System and method for rotatable element assembly and laminate substrate assembly
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1. A method for assembling a laminate substrate containment structure for composite rotatable-element componentsusing a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and of a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class, where said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class are defined by a first common response or responses to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, and where said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class are defined by a second common response or responses to said incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, and using a first carrier and a second carrier, said method comprising:
- dispersing said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class to first preferred positions on said first carrier;
dispersing said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class to second preferred positions on said second carrier;
performing a first manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said first preferred position on said first carrier and one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in said second preferred position on said second carrier touch at a first contact point, and performing a second manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class at said first contact point such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class bond to form one of said composite rotatable-element components, performing a third manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier touch at a set of second contact points; and
performing a fourth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier at said set of second contact points bond to form said laminate substrate.
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Methods and systems consistent with the present invention can be used to assemble composite rotatable-element components and can be used to form a laminate substrate system, and use a plurality of rotatable-element components or rotatable-element component material of two classes. Each class is defined by a common response or responses to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest. The method for assembling a composite rotatable-element component comprises: dispersing a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class to first preferred positions on a first carrier; dispersing a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class to second preferred positions on a second carrier; performing a first manipulation of the first carrier and the second carrier such that one of the plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and one of the plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class touch at a first contact point; and performing a second manipulation of the rotatable-element components that touch such that they bond to form a composite rotatable-element component. The method for assembling a laminate substrate further comprises: performing a third manipulation of the first carrier and the second carrier such that they touch at a set of second contact points; and performing a fourth manipulation of the first carrier and the second carrier such that they bond to form the laminate substrate.
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1. A method for assembling a laminate substrate containment structure for composite rotatable-element components
using a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and of a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class, where said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class are defined by a first common response or responses to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, and where said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class are defined by a second common response or responses to said incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, and using a first carrier and a second carrier, said method comprising: -
dispersing said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class to first preferred positions on said first carrier;
dispersing said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class to second preferred positions on said second carrier;
performing a first manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said first preferred position on said first carrier and one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in said second preferred position on said second carrier touch at a first contact point, and performing a second manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class at said first contact point such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class bond to form one of said composite rotatable-element components, performing a third manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier touch at a set of second contact points; and
performing a fourth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier at said set of second contact points bond to form said laminate substrate. - View Dependent Claims (6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 21)
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2. A method for assembling a laminate substrate containment structure for composite rotatable-element components
using rotatable-element component material of a first class and rotatable-element component material of a second class; - and
using a first carrier and a second carrier, said method comprising;
dispersing said rotatable-element component material of a first class to first preferred positions on a first carrier to form a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form, dispersing said rotatable-element component material of a second class to second preferred positions on a second carrier to form a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in liquid or melt form, performing a first manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said first preferred position and one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in said second preferred position touch at a first contact point, performing a second manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in liquid or melt form such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form hardens and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in liquid or melt form hardens, performing a third manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of said rotatable-element components of a second class at said contact point such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class bond to form said composite rotatable-element component, performing a fourth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier touch at a set of second contact points; and
performing a fifth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier at said set of second contact points bond to form said laminate substrate. - View Dependent Claims (4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15)
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3. A method for assembling a laminate substrate containment structure for composite rotatable-element components
using rotatable-element component material of a first class and a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class; - and
using a first carrier and a second carrier, said method comprising;
dispersing said rotatable-element component material of a first class to first preferred positions on a first carrier to form a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form, dispersing said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class to second preferred positions on a second carrier, performing a first manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said first preferred position and one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in said second preferred position touch at a first contact point, performing a second manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form hardens, and performing a third manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class at said first contact point such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class bond to form said composite rotatable-element component;
performing a fourth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier touch at a set of second contact points; and
performing a fifth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier at said set of second contact points bond to form said laminate substrate, wherein said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said hardened form is characterized by a first response to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class is characterized by a second response to said incident electromagnetic radiation of interest. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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16. A method for assembling a laminate substrate containment structure for composite rotatable-element components,
