Patent ID: 6544334
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B01J,C40B

Abstract:
A system for creating a combinatorial coating library, comprising:a coating system operatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of materials suitable for forming at least one coating layer on a surface of one or more substrates; a curing system operative to apply at least one of a plurality of curing environments to each of a plurality of regions associated with the at least one coating layer, the curing system comprising a plurality of waveguides each having a first end corresponding to at least one of the plurality of regions and a second end associated with at least one curing source, wherein each of the plurality of waveguides comprise a waveguide selected from the group consisting of a hollow tube, a metal rod, a quartz waveguide, a liquid-core waveguide, an optical fiber, and a transmissive element; and wherein the combinatorial coating library comprises a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of materials and at least one of the plurality of curing environments associated with each of the plurality of regions.