Thin-film coating for wheel rims

Details Thin-film coating for wheel rims Thin-film coating for wheel rims

2007-10-09

2007-10-09

McDonald, Rodney G. (Department: 1753)

Chemistry: electrical and wave energy

Processes and products

Coating, forming or etching by sputtering

C204S192150, C204S192380, C427S448000, C427S452000, C427S455000, C427S585000, C427S587000, C427S248100, C427S250000, C427S256000, C427S287000, C301S095101, C301S095103, C029S894350

Reexamination Certificate

active

11113683

ABSTRACT:
A process for coating a non-uniform, thin-film, dichroic pattern to a wheel rim or motorcycle part. The thin-film coating adds a colored or iridescent pattern to the wheel rim or motorcycle part, while maintaining other characteristics, such as brilliance, shine, durability and general appearance. The coating is intentionally non-uniform. It may be varied, and may have different patterns and color among different articles, and even among different areas on the same article. The thin-film coating may be added by various techniques known in the art, but is preferably applied by sputtering a silicon or titanium target to obtain the thin-film on a chromed wheel rim.

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