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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Erica Ronchetto, Mountain View, CA (US);
Scott J. H. Limb, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert D. Fosdyck, Rolla, MO (US);
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of masking glass in an ion exchange bath includes applying a dissolvable sealant to a cover material, adhering the cover material to a glass part to form a mask on the glass part, immersing the glass part into an ion exchange bath. removing the glass part from the ion exchange bath, and using a solvent to dissolve the sealant and the cover material from the glass part. A mask on glass having a piece of glass, and a dissolvable sealant on a cover material, the dissolvable sealant comprising an inorganic material and a silicate, the dissolvable sealant between the cover material and the piece of glass.