公开(公告)号：US20190100282A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US16148567

申请日：2018-10-01

Applicant: SILCOTEK CORP.

Inventor： Pierre A. LECLAIR ,  David A. SMITH ,  Geoffrey K. WHITE ,  Travis HALL

IPC: B63B1/34 ,  A01K95/00 ,  A01K85/00 ,  B64G1/10 ,  B64C1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01P5/165 ,  F42B12/80

Abstract: Articles having a hydrophobically-coated region and processes of using such articles are disclosed. The article includes a substrate material and a hydrophobically-coated region on the substrate material, the hydrophobically-coated region being contacted or configured for contact with a fluid. The hydrophobically-coated region is configured to repulse the fluid from the article while the article is moving through the fluid. The process includes using the article by moving the article through the fluid wherein the hydrophobically-coated region repulses the fluid from the article.