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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott V. Thomsen, Milford, MI (US);
Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Anthony V. Longobardo, Howell, MI (US);
Vijayen S. Veerasamy, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
David R. Hall, Jr., Detroit, MI (US);
Henry Luten, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/434 ; C03C 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/434 ; C03C 2/700 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a method of making a laminated window such as a vehicle windshield. At least one of the two glass substrates of the window is ion beam milled prior to heat treatment and lamination. As a result, defects in the resulting window and/or haze may be reduced.