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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2010
Applicant:
Dennis R. Strauss, Ventura, CA (US);
Inventor:
Dennis R. Strauss, Ventura, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 15/08 (2006.01); B32B 15/082 (2006.01); B32B 15/14 (2006.01); B32B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A superhydrophobic structure that may have a titanium substrate and nanoporous titanium oxide layer grown on the titanium substrate by anodization. The titanium oxide layer may have a plurality of nano-tube structures that create a microscopically rough surface on the titanium substrate. A hydrophobic coating may be deposited over the titanium oxide layer to create a superhydrophobic surface on the titanium substrate. The titanium oxide layer may provide a photocatalytic reaction with oxygen in surrounding air to oxidize organic contaminants on the superhydrophobic surface.