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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2007
Richard Blacker, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Anton Dietrich, Fontnas, CH;
Jose Ferreira, Rumelange, LU;
Jens-peter Muller, Differdange, LU;
Pierre Pallotta, Villerupt, FR;
Jean-marc Lemmer, Blaschette, LU;
Richard Blacker, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Anton Dietrich, Fontnas, CH;
Jose Ferreira, Rumelange, LU;
Jens-Peter Muller, Differdange, LU;
Pierre Pallotta, Villerupt, FR;
Jean-Marc Lemmer, Blaschette, LU;
Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.), Grand Duche de Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
An absorbing layer of a low-E coating is designed to cause the coating to have a more bluish color at normal and/or certain off-axis viewing angles. In certain example embodiments, the metallic or substantially metallic absorbing layer (e.g., NiCr) is located in the middle section of the layer stack and has been found to unexpectedly provide desirable bluish glass side reflective color for the coated article at certain off-axis viewing angles (e.g., at a 45 degree off-axis viewing angle). In certain example embodiments, the absorbing layer is provided between first and second nitride inclusive or based layers in order to reduce or prevent oxidation thereof during heat treatment thereby permitting predictable coloration to be achieved following the heat treatment. Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, vehicle windows, other types of windows, or in any other suitable application.