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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Inventor:
Michael James McFarland, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/04 (2006.01); B44C 5/04 (2006.01); B32B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/04 (2013.01); B32B 17/061 (2013.01); B32B 17/064 (2013.01); B44C 5/0407 (2013.01); Y10T 428/315 (2015.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are applique assemblies () comprising a substrate () comprising a first non-planar surface () defining a recess and a glass sheet () having a thickness of less than about 3 mm, wherein the glass sheet is configured to fit within the recess, and further wherein the glass sheet is cold formed to conform to the first non-planar surface. The applique assembly may include a chemically strengthened or non-chemically strengthened glass sheet having a thickness ranging from about 0.1 mm to about 2 mm. The applique assembly may be used to cover structural elements on the exterior of a vehicle.