Thermal control interface coatings and pigments
US6997981B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2993
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides an optical structure with low chroma and brightness in the visible region and low emissivity in the infrared region. The optical structure includes an interference structure having an infrared reflective layer and an infrared absorbing thin film layer. These layers are in turn separated by a thin film spacer of a dielectric or semiconductor material. The reflectivity and transmission of the layers are selectively controlled through the thickness of the layers such that the visual reflectivity and color is independent of the infrared properties of the absorber and reflector layers.
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