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Granted Patent B2
US 10,822,271 · App. 15/974,188 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Glass, glass-ceramic and ceramic articles with durable lubricious anti-fingerprint coatings over optical and scratch-resistant coatings and methods of making the same

Inventors: Kaveh Adib (Corning, NY); Robert Alan Bellman (Painted Post, NY); Yuhui Jin (Painted Post, NY); Benedict Yorke Johnson (Horseheads, NY); Timothy Edward Myers (Painted Post, NY); Eric Louis Null (Corning, NY); Jung-keun Oh (Gwangmyeong-si, KR); Charles Andrew Paulson (Painted Post, NY); James Joseph Price (Corning, NY); Florence Christine Monique Verrier (Corning, NY); Jin-ah Yoo (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Corning Incorporated
C03C17/42C03C17/002C04B41/009C04B41/52C04B41/89H05K5/0017H05K5/03C03C2217/281C03C2217/75C03C2217/76C03C2217/77C03C2217/78C03C2218/154
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,822,271
App. No.
15/974,188
Filed
May 8, 2018
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1787
USPC
428/421
Abstract

An article that includes: a glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic substrate comprising a primary surface; at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film disposed over the primary surface; and an easy-to-clean (ETC) coating comprising a fluorinated material that is disposed over an outer surface of the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film. The at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises an average hardness of 12 GPa or more. Further, the outer surface of the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a surface roughness (R q ) of less than 1.0 nm. Further, the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a total thickness of about 500 nm or more.

Claims (43)

1. An article, comprising:

a glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic substrate comprising a primary surface;

at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film disposed over the primary surface; and

an easy-to-clean (ETC) coating comprising a fluorinated material that is disposed over an outer surface of the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film,

wherein the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises an average hardness of 12 GPa or more,

wherein the outer surface of the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a surface roughness (R q ) of less than 1.0 nm, and

further wherein the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a total thickness of about 500 nm or more.

2. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a surface roughness (R q ) of less than 0.7 nm.

3. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a surface roughness (R q ) of less than 0.5 nm.

4. The article according to claim 1 , wherein an exposed surface of the ETC coating comprises an average contact angle with water of 100 degrees or more after being subjected to 2000 reciprocating cycles under a load of 1 kg according to a Steel Wool Test.

5. The article according to claim 1 , wherein an exposed surface of the ETC coating comprises an average contact angle with water of 100 degrees or more after being subjected to 3500 reciprocating cycles under a load of 1 kg according to a Steel Wool Test.

6. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the ETC coating comprises a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) silane.

7. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a scratch-resistant film comprising an AlO x N y material.

8. The article according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film is an optical film and a scratch-resistant film, the scratch-resistant film disposed over the optical film.

9. The article according to claim 8 , wherein the substrate comprises a glass composition and a compressive stress region, the compressive stress region extending from the primary surface to a first selected depth in the substrate.

10. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a scratch-resistant film comprising a Si u Al x O y N z material.

11. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a total thickness of about 1500 nm or more.

12. A consumer electronic product, comprising:

a housing having a front surface, a back surface and side surfaces;

electrical components provided at least partially within the housing, the electrical components including at least a controller, a memory, and a display, the display being provided at or adjacent the front surface of the housing; and

a cover glass disposed over the display,

wherein at least one of a portion of the housing or the cover glass comprises the article of claim 1 .

13. The article according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film is an optical film and a scratch-resistant film, the scratch-resistant film disposed over the optical film,

wherein the outer surface of the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a surface roughness (R q ) of from about 0.1 nm to less than 1 nm,

wherein the optical film comprises a plurality of alternating high index and low index layers with a first low index layer on the primary surface of the substrate, and

further wherein each low index layer comprises SiO 2 , fused SiO 2 , fluorine-doped fused SiO 2 , MgF 2 , CaF 2 , AlF 3 , YF 3 or YbF 3 and each high index layer comprises AlN, AlO x N y , SiO x N y or Si u Al x O y N z .

14. An article, comprising:

a glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic substrate comprising a primary surface;

at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film disposed over the primary surface; and

an easy-to-clean (ETC) coating comprising a fluorinated material that is disposed over an outer surface of the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film,

wherein the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a total thickness of about 500 nm or more, and

further wherein the outer surface of the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a surface roughness (R q ) of less than 1.0 nm.

15. The article according to claim 14 , wherein the outer surface of the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a surface roughness (R q ) of less than 0.7 nm.

16. The article according to claim 14 , wherein the outer surface of the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a surface roughness (R q ) of less than 0.5 nm.

17. The article according to claim 14 , wherein an exposed surface of the ETC coating comprises an average contact angle with water of 100 degrees or more after being subjected to 2000 reciprocating cycles under a load of 1 kg according to a Steel Wool Test.

18. The article according to claim 14 , wherein an exposed surface of the ETC coating comprises an average contact angle with water of 100 degrees or more after being subjected to 3500 reciprocating cycles under a load of 1 kg according to a Steel Wool Test.

19. The article according to claim 14 , wherein the ETC coating comprises a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) silane.

20. The article according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a scratch-resistant film comprising an AlO x N y material.

21. The article according to claim 20 , wherein the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film is an optical film and a scratch-resistant film, the scratch-resistant film disposed over the optical film.

22. The article according to claim 21 , wherein the substrate comprises a glass composition and a compressive stress region, the compressive stress region extending from the primary surface to a first selected depth in the substrate.

23. The article according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a scratch-resistant film comprising a Si u Al x O y N z material.

24. The article according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one of an optical film and a scratch-resistant film comprises a total thickness of about 1500 nm or more.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2020
From: CORNING PRECISION MATERIALS CO., LTD
To: CORNING INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 054242/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2020
From: ADIB, KEVIH; BELLMAN, ROBERT ALAN; JIN, YUHUI; JOHNSON, BENEDICT YORKE; MYERS, TIMOTHY EDWARD; NULL, ERIC LOUIS; PAULSON, CHARLES ANDREW; PRICE, JAMES JOSEPH; VERRIER, FLORENCE CHRISTINE MONIQUE; CORNING PRECISION MATERIALS CO., LTD.; OH, JUNG-KEUN; YOO, JIN-AH
To: CORNING INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 053744/0826 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62502911 · May 8, 2017
Related Publication 20180319704A1 · Nov 8, 2018
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