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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2003
Vladimir I. Merkulov, Knoxville, TN (US);
Douglas H. Lowndes, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael A. Guillorn, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael L. Simpson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Vladimir I. Merkulov, Knoxville, TN (US);
Douglas H. Lowndes, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael A. Guillorn, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael L. Simpson, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-Battelle LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for carbon containing tips with cylindrically symmetrical carbon containing expanded bases. A method includes producing an expanded based carbon containing tip including: fabricating a carbon containing expanded base on a substrate; and then fabricating a carbon containing fiber on the expanded base. An apparatus includes a carbon containing expanded base coupled to a substrate; and a carbon containing extension coupled to said carbon containing expanded base. The carbon containing expanded base is substantially cylindrically symmetrical and said carbon containing extension is substantially cylindrically symmetrical.