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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Pilkington Group Limited, Lathom, GB;
Inventors:
David Rimmer, St. Helens, GB;
Ian Ross Williams, Wigan, GB;
Stephen Roland Day, Wigan, GB;
Peter Michael Harris, Chester, GB;
David Evans, Scarisbrick, GB;
Assignee:
Pilkington Group Limited, Lathom, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/52 (2006.01); C03C 17/00 (2006.01); C23C 16/458 (2006.01); G01B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/52 (2013.01); C03C 17/001 (2013.01); C23C 16/4581 (2013.01); G01B 7/023 (2013.01); C03C 2218/152 (2013.01);
Abstract
A combination of a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) coater and at least one capacitive proximity sensor, comprising: a CVD coater, and at least one capacitive proximity sensor attached to the CVD coater, wherein the at least one capacitive proximity sensor is arranged to determine the distance between a glass substrate and the CVD coater.