Patent ID: 6514621
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: B32B,B44C,B44F,Y10T

Abstract:
An article having a visually observable pattern comprising:a substrate that reflects, transmits, or reflects and transmits visible light and that has at least one major surface, at least one generally transparent coating selected from the group of metal-containing coatings, and semi-conductor-containing coatings and combinations thereof deposited as a thin film layer by MSVD, CVD, spray pyrolysis or sol-gel methods over a first portion on at least one surface of the substrate said coating exhibiting a reflected color and a transmitted color; and at least one other portion of at least one surface of the substrate which is visually contrastable from the coated first portion of the surface of the substrate and wherein the first portion and the at least one other portion are positioned relative to each other on the substrate in a pattern form to provide an article having a visually patterned appearance from interference effects involving the deposited coating.