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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:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Calum H. Munro, Wexford, PA (US);
Mark D. Merritt, State College, PA (US);
Inventors:
Calum H. Munro, Wexford, PA (US);
Mark D. Merritt, State College, PA (US);
Assignee:
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/08 (2006.01); C08K 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of controlling radiation reflected from a surface comprising: applying a composite material to a surface, where the composite material comprises an ordered periodic array of particles held in a polymeric matrix material; exposing the surface bearing the composite material to radiation; and reflecting invisible radiation from the composite material on the surface.