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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:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
May. 21, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kjersta L. Larson-Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
Vasan S. Sundaram, Issaquah, WA (US);
David A. Bowen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Shawn M. Pare, Woodinville, WA (US);
Liam S. C. Pingree, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/04 (2006.01); B32B 7/02 (2006.01); B32B 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hard, transparent coating for a substrate and associated method for coating is disclosed. The coating includes alternating layers of a soft coating and a hard coating. The coating further includes a sensor. The electrical resistivity of the sensor may be measured to determine if the coating has been degraded. The coating may further include a hydrophobic outer layer.