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Articles coated with adherent diamondlike carbon films
Assignee: Wyeth Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1984-04-02
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Granted: 1987-10-06
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Expires: 2004-04-02
Abstract
Abstract Substrates, especially highly thermally expandable materials, such as plastics are adherently coated with a relatively soft layer comprising carbon and thereafter with a relatively harder layer of diamond-like carbon to provide coated articles that are abrasion resistant, electrically insulating, and resistant to chemical attack. If the substrate is transparent, the protectively coated article is transparent too.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert D. Giglia
- 👤 Richard H. Clasen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:28
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/02; C23C16/0272; C08; C08J; C08J7/00; C08J7/04; C08J7/043; C08J7/046; C08J7/06; C23C14/00; C23C14/06; C23C14/0605; C23C16/22; C23C16/26; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/24975; Y10T428/30; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31507; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31721; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31931; Y10T428/31938
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
45 words
An article comprising: (i) a solid substrate; (ii) an intermediate layer adjacent at least one surface of said substrate, said layer comprising carbon which can be scratched by rubbing with steel wool; and (iii) adjacent said intermediate layer an outer protective layer comprising diamondlike carbon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
An article comprising: (i) a solid substrate; (ii) an intermediate layer adjacent at least one surface of said substrate, said layer comprising carbon which can be scratched by rubbing with steel wool; and (iii) adjacent said intermediate layer an outer protective layer comprising diamondlike carbon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
An article as defined in claim 1 wherein said intermediate layer (ii) comprises carbon and hydrogen, is approximately 100 to 5000 Angstroms in thickness.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An article as defined in claim 1 wherein said outer, protective layer (iii) comprises carbon, is approximately 1000 to 20,000 Angstroms in thickness.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
An article as defined in claim 1, wherein said intermediate layer (ii) comprises carbon and hydrogen, is approximately 100 to 5000 Angstroms in thickness, and can be scratched by steel wool, and said outer protective layer (iii) comprises carbon and hydrogen, is approximately 1000 to 20,000 Angstroms in thickness, and which cannot be scratched by rubbing with steel wool, the amount of hydrogen relative to carbon being nil or substantially less in layer (iii) than in layer (ii).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
An article as defined in claim 1, wherein said substrate (i) is comprised of plastic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
An article as defined in claim 5, wherein said plastic is a synthetic organic polymer selected from the group consisting of acrylics, polycarbonates, polyesters, polyamides, polyimides, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers, styrene-acrylonitrile-butadiene terpolymers, and vinyl halide polymers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
An article as defined in claim 6, wherein said synthetic organic polymer is transparent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
An article as defined in claim 7, wherein said synthetic organic polymer is selected from the group consisting of poly(methyl methacrylate), polycarbonate, and polyvinyl chloride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
73 words
A protectively coated article comprising: (i) a solid substrate having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially greater than diamondlike carbon; (ii) an intermediate bonding layer of carbon adjacent at least one surface of said substrate which layer can be scratched by rubbing with steel wool; and (iii) an outer protective layer of diamondlike carbon adjacent said intermediate bonding layer, wherein said outer layer is adherently bonded to said substrate by said intermediate layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
73 words
A protectively coated article comprising: (i) a solid substrate having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially greater than diamondlike carbon; (ii) an intermediate bonding layer of carbon adjacent at least one surface of said substrate which layer can be scratched by rubbing with steel wool; and (iii) an outer protective layer of diamondlike carbon adjacent said intermediate bonding layer, wherein said outer layer is adherently bonded to said substrate by said intermediate layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An article as defined in claim 9 wherein said intermediate layer (ii) comprises carbon and hydrogen, is approximately 100 to 5000 Angstroms in thickness.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
An article as defined in claim 9 wherein said outer, protective layer (iii) comprises carbon, is approximately 1000 to 20,000 Angstroms in thickness.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
65 words
An article as defined in claim 9, wherein said intermediate layer (ii) comprises carbon and hydrogen, is approximately 100 to 5000 Angstroms in thickness, and said outer protective layer (iii) comprises carbon alone, or in combination with hydrogen, is approximately 1000 to 20,000 Angstroms in thickness, the amount of hydrogen relative to carbon being nil or substantially less in layer (iii) than in layer (ii).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
An article as defined in claim 9, wherein said substrate is comprised of plastic.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
An article as defined in claim 13, wherein said plastic is a synthetic organic polymer selected from the group consisting of a acrylics, polycarbonates, polyesters, polyamides, polyimides, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers, styrene-acrylonitrile-butadiene terpolymers, and vinyl polymers.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
An article as defined in claim 14, wherein said synthetic organic polymer is transparent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
An article as defined in claim 15, wherein said synthetic organic polymer is selected from the group consisting of poly(methyl methacrylate), polycarbonate, and polyvinyl chloride.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
58 words
An article comprising: (i) a solid substrate which characteristically does not maintain adhesive contact with a hard carbon film applied thereto; (ii) an intermediate layer of carbon adjacent at least one surface of said substrate, which layer can be scratched by rubbing with steel wool; and (iii) adjacent said intermediate layer an outer protective layer comprising diamondlike carbon.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
58 words
An article comprising: (i) a solid substrate which characteristically does not maintain adhesive contact with a hard carbon film applied thereto; (ii) an intermediate layer of carbon adjacent at least one surface of said substrate, which layer can be scratched by rubbing with steel wool; and (iii) adjacent said intermediate layer an outer protective layer comprising diamondlike carbon.
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