Electric heating – Heating devices – Combined with diverse-type art device
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-19
2005-07-19
Turner, Archene (Department: 1775)
Electric heating
Heating devices
Combined with diverse-type art device
C052S171200, C296S084100, C296S190100, C428S195100, C428S209000, C428S408000, C428S432000, C428S472000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06919536
ABSTRACT:
A window includes an ice removal structure thereon for weakening the adhesion strength of ice to the window upon an application of voltage. The ice removal structure is at least partially covered and/or coated with a layer of diamond-like carbon (DLC) in certain embodiments. In certain embodiments, the DLC may be of a type known as ta-C which can be very dense and have a large number of sp3carbon-carbon bonds. The DLC protects the ice removal structure, and in certain instances can act as a semiconductor in order to aid ice removal. In other embodiments, the ice removal structure may include first and second substantially transparent electrodes sandwiching an anodized layer with columnar structure therebetween.
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Thomsen Scott V.
Veerasamy Vijayen S.
Guardian Industries Corp.
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
Turner Archene
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