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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2015
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jun-Ying Zhang, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Terry L. Smith, Roseville, MN (US);
Berkan K. Endres, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mark K. Debe, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/42 (2006.01); C23F 4/00 (2006.01); B29C 41/50 (2006.01); B29C 41/02 (2006.01); B29C 41/20 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B08B 17/06 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); B81C 1/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/12 (2006.01); B29K 83/00 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B29L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/42 (2013.01); B08B 17/06 (2013.01); B08B 17/065 (2013.01); B29C 33/3857 (2013.01); B29C 41/02 (2013.01); B29C 41/20 (2013.01); B29C 41/50 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C23F 4/00 (2013.01); B29K 2083/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/124 (2013.01); B29K 2905/00 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0093 (2013.01); B29L 2007/001 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B81C 1/00111 (2013.01); B81C 1/00404 (2013.01); B81C 1/00531 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24355 (2015.01);
Abstract
Superhydrophobic films and methods of making such films are disclosed. More particularly, superhydrophobic films having durable nanostructures with high contrast ratios and various methods of producing such films are disclosed.