Patents Assigned to MCT Research & Development
  • Protective coatings for metals
    Patent number: 8173221
    Abstract: Metal products having improved properties and processes for preparing the metal products are provided. In an embodiment, the present disclosure provides for a metal product comprising a metal surface, an oxide layer and a glass layer. The glass layer is provided by coating a stable aqueous silicate or borosilicate solution onto the metal surface and curing the aqueous solution to produce a glass layer. The metal products have surface characteristics that outperform current anodized metal surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: MCT Research & Development
    Inventors: Hamlin Jennings, Jeffrey J. Thomas, Ramille M. Capito