Coated article having a stainless steel color
US6551722B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12993
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An article is coated with a multi-layer coating having a stainless steel color. The coating comprises an electroplated layer or layers on the article surface, a refractory metal or refractory metal alloy strike layer on the electroplated layer or layers, a color layer containing a refractory metal oxide or refractory metal alloy oxide having a substoichiometric oxygen content on the strike layer, and a refractory metal oxide or refractory metal alloy oxide having a substantially stoichiometric oxygen content layer on said color layer.
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