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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2023
Embraer S.a., São José dos Campos, BR;
Rogério Scafutto Scotton, São José dos Campos, BR;
Fabio Dos Santos Da Silva, São José dos Campos, BR;
Marcelo Andrey De Albuquerque Bonifácio, São José dos Campos, BR;
Flavio Luiz De Oliveira, São José dos Campos, BR;
Lília Müller Guerrini, São José dos Campos, BR;
Celso Molina, São José dos Campos, BR;
Maurício Pinheiro De Oliveira, São José dos Campos, BR;
EMBRAER S.A., Sao Jose Dos Campos, BR;
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SÃO PAULO—UNIFESP, São Paulo, BR;
Abstract
Methods and systems for painting surfaces (especially vehicle surfaces such as exterior aircraft surfaces) are provided whereby an applied basecoat layer may be treated with plasma (e.g., a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma) or laser radiation so as to form a treated basecoat layer which exhibits a decreased contact angle and an increased wetting energy as compared to the contact angle and wetting energy of the basecoat layer which is untreated. At least one inkjet printed color layer may be applied onto the treated basecoat layer followed by the application of a clearcoat protective layer over the one or more inkjet printed color layers.