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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2015
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Nano Hydrophobics, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew Guenthner, Lancaster, CA (US);
Jeffrey Alston, Palmdale, CA (US);
Peter H. Boyd, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joseph M. Mabry, Lancaster, CA (US);
Timothy W. Rost, Fremont, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
In some aspects, the present invention relates generally to self-release compositions and methods useful for the removal or prevention of mineral scaling and, more particularly, to surface coatings and surface treatments that resist, prevent, or aid in removal of mineral scaling. In some aspects, the self-release coating includes a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and a thermoplastic or an additive.