Patent ID: 9133412
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A61M,C10M,C10N,H01J,H05H

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a lubricant on a surface, comprising: introducing a gas stream into an activation zone; generating one or more energized gaseous species in the activation zone; moving at least a portion of the gas stream and energized gaseous species apart from the activation zone; separating at least a portion of any charged species generated in the activation zone from the gas stream and retaining at least a portion of any uncharged energized gaseous species in the gas stream; directing the gas stream and retained energized gaseous species in proximity to a lubricant on a surface; and allowing the gas stream and retained energized gaseous species to react with the lubricant, thereby altering the material properties of at least a portion of the lubricant.