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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2018
Applicant:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 21/00 (2006.01); F28F 21/02 (2006.01); C23C 16/26 (2006.01); F28F 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 21/02 (2013.01); C23C 16/26 (2013.01); F25B 2339/04 (2013.01); F28F 21/089 (2013.01); F28F 2245/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to efficient condensing operations and apparatuses. Methods of fabricating condensers and specifically condenser surfaces are also disclosed. A condensing apparatus can include a condenser surface having a substrate and one or more layers of graphene. The substrate can be formed of nickel and a nickel-graphene surface composite layer can be formed. The substrate-graphene composite can be highly durable, hydrophobic, and resistant to fouling. Dropwise condensation can be induced.