A transparent timepiece component, in particular a watch glass, has a substantially planar or curved interior surface, and has mainly a transparent material colored by a zone of modified chemical composition within the component through an introduction of at least one coloring chemical element of the transparent material, this zone of modified chemical composition extending in one part only of the total thickness of the timepiece component.

Method for making an eyeglass lens coated by means of physical vapor deposition PVD, such method comprising a step of arranging a lens blank, provided with a first centering reference, a step of arranging a support body, provided with a first shaped and through opening oriented with respect to a second centering reference thereof, and a step of arranging a centering template. The present method then comprises an assembly step of the lens blank with the support body and of the support body with the centering template. Subsequently, the present method comprises a step of coating the lens blank by means of physical vapor deposition PVD, and finally comprises a cutting step in which the lens blank is cut along a cutting profile shaped in eyeglass lens form and oriented with respect to the first centering reference.

The disclosure provides an anti-aging periodic variable reaction black chromium coating film, sequentially comprising: an aluminum alloy matrix, a silane conversion film, a high-gloss organic resin coating, a metal compound and metal element periodic variable content alloy coating film, and a transparent resin coating. The disclosure simultaneously provides a method for forming the anti-aging periodic variable reaction black chromium coating film.

Techniques for generating a multi-layered thin film coating for dental applications are disclosed. An example of a dental substrate with an aesthetic coating includes a barrier layer deposited on the dental substrate, a textured layer deposited over the barrier layer, the textured layer comprising a first material with features of a size sufficient to scatter light, and at least one protective layer deposited over the textured layer.

The present invention relates to a mirror having a backing plate or polymeric substrate being coated with a reflective coating, for example a chromium-based reflective coating. A mirror assembly includes a mirror housing, a reflective element having a first field of view, a reflective coating having a second field of view, the second field of view being wider than the first field of view, and a multi-function backing plate supported by the mirror housing and comprising a reflective element supporting region where the reflective element is supported by the multi-function backing plate and a reflective coating supporting region where the reflective coating is applied to the backing plate.

Provided is a decorative film formed body being capable of exhibiting excellent metallic design presentation of satin plating with less color blur through decoration with use of a vapor deposition film, a manufacturing method for a decorative film formed body, a mounting method for a transfer base material, a satin-plated preparation, a container, a casing, and a vehicle interior/exterior member. The decorative film formed body includes: a base material; an adhesive layer; a vapor deposition layer; and a protection layer, wherein the vapor deposition layer has recesses and projections formed on a surface thereof, and wherein the adhesive layer includes scale-shaped fillers.

A method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy sheet may include melting aluminum alloy composition containing silicon (Si), iron (Fe), copper (Cu) and manganese (Mn) in weight % on the basis of remainder of aluminum (Al) to make cast alloy having a constant initial thickness; rolling the cast alloy to allow the initial thickness to be reduced, whereby the cast alloy is elongated to aluminum alloy sheet; and performing heat treatment on the aluminum alloy sheet.

An inorganic paint pigment may include a fluid matrix, and paint flakes carried within the fluid matrix. Each paint flake may include a common aluminum layer having a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface, a first plasmonic aluminum reflector layer carried by the first major surface, and a second plasmonic aluminum reflector layer carried by the second major surface.

A method for reducing the amount of mobile surface molecules present on a substrate surface includes providing a substrate having an area of interest, where the substrate is disposed within a controlled environment (e.g., a UHV environment). In some embodiments, a mask is positioned in a first position over the area of interest. Thereafter, a first deposition of a reactive material from a reactive material source is performed onto a first substrate region. The mask, while in the first position, blocks deposition of the reactive material within the area of interest. The mask may then positioned in a second position over the area of interest. In some embodiments, a second deposition of the reactive material from the reactive material source is performed to circumscribe the area of interest with the reactive material. In various embodiments, mobile surface molecules are captured using the deposited reactive material.

The disclosure relates to a treatment method for coloring a metal that includes a) bombardment of the metal with a beam of singly- or multiply-charged gas ions produced by an electron cyclotron resonance source; b) heat treatment in ambient air so as to color the implanted metal using a temperature between 100 C. and 400 C. and an exposure time of between 1 minute and 4 hours.