Abstract:
A method is provided for applying a water repellant coating over a substrate surface. The surface is contacted with at least one coating composition including at least one perfluoroalkylalkylsilane, at least one hydrolyzable primer, e.g., a silane and/or siloxane, and at least one non-halogenated, e.g., non-fluorinated, alkylsilane. The perfluoroalkylalkylsilane and non-fluorinated alkylsilane can be selected such that the effective chain length of the non-fluorinated alkylsilane is equal to or longer than the effective chain length of the perfluoroalkylalkylsilane.
Abstract:
An electrochromic window assembly includes: a first transparent substrate having a first conductive coating on a surface thereof; a second transparent substrate having a second conductive coating on a surface thereof, the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate being spaced from each other to define a chamber therebetween; an electrochromic medium contained in the chamber, the electrochromic medium having a luminous transmittance that varies upon application of an electrical potential through the electrochromic medium; a plurality of first spaced facilities contacting the first conductive coating and capable of delivering electrical current to the first conductive coating; and a plurality of second spaced facilities contacting the second conductive coating and capable of delivering electrical current to the second conductive coating to establish the electrical potential through the electrochromic medium. The plurality of first spaced facilities and the plurality of second spaced facilities can be bus bars arranged about the perimeter of the window assembly. In addition, the window assembly can include a controller capable of controlling delivery of electrical current to selected ones of the plurality of first spaced facilities and selected ones of the plurality of second spaced facilities, such that the luminous transmittance through a first portion of the electrochromic medium is different from the luminous transmittance through a second portion of the electrochromic medium.
Abstract:
Siloxane organic hybrid polymers and a method of making them by condensation polymerization reaction of organoalkoxysilane in the presence of organic film-forming polymers are disclosed. Alkali metal carboxylic acid catalyst is also disclosed, as well as the incorporation of cerium oxide for attenuation of ultraviolet radiation.
Abstract:
A silica-free, abrasion resistant and ultraviolet radiation resistant coating is disclosed comprising an organic UV absorbing compound such as hydroxybenzophenone in an inorganic oxide matrix formed by the hydrolysis and condensation of an organo alkoxysilane and a silicon other metal alkoxide.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of improving the durability of water-repellent films deposited on the surface of a substrate and to a coated article having a water-repellent film of improved durability deposited on the substrate surface. The method includes the steps of simultaneously abrasively and chemically preparing the surface to expose an increased number of bonding sites on the substrate surface by applying a dispersion including an acid solution and an abrasive material to the surface. The dispersion is then removed and the water-repellent film is formed over the prepared surface. The bonding sites react with the water-repellent film to more effectively bond the film to the substrate and thereby improve the durability of the water-repellent film. The abrading material is preferably selected from the group consisting of alumina, ceria, iron oxide, garnet, zirconia, silica, silicon carbide, chromic oxide, pumice and diamond, and the acid solution is preferably selected from the group consisting of solutions of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, tartaric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrobromic acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, oxalic acid and citric acid.
Abstract:
A silica-free, abrasion resistant and ultraviolet radiation resistant coating is disclosed comprising an organic UV absorbing compound such as hydroxybenzophenone in an inorganic oxide matrix formed by the hydrolysis and condensation of an organo alkoxysilane and a silicon other metal alkoxide.
Abstract:
Siloxane organic hybrid polymers and a method of making them by condensation polymerization reaction of organoalkoxysilane in the presence of organic film-forming polymers are disclosed wherein cerium oxide is incorporated for the attenuation of ultraviolet radiation.
Abstract:
An alkoxysilane sol-gel composition and method for its production are disclosed whereby an alkoxysilane of the general formulaSi(OR).sub.4wherein R is an organic radical such as methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl is hydrolyzed with an acid catalyst and the resulting acidic sol is further hydrolyzed and condensed in the presence of an alkaline component which accelerates gelation to form an inorganic oxide network.
Abstract:
A method and composition for coating scored regions or holes in glass articles prior to heat treatment in order to maintain residual compressive stresses and reduce venting are disclosed. The method and composition of the present invention utilize silica-containing sols which gel and density and ultimately form glassy films during the heat treatment of the coated glass articles.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for making an organoalkoxysilane/metal oxide sol-gel composition in an essentially aqueous medium by partially hydrolyzing an organoalkoxysilane with a limited amount of water which is essentially completely consumed in the hydrolysis reaction, adding a metal alkoxide of titanium or zirconium to the essentially anhydrous partially hydrolyzed organoalkoxysilane, completely reacting the metal alkoxide with the partially hydrolyzed organoalkoxysilane to form an oxide network and then completely hydrolyzing the composition in water.