Patent ID: 9579682
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B05C,B82Y,C01B,C04B

Claim:
1. An apparatus, comprising: an assembly comprising a shaft and an enclosed container that is energized to cause motion of the enclosed container, the enclosed container comprising a graphite material as an inner surface of the enclosed container, the enclosed container containing a substrate material within an interior area of the enclosed container, the motion of the enclosed container causing a coating of the surfaces of the substrate material with the graphite material based at least in part on friction between the substrate material and the graphite material, the coated surfaces comprising graphene or graphene layers: and a member distinct from the substrate material disposed within the enclosed container, the member having a surface composed of the graphite material, wherein the coating is further based on friction between the substrate material and the graphite material of the member, wherein the member is a hollow member.