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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Larry P. Haack, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ann Marie Straccia, Southgate, MI (US);
Steven J. Simko, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 19/00 (2006.01); C23C 28/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 19/00 (2013.01); C23C 28/00 (2013.01); B60B 2310/614 (2013.01); B60B 2310/616 (2013.01); B60B 2310/654 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/11 (2013.01); Y10T 428/12611 (2015.01); Y10T 428/263 (2015.01); Y10T 428/265 (2015.01); Y10T 428/31551 (2015.04); Y10T 428/31663 (2015.04);
Abstract
An article is disclosed that includes a metallic layer overlaying a substrate surface; a plasma vapor deposited (PVD) oxide layer overlaying the metallic layer; and an exposed polymeric layer overlaying the oxide layer to form a protective layer at the interface between the exposed polymeric layer and the oxide layer.