MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617078427 A) filed by Corning Incorporated on June 25, 2026, for Coated Articles With A Surface-Modifying Layer And Methods Of Making The Same.
Inventors include Bellman, Robert Alan; Brown, Philip Simon; Cushman, Cody Vic; Mastropietro, Dean Joseph; Tee, Boon Ching; and Zhang, Binwei.
The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.
Abstract: Coated articles are described herein including a fluorine-free surface-modifying layer. The surface-modifying layer includes an alkyl silane at an exterior surface. The alkyl silane can be (i) bonded to another part of the coated article by a silane group and/or (ii) a silane group of the alkyl silane is a free end of the alkyl silane. In aspects, the surface-modifying layer can be a fingerprint-hiding coating exhibiting a water contact angle from 90° to 120°, an oleic acid contact angle of 40° or less, and a coefficient of friction of 0.25 or less. When a simulated fingerprint is applied to the surface-modifying layer in a Simulated Fingerprint Test, the surface-modifying layer exhibits a mean gray level of 150 or less and/or a haze of 8% or less. Methods of forming the coated article can include reacting an alkyl silane including at least two reactive groups to form the surface-modifying layer.
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