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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2006
Michael Lyon, Bickerstaffe, GB;
Christopher Hanley, Whiston, GB;
Michael Lyon, Bickerstaffe, GB;
Christopher Hanley, Whiston, GB;
Pilkington Group Limited, St. Helens, Merseyside, GB;
Abstract
A method of providing a vehicle roof glazing with a printed region having pre-determined optical and/or thermal characteristics is disclosed. Preferably, the glazing forms part of the roof the vehicle, for example, by being a windscreen that extends into the roof, or by being a rooflight or roof glazing system. The region is printed with an ink and the glazing fired, such that the printed region appears semi-opaque after firing. Preferably, the printed region has lower optical and/or thermal transmission characteristics than an unprinted region of the glazing. The pigment loading and/or pigment colour may be used to determine the optical and/or thermal characteristics of the printed region.