Article in motion comprising hydrophobically-coated region
AssigneeSilcotek Corp.
InventorsPierre A. LECLAIR, David A. SMITH, Geoffrey K. WHITE, Travis HALL
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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.
Claims20
An article in motion, comprising:
- a substrate material;
- and
- a hydrophobically-coated region on the substrate material, the hydrophobically-coated region being contacted with a fluid;
- wherein the hydrophobically-coated region repulses the fluid from the article while the article is moving through the fluid.
An article, comprising:
- a substrate material;
- and
- a hydrophobically-coated region on the substrate material, the hydrophobically-coated region being contacted with a fluid;
- wherein the hydrophobically-coated region is configured to repulse the fluid from the article while the article is moving through the fluid.
A process of using an article, the process comprising:
- providing the article, the article having a substrate material and a hydrophobically-coated region on the substrate material, the hydrophobically-coated region being contacted with a fluid;
- and
- moving the article through the fluid wherein the hydrophobically-coated region repulses the fluid from the article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.