Surface-structured coatings
    71.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11118069B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US15896457

    申请日:2018-02-14

    Abstract: We describe a new approach to fabricate polymeric materials with surface structures for applications as anti-reflective, anti-icing, superhydrophobic, superhydrophilic, de-wetting, and self-cleaning coatings. In some variations, a surface-textured layer comprises first microdomains and second microdomains each containing polymerized cross-linkable photomonomer, where the first microdomains have a higher average cross-link density than that of the second microdomains. The first microdomains and the second microdomains are in a peak-valley surface topology, providing surface texture with no filler particles. In some variations, a method to fabricate a surface-textured layer comprises: applying a cross-linkable photomonomer layer to a reflective substrate; exposing the photomonomer layer to a collimated light beam with no spatial variation, to initiate polymerization in first microdomains; and polymerizing other regions of the photomonomer layer to form second microdomains that are spatially separated from the first microdomains. The first microdomains have a higher average cross-link density compared to the second microdomains.

    Low VOC and high solid fluoropolymer for coating applications

    公开(公告)号:US11111405B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US15506979

    申请日:2015-09-09

    Abstract: Methods of reducing the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the Earth's atmosphere during coating operations are provided, as well as a coating composition comprising a carrier and one or more fluorocopolymers. The carrier comprises VOC compounds and the one or more fluorocopolymers is produced by copolymerization of (1) a first monomer selected from the group consisting of hydrofluoroalkenes, (2) a second monomer comprising vinyl ester(s), and (3) a third monomer comprising vinyl ether(s), wherein at least a portion of the vinyl ether monomer is a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl ether, and wherein the one or more fluorocopolymers comprise at least about 70% by weight of the coating composition and the VOC portion of the carrier is not greater than about 30% by weight of the coating composition.

    Apparatuses and methods for producing optical effect layers

    公开(公告)号:US11110487B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US16482680

    申请日:2018-01-17

    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of apparatuses and methods of producing optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles. In particular, the present invention relates to apparatuses comprising a first block (A) comprising a holder (1a) having mounted thereto a stator comprising n magnet-wire coils (1b) disposed in n annular slots of a magnetic-field-guiding stator core (1c), and a second block (B) comprising a casing (4), a rotor protection plate (2), a rotor comprising m permanent magnet poles (3a) of alternating polarity arranged around a circle in or on one side of a rotor disc (3b), and a permanent magnet assembly (PMA) (5), wherein the holder (A) is configured to be removeably fixed to a base of a rotating magnetic orienting cylinder (RMC) or a flatbed (FB) magnetic orienting printing unit and the second block (B) is removeably fixed to the first block (A).

    THINNING OF RAZOR BLADE COATINGS
    75.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210252727A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US17252061

    申请日:2019-08-13

    Applicant: BIC VIOLEX S.A

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of thinning a coating applied on a razor blade. The method comprises providing a thinning material having a Shore OO hardness in a range of 10-100, more specifically 20-70; contacting the thinning material with an edge of the razor blade, and moving the thinning material relative to the edge of the razor blade such that a shear force is applied on the edge of the razor blade thereby removing at least a portion of the coating applied on the edge of the razor blade.

    Surface treatment liquid and hydrophilic treatment method

    公开(公告)号:US11066531B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-20

    申请号:US16503772

    申请日:2019-07-05

    Abstract: An object is to provide a surface treatment liquid which can firmly bond, while coating the surface of a treatment target with an extremely thin film, a coating whose hydrophilicity is unlikely to be lowered even when the coating is brought into contact with fats and the like to the surface of the treatment target and a surface treatment method using the surface treatment liquid described above. In a surface treatment liquid containing a resin (A) and a solvent (S), as the resin (A), a resin is used which includes a constituent unit (a1) that includes an organic group including a quaternary ammonium cation group and having a sulfonic acid anion group at a terminal and that is derived from an N-substituted (meth) acrylamide, and includes a reactive silyl group in at least one of molecular chain terminals, the concentration of the resin (A) in the surface treatment liquid is less than 2 mass % and the pH of the surface treatment liquid is 4 or less.

    THERMOPLASTIC RUBBER DIPPING PROCESS

    公开(公告)号:US20210205839A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17145264

    申请日:2021-01-08

    Applicant: Sabine Crane

    Inventor: Sabine Crane

    Abstract: In a dipping process using thermoplastic rubber (TPR), an object is dipped into melted TPR, removed, and dried in order to provide a TPR coating over the object. The underlying object may be colored with a pattern or illustration and dipped into transparent TPR, or a dyed TPR may be used to provide color to the object. An exemplary use is the manufacturing of pet toys with a TPR coating. However, the process is suitable for use with a variety of materials in a variety of applications, such as providing an insulating coating for wires, a grip for writing utensils, or any other application in which a TPR coating would be useful.

    Method of depositing nanoparticles on an array of nanowires

    公开(公告)号:US11047055B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16025594

    申请日:2018-07-02

    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to nanostructures. In one aspect, an array of nanowires is provided. The array of nanowires comprises a plurality of nanowires. End of nanowires of the plurality of nanowires are attached to a substrate. A liquid including a plurality of nanoparticles is deposited on the array of nanowires. The liquid is evaporated from the array of nanowires. Nanoparticles of the plurality of nanoparticles are deposited on the nanowires as a meniscus of the liquid recedes along lengths of the plurality of nanowires.

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