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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2010
Masayoshi Kitada, Saitama, JP;
Todd Fitz, Torrance, CA (US);
Andrew Tye Hunt, Atlanta, GA (US);
Yongdong Jiang, Norcross, GA (US);
Jeanne Yadlyne Smalley, Riverdale, GA (US);
Marvis White, Atlanta, GA (US);
Masayoshi Kitada, Saitama, JP;
Todd Fitz, Torrance, CA (US);
Andrew Tye Hunt, Atlanta, GA (US);
Yongdong Jiang, Norcross, GA (US);
Jeanne Yadlyne Smalley, Riverdale, GA (US);
Marvis White, Atlanta, GA (US);
nGIMAT, Co., Atlanta, GA (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The process of the present invention significantly increases the durability of superhydrophobic surfaces, while retaining similar optical properties to those of the original surface. The process uses velocity and heat to take freshly formed nano- and ultrafine particles and can partially embed and chemically bond them to the substrate, creating a strongly bonded nano-to-submicron textured surface. This nanotextured surface can then be modified to have desirable surface properties; for example, it can be hydrophobic, oliophobic, or hydrophilic. The high points of the coating made with this process protect the remainder of the surface from abrasion, thus greatly increasing product life in many uses. In preferred embodiments, the process is used to coat transportation vehicle windshields.