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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
Beth L. Armstrong, Clinton, TN (US);
Tolga Aytug, Knoxville, TN (US);
Mariappan Parans Paranthaman, Knoxville, TN (US);
John T. Simpson, Clinton, TN (US);
Daniel A. Hillesheim, Knoxville, TN (US);
Neil E. Trammell, Benton, KY (US);
Assignee:
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/02 (2006.01); C09D 163/00 (2006.01); C09D 4/06 (2006.01); B05D 1/00 (2006.01); C08F 222/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 163/00 (2013.01); C09D 4/06 (2013.01); B05D 1/005 (2013.01); B05D 1/02 (2013.01); C08F 2222/322 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optically transparent, hydrophobic coating, exhibiting an average contact angle of at least 100 degrees with a drop of water. The coating can be produced using low-cost, environmentally friendly components. Methods of preparing and using the optically transparent, hydrophobic coating.