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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2016
Guardian Europe S.a.r.l., Bertrange, LU;
Guardian Glass, Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Jens-Peter Muller, Differdange, LU;
Jean Vieira, Saulnes, FR;
Bernd Disteldorf, Mettlach, DE;
Allen Chu, Saline, MI (US);
Jijun Lao, Canton, MI (US);
Yiwei Lu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vijayen S. Veerasamy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
GUARDIAN EUROPE S.A.R.L., Bertrange, LU;
Abstract
In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes a carbon-doped zirconium based layer before heat treatment (HT). The coated article is heat treated sufficiently to cause the carbon-doped zirconium oxide and/or nitride based layer to result in a carbon-doped zirconium oxide based layer that is scratch resistant and/or chemically durable. The doping of the layer with carbon (C) has been found to improve wear resistance.