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US5380557A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Carbon fluoride compositions

Assignee: Diamond Innovations Inc
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Filing: 1993-06-03
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Granted: 1995-01-10
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Expires: 2013-06-03
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Abstract

Abstract Carbon fluoride solid compositions having a low fluorine-to-carbon ratio are produced by chemical vapor deposition processes. These carbon fluoride compositions have improved wettability characteristics over polytetrafluoroethylene. These compositions can be used as films, coatings on substrates, powders, and stand-alone articles. These carbon fluoride compositions are produced by energizing vapors comprised of compounds containing fluorine and carbon to cause them to degrade into fragments which are then condensed onto a substrate to form the carbon fluoride solids. These vapors can be energized by a variety of techniques, including hot filament techniques. The carbon fluoride solids find utility as films in aircraft de-icing, cookware, appliances, surgical tooling, chemical processing, gaskets, seals, diaphragms, packings, valve seats, windings, mold release components, extruder coatings, medical prosthetics, and other similar non-wetting applications.

Inventors

  • 👤 Clifford L. Spiro

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 16:27
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D201/00; C09D201/02; C09D201/04; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/22; C23C16/30; C01; C01B; C01B32/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S427/00; Y10S427/103

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 107 words
A method of preparing carbon fluoride solid compositions, comprising entraining hexafluorobenzene in an inert gas to form a gaseous mixture, energizing said gaseous mixture by passing said mixture over a hot tungsten filament at a temperature of about 1500°-2500° C. to form fragments and condensing said fragments onto a substrate at a temperature from about 200°-500° C. to form a coating comprising carbon fluoride solid compositions having a ratio of fluorine to carbon less than about 1.0 and a contact angle in excess of 120° with water, said coating having diamondlike structure with carbon atoms positioned in a tetrahedral network that is interrupted with bonds to fluorine.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 107 words
A method of preparing carbon fluoride solid compositions, comprising entraining hexafluorobenzene in an inert gas to form a gaseous mixture, energizing said gaseous mixture by passing said mixture over a hot tungsten filament at a temperature of about 1500°-2500° C. to form fragments and condensing said fragments onto a substrate at a temperature from about 200°-500° C. to form a coating comprising carbon fluoride solid compositions having a ratio of fluorine to carbon less than about 1.0 and a contact angle in excess of 120° with water, said coating having diamondlike structure with carbon atoms positioned in a tetrahedral network that is interrupted with bonds to fluorine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the substrate is maintained at said temperature below that of said fragments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 35 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the carbon fluoride solid composition is deposited at a rate of about 10 μm/hour to a total thickness in the range of 0.01 μm to about 10,000 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the substrate is quartz, alumina, ceramic glasses, silicon dioxide, molybdenum, tungsten, stainless steel, polyimide, potassium bromide, or sodium chloride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
A process as in claim 1, comprising the additional step of removing from said substrate the carbon fluoride solid composition formed thereon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 23 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein said gaseous mixture flows through a reactor and said tungsten filament is positioned in said reactor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 18 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein said gaseous mixture flows through a reactor at about 50 SCCM.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 21 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein a vacuum exhaust is provided for the flow of said gaseous mixture there through.

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