	US 12,104,082 B2
	Hydrogen-bonding surfaces for ice mitigation
Joseph G. Smith, Jr., Smithfield, VA (US); and Christopher J. Wohl, Jr., Chesapeake, VA (US)
Assigned to United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by U.S.A. as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/158,779.
Application 17/158,779 is a division of application No. 14/976,700, filed on Dec. 21, 2015, granted, now 10,899,937.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/160,275, filed on May 12, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/095,158, filed on Dec. 22, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0147693 A1, May 20, 2021
Int. Cl. C09D 5/16 (2006.01); B64D 15/00 (2006.01); C08G 77/18 (2006.01); C09D 5/00 (2006.01); C09D 183/04 (2006.01); C09D 183/06 (2006.01); C23C 18/12 (2006.01); C09D 7/63 (2018.01)

CPC C09D 5/1625 (2013.01) [B64D 15/00 (2013.01); C09D 5/00 (2013.01); C09D 183/04 (2013.01); C09D 183/06 (2013.01); C23C 18/125 (2013.01); C08G 77/18 (2013.01); C09D 7/63 (2018.01); C23C 2222/20 (2013.01)]

1 Claim

1. A surface, comprising:

a metal layer; and

an ice mitigating surface coating deposited on the metal layer, the ice mitigating surface coating comprising a reaction material of hydrolysis of a substituted n-alkyldimethylalkoxysilane having-formula:

wherein:

R is —CH₂CH₂OCH₃; and

y is 5.