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Plastic automotive mirrors

US9176256B2 · kind B2 · utility

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61Claims

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Assignees

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA · AU
SMR Patents S.a.r.l. Le Dome · LU

Inventors

Colin James Hall · Adelaide, AU
Simon David Field · Loxton, AU
Kamil Zuber · Salisbury, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 24, 2010
Grant date	Nov 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B5/0808
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A plastic mirror that includes a plastic substrate having a front surface, a hardcoating on the front surface, a reflective layer, and an intermediate zone between the hardcoating and the reflective layer, the intermediate zone including at least one layer formed from a material selected from the group consisting of metals and metalloids, oxides and nitrides of metals and metalloids, and carbon.

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