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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, Llc, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Rahul Ganguli, Oak Park, CA (US);
Vivek Mehrotra, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Young J. Chung, Calabasas, CA (US);
J. Eric Henckel, Houston, TX (US);
TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC & IMAGING, LLC, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Abstract
A fouling and stiction-resistant coating suitable for use with marine streamers is made from a silicone undercoat layer and a powdery topcoat layer. The powdery topcoat layer is preferably a non-toxic fluoropolymer which has a low surface energy, a high modulus, and which is not continuous. There may also be a primer layer below the silicone undercoat layer. The powdery topcoat layer is preferably arranged to be penetrable by the feet of barnacles that come into contact with it, with the silicone undercoat layer arranged such that the barnacles' feet that penetrate the powdery topcoat layer bond with the silicone undercoat layer. The powdery topcoat layer is preferably further arranged to peel away from the silicone undercoat layer when force is applied to the barnacles to remove them from the coating.