US Patent No: 6,592,992

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Hydrophilic coating including DLC

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Abstract

A substrate is coated with a hydrophilic layer(s) or coating(s) that includes, for example, amorphous carbon in a form of diamond-like carbon (DLC). In certain embodiments, the DLC inclusive layer may be doped with at least one polar inducing dopant (e.g., Boron, Nitrogen, and/or any other suitable polar inducing dopant) in order to make the layer more polar and thus more hydrophilic so as to have a lower contact angle .theta. (e.g., no greater than about 10 degrees in certain embodiments, and more preferably no greater than about 8 degrees).

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP.AUBURN HILLS, MI509

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Veerasamy, Vijayen S Ann Arbor, MI 203 1838

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GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP. (8)
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GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP. (29)
6,793,979 Hydrophilic DLC on substrate with UV exposure 23 2003
7,033,649 Hydrophilic DLC on substrate with UV exposure 7 2004
7,585,396 Coated article with ion treated overcoat layer and corresponding method 0 2004
7,550,067 Coated article with ion treated underlayer and corresponding method 1 2004
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7,445,273 Scratch resistant coated glass article resistant fluoride-based etchant(s) 4 2004
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7,803,427 Method of making window unit 1 2006
7,632,543 Method of making IG window unit and forming silicon oxide based hydrophilic coating using chlorosilane vapor deposition 0 2006
7,951,426 Hydrophilic coating and method of making same 0 2006
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8,132,426 Method of making heat treated coated article using diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating and protective film 1 2007
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8,119,199 Method of making window unit 0 2010
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FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (1)
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OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
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