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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
Charles S. Voeltzel, New Kensington, PA (US);
Bruce A. Bartrug, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
James J. Finley, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Allen R. Hawk, Freeport, PA (US);
Lewis R. Palka, Cranberry, PA (US);
Frank J. Pazul, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
John A. Winter, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Charles S. Voeltzel, New Kensington, PA (US);
Bruce A. Bartrug, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
James J. Finley, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Allen R. Hawk, Freeport, PA (US);
Lewis R. Palka, Cranberry, PA (US);
Frank J. Pazul, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
John A. Winter, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An electrically heatable transparency has at least one substrate, a first bus bar spaced from a second bus bar, and a conductive coating formed over at least a portion of the substrate. The first and second bus bars are in electrical contact with the coating. At least one of the bus bars has an end region in electrical contact with the coating. The end region is tapered such that the coating is of substantially uniform thickness on the end region.