US 7,321,307 B1
Chemical time modification of an object
Robert F. Tow, Los Gatos, Calif. (US); Randall B. Smith, Palo Alto, Calif. (US); Glenn Carter Scott, Mountain View, Calif. (US); and Roger C. Meike, Emerald Hills, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif. (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/62,399.
Int. Cl. G08B 13/14 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 340—572.3  [340/309.16; 340/527; 340/572.1; 340/572.3; 116/206; 369/89] 24 Claims
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1. A method for modifying an object, comprising:
determining a modification rate for the object;
creating a first reservoir and a first wicking channel based on the modification rate, wherein the first reservoir and the first wicking channel are on the object and the first wicking channel is operatively connected to the first reservoir; and
filling the first reservoir with a chemical for modifying the object, wherein an amount of chemical in the first reservoir is determined based on the modification rate.