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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Vapor Technologies, Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas L. Peterson, Erie, CO (US);
Bryce R. Anton, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Vapor Technologies, Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/00 (2006.01); C09D 5/00 (2006.01); C08K 3/00 (2006.01); C09D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/0015 (2013.01); C09D 5/00 (2013.01); C08K 3/00 (2013.01); C09D 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article is coated with a coating having a dark color. In a preferred embodiment, the coating comprises a nickel or polymer basecoat layer, a first metal oxycarbide color layer comprised of 15 atomic percent carbon, 25 to 30 atomic percent oxygen, and 55 to 60 percent atomic percent refractory metal, a second metal oxycarbide color layer comprised of 10 atomic percent carbon, 50 to 60 atomic percent oxygen, and 30 to 40 atomic percent refractory metal, and a top layer of refractory metal oxides.