Patent · US Active

Coated article

US7635528B1 · kind B1 · utility

1Cited by

5References

4Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Vapor Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Guocon Chen · Broomfield, US
Bryce Randolph ANTON · Longmont, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 23, 2006
Grant date	Dec 22, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 20, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/24942
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An article is coated with a multi-layer coating having a bronze color. In a preferred embodiment, the coating comprises a nickel or polymer basecoat layer, and a color and protective stack layer comprised of layers of carbon-rich refractory metal or refractory metal alloy carbonitride alternating with layers of nitrogen-rich refractory metal or refractory metal alloy carbonitride. In another embodiment, the alternating layers of the color stack layer may comprise layers of carbon-rich refractory metal carbides or carbon-rich refractory metal alloy carbides alternating with layers of nitrogen-rich refractory metal nitrides or nitrogen-rich refractory metal alloy nitrides.

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