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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Vijayen S. Veerasamy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jose Nunez-regueiro, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Scott V. Thomsen, South Lyon, MI (US);
Vijayen S. Veerasamy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jose Nunez-Regueiro, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Scott V. Thomsen, South Lyon, MI (US);
Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a window having anti-fungal/anti-bacterial properties and/or self-cleaning properties, and a method of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a silver based layer is be provided and the layer(s) located thereover (e.g., the zirconium oxide inclusive layer) are designed to permit silver particles to migrate/diffuse to the surface over time to kill bacteria/germs at the surface of the coated article thereby creating an anti-bacterial/anti-fungal effect. In certain example embodiments, silver may also or instead be mixed in with other material as the top layer of the anti-bacterial coating.