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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher C. Gregory, Newtown, PA (US);
Harry L. Pinch, Princeton, NJ (US);
John E. Smarto, Trafford, PA (US);
Assignee:
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/302 ;
Abstract
A method for applying a bus bar to the peripheral edge region of a shaped substrate is disclosed. The method involves: 1) applying a protective coating to a blank substrate; 2) edging the blank substrate to shape; 3) applying a conductive coating to the peripheral edge region of the shaped substrate; and 4) removing the protective coating, along with excess conductive material.