using a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and a plurality of rotatable element components of a second class, wherein said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class are defined by a first common response or responses to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, and wherein said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class are defined by a second common response or responses to said incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, and using a first carrier and a second carrier, said method comprising the steps of: -
dispersing said plurality of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class to first preferred positions on said first carrier;
dispersing said plurality of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class to second preferred positions on said second carrier;
performing a first manipulation on said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and performing a second manipulation on said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class such that the potential energy of interest of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class is minimized when said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class touch at a first contact point, and performing a third manipulation of said first carrier and second carrier such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class touch at said first contact point, and performing a fourth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier touch at a set of second contact points, and performing a fifth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier at said set of second contact points bond to form said laminate substrate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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17. A method for assembling a laminate substrate containment structure for composite rotatable-element components, using rotatable-element component material of a first class and rotatable-element component material of a second class;
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using a first carrier and a second carrier, said method comprising the steps of;
dispersing said rotatable-element component material of a first class to first preferred positions on a first carrier to form a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form, dispersing said rotatable-element component material of a second class to second preferred positions on a second carrier to form a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in liquid or melt form, performing a first manipulation on one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and performing a second manipulation on one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class such that a potential energy of interest of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class is minimized when said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class touch at a first contact point, performing a third manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said first preferred position and one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in said second preferred position touch at said contact point, and performing a fourth manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in liquid or melt form such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form hardens and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in liquid or melt form hardens, and performing a fifth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier touch at a set of second contact points, and performing a sixth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier at said set of second contact points bond to form said laminate substrate, wherein said potential energy of interest comprises potential energy associated with a self-assembly force between said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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18. A method for assembling a laminate substrate containment structure for composite rotatable-element components, using rotatable-element component material of a first class and a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class;
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using a first carrier and a second carrier, said method comprising the steps of;
dispersing said rotatable-element component material of a first class to first preferred positions on a first carrier to form a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form, dispersing said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class to second preferred positions on a second carrier, performing a first manipulation on one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and performing a second manipulation on one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class such that a potential energy of interest of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class is minimized when said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class touch at a contact point, performing a third manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said first preferred position and one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in said second preferred position touch at said contact point, performing a fourth manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form hardens, and performing a fifth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier touch at a set of second contact points, and performing a sixth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that said first carrier and said second carrier at said set of second contact points bond to form said laminate substrate, wherein said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said hardened form is characterized by a first response to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class is characterized by a second response to said incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, and wherein said potential energy of interest comprises potential energy associated with a self-assembly force between said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class.
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22. A system for assembling a laminate substrate having cavities in which are contained composite rotatable-element components, and
using a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class defined by a first common response or responses to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, and using a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class defined by a second common response or responses to said incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, said system comprising: -
a first carrier that can accommodate in one first preferred position on said first carrier one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class, a second carrier that can accommodate in one second preferred position on said second carrier one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class, a first dispersing means for dispersing said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class to said first preferred position;
a second dispersing means for dispersing said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class to said second preferred position;
a first manipulation means for touching said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class at a contact point, and a second manipulation means for bonding said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class into one of said composite rotatable-element components, and a third manipulation means for bonding said first carrier and said second carrier to form said laminate substrate. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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Current AssigneeXerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
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Original AssigneeXerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
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InventorsCrowley, Joseph M., Silverman, Alexander E., Biegelsen, David K.
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Primary Examiner(s)Copenheaver, Blaine
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Assistant Examiner(s)Musser, Barbara J.
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Application NumberUS10/189,746Publication NumberTime in Patent Office932 DaysField of Search156/272.2, 156/273.1, 156/275.1, 156/298, 156/300, 156/290, 156/379.8, 156/384, 156/387, 156/390, 156/423, 156/556, 156/73.8, 156/272.8, 156/277, 156/500, 156/245US Class Current156/245CPC Class CodesG02B 26/026 based on the rotation of pa...G09F 9/372 the positions of the elemen...
