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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Liang Ye, Southport, GB;
Assignee:
Pilkington PLC, St. Helens, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/640 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/640 ;
Abstract
A method of depositing a silicon oxide coating on hot glass at a temperature below 600° C. comprising contacting the hot glass with a gaseous mixture of a source of silicon and oxygen enriched with ozone. Preferably, the hot glass in the form of a hot glass ribbon is contacted with the gaseous mixture during the float glass production process downstream of the float bath. Preferred sources of silicon are silanes, alkylsilanes, alkoxysilanes and siloxanes.