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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1998
B. Ajit Kumar, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Pratap Khanwilkar, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Don B. Olsen, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Other;
Abstract
A conductive, non-stick coating is provided using a ceramic material which is conductive, flexible and provides a surface which exhibits the property of lubricity. A room or near room temperature manufacturing process produces a coating of titanium nitride on a substrate, where the coating is amorphous if the substrate is a solid material including plastics, composites, metals, magnets, and ceramics, enabling the substrate to bend without damaging the coating. The coating can also be applied as a conformal coating on a variety of substrate shapes, depending upon the application. The coating is bio-compatible and can be applied to a variety of medical devices.