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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:
Mar. 09, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
William W Slater, Houston, TX (US);
John Kelly, Houston, TX (US);
Michael J Winter, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Courtaulds Coatings Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428217 ; 114 / ; 114222 ; 4274071 ; 4274123 ; 428332 ; 4284251 ; 4284255 ; 428448 ; 428451 ; 428907 ;
Abstract
A process for protecting a rigid substrate against aquatic fouling comprises coating the substrate with an elastomeric undercoat as a 200 to 1500 micron thick layer and with a top coat of a room temperature vulcanisable silicone rubber. The elastomeric undercoat is generally harder than the room temperature vulcanisable silicone rubber foul resistant top coat and preferably has a Shore A hardness of 60 to 90 and an extensibility of 200 to 800%. The abrasion and tear resistance of the silicone rubber foul resistant layer is markedly increased by the use of the elastomeric undercoat.