Ppg Industries Ohio, Inc.

Ppg Industries, Inc.

Vitro Flat Glass LLC

Vitro, S.a.b. De C.v.

James J. Finley

Amy M. Roginski

Charles Richard Coleman

Terry L. Wolfe

Frank Howard Gillery

Pamela L. Martino

Thomas M. Carter

Russell C. Criss

John A. Winter

James J Finley

James P Thiel

Harry Buhay

Paul A Medwick

Mehran Arbab

Adam D Polcyn

Dennis J O'Shaughnessy

Paul R Ohodnicki, Jr

Andrew V Wagner

Gary J Marietti

Abhinav Bhandari

Jeffrey A Benigni

F Howard Gillery

Charles S Voeltzel

Thomas J Waynar

John P Lehan

Russell C Criss

Irina G Schwendeman

Yu Jiao

Roger L Scriven

Ernest L Lawton

John A Winter

Ashtosh P Ganjoo

Cheri M Boykin

Larry A Miller

Sudarshan Narayanan

Pat Ruzakowski Athey

Erin Goodreau

George M Martin

Humberto Figueroa

Caroline S Harris

James W McCamy

Songwei Lu

Charles R Coleman

Frank H Gillery

Donald W Boyd

Bruce A Bartrug

Allen R Hawk

Terry L Wolfe

Thomas M Carter

Frank J Pazul

Pamela L Martino

Amy M Roginski

Lewis R Palka

Paul V Medwick

Julianna M Knowles

Dennis J O'shaughnessy

Andreas V Wagner

Jr Paul R Ohodnicki

Sudarshan Naranayan

James J Thiel

Provided are a system, method, and computer program product for optimizing a manufacturing process. The method includes generating a time-sequenced data structure associated with a manufacturing process and transforming the time-sequenced data structure to a positionally-dimensioned data structure by identifying a zone for each parameter of a plurality of parameters, determining a time delay factor for each zone, and generating the positionally-dimensioned data structure using a data matrix transformation based on the time-sequenced data structure, each zone, and each time delay factor. The method also includes identifying a set of empty entries in the time-sequenced data structure or the positionally-dimensioned data structure and imputing data. The method further includes determining a new value for a process parameter value based on the positionally-dimensioned data structure and at least one algorithm and optimizing the manufacturing process based on the new value.

System, method, and computer program product for optimizing a manufacturing process

A coated article includes a substrate, a functional layer over at least a portion of the substrate, and a protective coating over at least a portion of the functional layer, wherein an uppermost layer of the functional layer is a metal oxide layer, and wherein the protective coating comprises a metal nitride layer and a metal oxynitride layer that is disposed between and in contact with at least part of the metal nitride layer and the metal oxide layer of the functional layer.

Coated article having a protective coating containing silicon nitride and/or silicon oxynitride

An architectural transparency includes a substrate; a first dielectric layer over at least a portion of the substrate, a first metallic layer over the first dielectric layer, a first primer layer over the first metallic layer, a second dielectric layer over the first primer layer, a second metallic layer over the second dielectric layer, a second primer layer over the second metallic layer, a third dielectric layer over the second primer layer, a third metallic layer over the third dielectric layer, a third primer layer over the third dielectric layer, and a fourth dielectric layer over the third primer layer. At least one of the metallic layers is a subcritical metallic layer.

Solar control coating with discontinuous metal layer

Provided are a system, method, and computer program product for optimizing a manufacturing process. The method includes receiving manufacturing data associated with a manufacturing process for manufacturing a product. The manufacturing data may include data from a plurality of data sources associated with a plurality of stages of the manufacturing process, and the manufacturing data may include values for a plurality of parameters including at least one process parameter value and at least one quality parameter value. The method includes generating a time-sequenced data structure including the manufacturing data and transforming the time-sequenced data structure to a positionally-dimensioned data structure based on timing data associated with the plurality of stages. The method includes determining a new value for the at least one process parameter value based on the positionally-dimensioned data structure and at least one algorithm and optimizing the manufacturing process based on the new value.

An architectural transparency includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer formed over at least a portion of the substrate, a subcritical metallic layer formed over at least a portion of the first dielectric layer, a primer layer formed over the subcritical metallic layer and, a second dielectric layer formed over at least a portion of the primer layer. The primer layer contains an oxygen-capturing material that can be sacrificed during a deposition process or heating process to prevent degradation of the subcritical metallic layer.

Solar control coatings with discontinuous metal layer

An architectural transparency includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer formed over at least a portion of the substrate, a continuous metallic layer formed over at least a portion of the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer formed over at least a portion of the first metallic layer, and a subcritical metallic layer formed over at least a portion of the second dielectric layer such that the subcritical metallic layer forms discontinuous metallic regions.

A coating composition that contains at least one degradable coating layer and at least one layer of barrier coating is disclosed. The coating composition can be used to make a coated substrate having improved performance over conventional coated substrates after exposure to heat and certain chemicals like halides such as chlorides, sulfur, salt, chlorine, alkali, and enamels.

Coating stack comprising a layer of barrier coating

A coated article includes a non-conductive substrate, such as glass. At least one conductive coating is formed over at least a portion of the substrate, such as by chemical vapor deposition or physical vapor deposition. The conductive coating can be a functional coating and can have a thickness in the range of greater than 0 &#x212b; to less than 25,000 &#x212b;, such as less than 10,000 &#x212b;. At least one polymeric coating is electrodeposited over at least a portion of the conductive coating.

Methods for forming an electrodeposited coating over a coated substrate and articles made thereby

Titanium and aluminum cathode targets are disclosed for sputtering absorbing coatings of titanium and aluminum-containing materials in atmospheres comprising inert gas, reactive gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, and mixtures thereof, which can further comprise inert gas, such as argon, to form nitrides, oxides, and oxynitrides, as well as metallic films. The titanium and aluminum-containing coatings can be utilized as an outer coat or as one or more coating layers of a coating stack.

Effects of methods of manufacturing sputtering targets on characteristics of coatings

A method of coating a substrate is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate; depositing an infrared reflecting layer over at least a portion of a substrate; depositing a primer layer over at least a portion of the infrared reflective layer; depositing a dielectric layer over at least a portion of the primer layer; and forming an absorbing layer. The absorbing layer includes an alloy and/or mixture of (a) a metal having an index of refraction at 500 nm less than or equal to 1.0 and (b) a material having a &#x394;G&#xb0;of greater than or equal to &#x2212;100 at 1000&#xb0; K. The metal can be silver and the material can be tin.

Method of manufacturing a coated substrate having solar properties

A method is provided for changing the visible light transmittance of a coated article having a functional coating having at least one anti-reflective material and at least one infrared reflective material. The anti-reflective material includes an alloying material capable of combining or alloying with the infrared reflective material. A protective coating is deposited over the functional coating to prevent or retard the diffusion of atmospheric gas and/or vapor into the functional coating. The coated article is heated to a temperature sufficient to cause at least some of the alloying material to combine with at least some of the infrared reflective material to form a substance having a different visible light transmittance than the infrared reflective material.

Methods of changing the visible light transmittance of coated articles and coated articles made thereby

A method for forming a coating on an ionic liquid includes placing an ionic liquid on a surface of a substrate, thereby forming an ionic liquid coated substrate. The ionic liquid coated substrate is introduced into a physical deposition chamber having a physical deposition target. One or more materials are directed from the physical deposition target onto the ionic liquid of the ionic liquid coated substrate by physical vapor deposition to form a coating on the ionic liquid of the ionic liquid coated substrate.

Method of producing particles by physical vapor deposition in an ionic liquid

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James J Finley