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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Donald L. Bareman, Zeeland, MI (US);
William L. Tonar, Holland, MI (US);
Niels A. Olesen, Zeeland, MI (US);
Thomas J. Scott, Belmont, MI (US);
David J. Cammenga, Zeeland, MI (US);
Henry A. Luten, Holland, MI (US);
George A. Neuman, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 33/00 (2006.01); C03B 33/09 (2006.01); G02F 1/157 (2006.01); C03C 23/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/153 (2006.01); G02B 5/08 (2006.01); C03C 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 33/091 (2013.01); C03C 23/0025 (2013.01); C03C 27/10 (2013.01); G02B 5/08 (2013.01); G02F 1/157 (2013.01); G02F 1/1533 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24273 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24355 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24777 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and process that includes a substantially transparent substrate having a first surface, a second surface, and an edge extending around at least a portion of a perimeter of the substantially transparent substrate, wherein the edge is a laser induced channel edge having enhanced edge characteristics.