Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transparent tinted coating for appliance exterior panels to allow for tinted surface patterns and a process for application of coating
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Application No.: US14573851Application Date: 2014-12-17
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Publication No.: US10052655B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Richard L. Hammond , Jessica R. McConnell
- Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Main IPC: B23P25/00
- IPC: B23P25/00 ; B23P17/00 ; B05D3/12 ; B05D5/12 ; B05D1/40 ; B05D1/28 ; B05D3/02 ; B05D7/14 ; B05D5/06 ; B05D7/16

Abstract:
An exterior panel for a kitchen appliance includes a metallic substrate having a predetermined surface pattern on at least one side of the metallic substrate, wherein the metallic substrate is formed to include a predetermined contour. A coating layer is an organic paint coating composition on the at least one side of the metallic substrate, the coating layer including a predetermined color and a fingerprint resistive surface, wherein the coating layer is at least partially translucent such that the predetermined surface pattern is visible with the naked eye through the coating layer, and wherein the predetermined surface pattern is modified by the coating layer to reflect the combination of the predetermined surface pattern and the predetermined color of the coating layer.
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