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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2007
Moses M. David, Woodbury, MN (US);
Steven J. Martin, Shoreview, MN (US);
Rudolf J. Dams, Antwerp, BE;
Wayne W. Fan, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Moses M. David, Woodbury, MN (US);
Steven J. Martin, Shoreview, MN (US);
Rudolf J. Dams, Antwerp, BE;
Wayne W. Fan, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of forming an easy-to-clean metal or metallized substrate, the method comprising forming a layer comprising silicon, oxygen, and hydrogen on at least a portion of a surface of the substrate by plasma deposition; and applying an at least partially fluorinated composition comprising at least one silane group to at least a portion of a surface of the layer comprising the silicon, oxygen, and hydrogen; and an easy-to-clean article made by the method are disclosed.