Process for forming high surface area embedded coating with high abrasion resistance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8834964
APP PUB NO 20110143094A1
SERIAL NO

12765703

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The process of the present invention significantly increases the durability of superhydrophobic surfaces, while retaining similar optical properties to those of the original surface. The process uses velocity and heat to take freshly formed nano- and ultrafine particles and can partially embed and chemically bond them to the substrate, creating a strongly bonded nano-to-submicron textured surface. This nanotextured surface can then be modified to have desirable surface properties; for example, it can be hydrophobic, oliophobic, or hydrophilic. The high points of the coating made with this process protect the remainder of the surface from abrasion, thus greatly increasing product life in many uses. In preferred embodiments, the process is used to coat transportation vehicle windshields.

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ENGI-MAT CO2436 OVER DRIVE LEXINGTON KY 40511

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Fitz, Todd Torrance, US 5 39
Hunt, Andrew Tye Atlanta, US 26 503
Jiang, Yongdong Norcross, US 11 337
Kitada, Masayoshi Saitama, JP 10 48
Smalley, Jeanne Yadlyne Riverdale, US 1 13
White, Marvis Atlanta, US 2 13

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