Extruded structure with equilibrium shape

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7922471
APP PUB NO 20080099953A1
SERIAL NO

11555496

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An extrusion head is disposed over a substrate, and material is extruded through an oblique (e.g., semi-circular or tapered) outlet orifice of the extrusion head to form an associated extruded structure having an equilibrium shape that resists settling after being deposited on the substrate. The extrusion head includes fluidic channels having a flat surface formed by a flat first (e.g., metal) sheet, and an oblique (e.g., substantially semi-cylindrical) surface formed by elongated oblique trenches that are etched or otherwise formed in a second sheet. The fluidic channel communicates with the outlet orifice, which has a flat edge formed by the first sheet, and an oblique edge formed by an end of the oblique trench. The material is extruded through the outlet orifice such that its flat lower surface contacts the substrate, and its oblique upper surface faces away from the substrate. Two materials are co-extruded to form high aspect-ratio gridlines.

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  • SOLARWORLD INNOVATIONS GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fork, David K Los Altos, US 160 3843
Zimmerman, Thomas S Jena, DE 2 51

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