Patent ID: 11926902
Assignee: KATEEVA, INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC C  B  H | IPC B  C  H

Claim 17:
18. A method for forming a film on a substrate, the method comprising:
receiving a substrate in a substrate-inlet region of a printing system enclosure;
isolating the substrate-inlet region;
establishing an inert gas environment in the substrate-inlet region;
transporting the substrate from the substrate-inlet region to a substrate-printing region of the printing system enclosure;
floating the substrate on a flotation system in the substrate-printing region, the flotation system comprising at least one gas inlet port and at least one gas outlet port;
establishing an inert gas environment in the substrate-printing region; and
while floating the substrate in the substrate-printing region:
scanning the substrate in a first direction,
controlling a float height of the substrate using gas flow through the at least one gas inlet port and the at least one gas outlet port, the gas flow comprising an inert gas,
detecting a misalignment of the substrate, in the first direction and in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, during the scanning of the substrate in the first direction by identifying an alignment target on the substrate using a camera,
printing a material on a surface of the substrate using the at least one print-head; and
during printing the material of the surface of the substrate, adjusting at least one of the position of the print-head, the position of the substrate, and firing the print-head based on the misalignment.