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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
John T. Simpson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bryce Remesch, Mountain View, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An article including a durable, optically transparent, and superhydrophobic coating is described. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a coating comprising a layer of aerogel disposed interstitially between spaced features extending in a direction perpendicular to a major surface of the coating, the spaced features having an average height of between 200-5000 nm and an average spacing of between 10-2000 nm, and comprising at least 75 wt. % of one or more of crystalline or amorphous silicon, an inorganic oxide, a polymer, crystalline or amorphous carbon, a carbide, or a nitride.