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Article including a sol-gel coating equipped with a functional design and process for producing such an article

US8227072B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 2011
Grant dateJul 24, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24926
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to an article (1) including a substrate (2) including two opposite faces (21, 22), and a sol-gel coating (3) covering at least one of the faces (21, 22) of said substrate (2), in which said sol-gel coating (3) is in the form of a continuous film of a material including a matrix formed by at least one metal polyalkoxylate and at least 5% by weight with respect to the total weight of the coating (3) of at least one metal oxide dispersed in said matrix. According to the invention, the sol-gel coating (3) is coated with a functional design (4) including at least one optically non-transparent chemical substance. This invention also relates to a process for producing an article.

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