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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Hrl Laboratories, Llc, Malibu, CA (US);
Andrew P. Nowak, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Elena Sherman, Culver City, CA (US);
Adam F. Gross, Santa Monica, CA (US);
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Abstract
Some variations provide a low-adhesion coating comprising a continuous matrix containing a first component, a plurality of inclusions containing a second component, and a solid-state lubricant distributed within the coating, wherein one of the first component or the second component is a low-surface-energy polymer, and the other of the first component or the second component is a hygroscopic material. The solid-state lubricant may be selected from graphite, graphene, molybdenum disulfide, tungsten disulfide, hexagonal boron nitride, or poly(tetrafluoroethylene) or other fluoropolymers. The solid-state lubricant particles may be coated with a metal selected from cadmium, lead, tin, zinc, copper, nickel, or alloys containing one or more of these metals. The solid-state lubricant is typically characterized by an average particle size from about 0.1 μm to about 500 μm. The solid-state lubricant is preferably distributed throughout the coating.