US Patent Issued to FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL on Aug. 19 for "Energetically bonded aluminum and oleophobic/hydrophobic coatings for substrate" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,938, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC. (Melville, N.Y.).

"Energetically bonded aluminum and oleophobic/hydrophobic coatings for substrate" was invented by Barry Davis (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Optical-quality mirrors having an energetically bonded oleophobic/hydrophobic (O/H) coating are provided, as are methods for making and using such coatings and mirrors. The O/H coating is a thin-film coating that causes water and oils to form beads and become easily removable from the mirror surface, and thus improves the cleanability, contamination resistance, and usable life of the mirror."...