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EP 1 900 840 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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22.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/30 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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19.03.2008 Bulletin 2008/12 |
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Date of filing: 13.09.2007 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO
SE SI SK TR |
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AL BA HR MK RS |
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Priority: |
14.09.2006 US 521033
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Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
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Schenectady, NY 12345 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Burin, David L.
Greer, SC 29651 (US)
- O'Connell, Matthew
Simpsonville, SC 29651 (US)
- Dimascio, Paul S.
Greer, SC 29650 (US)
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Representative: Illingworth-Law, William Illingworth |
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GE
London Patent Operation
15 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6LU
London
WC2N 6LU (GB) |
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Method for preparing strain tolerant coatings from a green material |
(57) Methods for coating substrates arc provided. A method for coating a substrate comprises
disposing a coating on a substrate, where the coating exhibits a first strain tolerance;
and treating the coating to enhance the strain tolerance of the coating to a second
strain tolerance. The second strain tolerance is more strain tolerant strain than
the first strain tolerance. Further, the step of treating comprises at least one of
mechanical treating, chemically treating, thermally treating, and combinations thereof.