, quartz
carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs)
multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)
optical transparency range (claim 13) | — | graphene sheets |
optical transparency range (claim 27) | — | graphene sheets |
Fresnel loss (claim 10, claim 12) | — | — |
tensile modulus by nanoindentation AFM (claim 11) | — | — |
hardness (claim 12) | — | — |
Thickness | 5–100 nm | — |
Thickness | 5–75 nm | — |
Thickness | 15–60 nm | — |
Thickness | 350–750 nm | — |
Thickness | 200–800 nm | — |
Thickness | 220–350 nm | — |
Temperature | 600–800 °C | — |
Thickness | 5–200 nm | — |
Thickness | 10–100 nm | — |
Thickness | 1–20 nm | — |
Thickness | 1–10 nm | — |
Voltage | 5–50 V | — |
Thickness | ≤ 1 nm | — |
Thickness | ≤ 10 nm | — |
Thickness | ≥ 1 nm | — |
GRAPHENE BASED CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING
graphene sheets
graphene coating layer (vapor deposited)
metal catalyst particles
glass, silica, quartz
carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs)
multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)
optical transparency range (claim 13) | — | graphene sheets |
optical transparency range (claim 27) | — | graphene sheets |
Fresnel loss (claim 10, claim 12) | — | — |
tensile modulus by nanoindentation AFM (claim 11) | — | — |
hardness (claim 12) | — | — |
Thickness | 5–100 nm | — |
Thickness | 5–75 nm | — |
Thickness | 15–60 nm | — |
Thickness | 350–750 nm | — |
Thickness | 200–800 nm | — |
Thickness | 220–350 nm | — |
Temperature | 600–800 °C | — |
Thickness | 5–200 nm | — |
Thickness | 10–100 nm | — |
Thickness | 1–20 nm | — |
Thickness | 1–10 nm | — |
Voltage | 5–50 V | — |
Thickness | ≤ 1 nm | — |
Thickness | ≤ 10 nm | — |
Thickness | ≥ 1 nm | — |
GRAPHENE BASED CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING
graphene sheets
graphene coating layer (vapor deposited)
metal catalyst particles
glass, silica, quartz
carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs)
multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)
optical transparency range (claim 13) | — | graphene sheets |
optical transparency range (claim 27) | — | graphene sheets |
Fresnel loss (claim 10, claim 12) | — | — |
tensile modulus by nanoindentation AFM (claim 11) | — | — |
hardness (claim 12) | — | — |
Thickness | 5–100 nm | — |
Thickness | 5–75 nm | — |
Thickness | 15–60 nm | — |
Thickness | 350–750 nm | — |
Thickness | 200–800 nm | — |
Thickness | 220–350 nm | — |
Temperature | 600–800 °C | — |
Thickness | 5–200 nm | — |
Thickness | 10–100 nm | — |
Thickness | 1–20 nm | — |
Thickness | 1–10 nm | — |
Voltage | 5–50 V | — |
Thickness | ≤ 1 nm | — |
Thickness | ≤ 10 nm | — |
Thickness | ≥ 1 nm | — |
GRAPHENE BASED CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING