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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:
Aug. 16, 1994
Filed:
May. 28, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Otto J Gregory, Wakefield, RI (US);
Joseph J McCauley, III, West Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
Avco Corporation, Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427-8 ; 427162 ; 4274071 ;
Abstract
A ceramic thin film applique provided on a substrate effects an optical transition at a predetermined elevated temperature. Below the transition temperature, the applique exhibits distinctive visual and physical characteristics, for example color, opaqueness and/or texture, but when the substrate is heated to the transition temperature, the visual and physical characteristics of the applique change noticeably. The invention encompasses the composition of the applique itself, as well as the methods of making the applique, applying it to the substrate, and using it.