Patents Assigned to Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verr et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.).
  • Publication number: 20030198816
    Abstract: A heat treatable coated article (e.g., vehicle windshield, IG unit, etc.) is provided with a dual-silver low-E coating. Before and/or after heat treatment (HT), the coating and/or coated article has a visible transmittance of at least 70%, more preferably at least 75%. Moreover, the coating and/or coated article is designed so as to have approximately the same color when viewed over a wide range of viewing angles. In certain embodiments, at least one contact layer (e.g., of or including NiCrOx) that contacts an infrared (IR) reflecting layer (e.g., Ag) is oxidation graded so that it progressively becomes less oxidized through its thickness as it nears the IR reflecting layer. In still other embodiments, a Si-rich silicon nitride layer(s) may be utilized to reduce haze.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicants: Guardian Industries Corp., Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verr et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.).
    Inventors: Philip J. Lingle, Anton Dietrich, Ronald E. Laird, Jean-Marc Lemmer