Articles with super-hydrophobic and/or self-cleaning surfaces and method of making same
US8486319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24355
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Super-hydrophobic and self-cleaning articles produced by imprinting exposed surfaces with suitable fine-grained and/or amorphous metallic embossing dies to transfer a dual surface structure, including ultra-fine features less than or equal to 100 nm embedded in and overlaying a surface topography with macro-surface structures greater than or equal to 1 micron are disclosed.
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