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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Edgar A. O'rear, Norman, OK (US);
Nantaya Yanumet, Bongkok, TH;
Inventors:
Edgar A. O'Rear, Norman, OK (US);
Nantaya Yanumet, Bongkok, TH;
Assignee:
The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates in general to a method and variations thereof for making an article, such as cloth, water repellent and/or water resistant (i.e. hydrophobic) as well as oil repellent (i.e. oleophobic). In particular, the method involves the process of providing a thin-layer polymer coating on the article thereby rendering the article water repellent and/or water resistant. Articles made according to the method of the present invention are also disclosed and claimed herein as are the treated articles' use.