Patent ID: 7736750
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: B32B,B44F,C03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An article having a metallic appearance, the article comprising: a non-metal substrate having a first major surface and an opposite second major surface, the second major surface having a textured surface to provide the second surface of the substrate with a predetermined pattern, wherein the predetermined pattern comprises one or more grooves having a length up to 5 centimeters, a width ranging from 1-100 microns and a depth ranging from 0.05-1 microns on the second surface of the substrate; and a coating having a first surface and an opposite second surface with the first surface of the coating over at least a portion of the second surface of the substrate and in surface contact with the predetermined pattern to conform portions of the first surface of the coating to corresponding portions of the predetermined pattern, wherein percent visible light transmittance, and percent visible light reflectance of the substrate having the coating is selected such that the predetermined pattern is visible when the article is viewed through the first surface of the substrate, or is visible when the article is viewed through the second surface of the coating.