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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2006
Ksenia a Landa, Brownstown, MI (US);
Leonid M. Landa, Brownstown, MI (US);
Scott V. Thomsen, South Lyon, MI (US);
Richard Hulme, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ksenia A Landa, Brownstown, MI (US);
Leonid M. Landa, Brownstown, MI (US);
Scott V. Thomsen, South Lyon, MI (US);
Richard Hulme, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
Glass is provided so as to have high visible transmission and/or fairly clear or neutral color. In certain example embodiments, the glass includes a low amount of iron coupled with erbium (Er, including an oxide thereof) designed to provide a neutral color and high transmittance. In certain example embodiments, the amount of SOin the glass composition is increased in order to provide increased visible transmission, without sacrificing neutral color. The glass may optionally include a small amount of cobalt (Co, including an oxide thereof) in certain example instances.