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US 8,007,866 B2Granted
Simulated patina for copper
AssigneeBFS Diversified Products, LLC
InventorPercy Greenberg
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Abstract
A process for imparting a simulated patina appearance to a copper substrate including selecting a colorant having the desired initial patina color tone and producing a noncontinuous layer of the colorant on a surface of the copper substrate to provide the appearance of patination of the desired tone via interspersed spots of the colorant. The remaining portion of the substrate is exposed for natural patination.
Claims18
A process for imparting a simulated patina appearance to a copper substrate comprising the steps of:
- selecting a paint having a desired initial patina color tone;
- and
- applying said paint to a copper substrate surface to produce a noncontinuous layer of said paint of the desired initial patina color tone on a surface of the copper substrate, said noncontinuous layer of paint providing the appearance of patination of the desired tone via interspersed spots of said paint, and providing an exposed portion of the surface of the copper substrate for natural patination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.