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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Whirlpool Emea S.p.a., Parma, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 17/00 (2006.01); C03C 10/00 (2006.01); C03C 17/22 (2006.01); C04B 35/58 (2006.01); C04B 35/581 (2006.01); C04B 35/622 (2006.01); C04B 35/624 (2006.01); C04B 35/626 (2006.01); C04B 35/632 (2006.01); C04B 35/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 17/225 (2013.01); C03C 10/00 (2013.01); C04B 35/58035 (2013.01); C04B 35/581 (2013.01); C04B 35/62222 (2013.01); C04B 35/624 (2013.01); C04B 35/6264 (2013.01); C04B 35/632 (2013.01); C04B 35/64 (2013.01); C03C 2217/281 (2013.01); C03C 2217/29 (2013.01); C03C 2217/78 (2013.01); C03C 2218/113 (2013.01);
Abstract
Scratch-resistant coatings, especially for cooktops, and substrates or products having said scratch-resistant coatings and methods for the production thereof are described herein. More particularly, scratch-resistant coatings obtained via sol-gel approach and coated substrates having thereon a hard material layer comprising metal nitride(s) and/or metal oxynitride complexes are described, as well as the manufacturing thereof.