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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2007
Peter M. Martin, Kennewick, WA (US);
Charles H. Henager, Jr., Kennewick, WA (US);
Wendy D. Bennett, Kennewick, WA (US);
Ralph E. Williford, Kennewick, WA (US);
Peter M. Martin, Kennewick, WA (US);
Charles H. Henager, Jr., Kennewick, WA (US);
Wendy D. Bennett, Kennewick, WA (US);
Ralph E. Williford, Kennewick, WA (US);
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
A durable coating made up of superimposed microlayers of preselected materials, and a method of making and utilizing such a coating. In one embodiment of the invention, at least 200 microlayers of at least one transparent material, having a thickness of less than 50 nms are superimposed in a sequential manner so as to obtain a desired arrangement between the layers. This structure then forms a transparent coating that has strength characteristics that are substantially greater than the strength of a layer of the coating material alone.