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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brennan A Forcht, Arlington, TX (US);
Gerald F Thomas, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
LTV Aerospace and Defense Co., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148-621 ; 427162 ; 204 19 ; 204 / ; 350642 ; 148-627 ;
Abstract
A material and process for preparing corrosion resistant reflective material. The process in the preferred embodiment comprises abrading a metal substrate, anodizing the metal substrate, depositing a thin film of substantially pure metal on the anodized substrate, and covering the reflective metal with a protective organic coating. The material produced is a metallic substrate having an anodized layer with a relatively thin film of reflective metal covered by a protective organic coating.