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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Paul A. Medwick, Glenshaw, PA (US);
Andrew V. Wagner, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Gary J. Marietti, Cheswick, PA (US);
Inventors:
Paul A. Medwick, Glenshaw, PA (US);
Andrew V. Wagner, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Gary J. Marietti, Cheswick, PA (US);
Assignee:
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reflective article, such as a solar mirror, includes a highly transparent substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface. At least one reflective coating is formed over at least a portion of one of the surfaces, e.g., the second major surface (or, alternatively, the first major surface). The reflective coating includes at least one metallic layer. An encapsulation structure can be formed over at least a portion of the second reflective coating.