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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Kevin R. Fulton, Howell, MI (US);
Richard Hulme, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Scott V. Thomsen, South Lyon, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin R. Fulton, Howell, MI (US);
Richard Hulme, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Scott V. Thomsen, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 4/00 (2006.01); C03B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 1/00 (2013.01); C03C 4/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high transmission and low iron glass is provided for use in a photovoltaic device such as a solar cell. The glass substrate may be patterned on at least one surface thereof. In certain example embodiments, a combination of lithium oxide, antimony oxide, and salt cake is used in the glass to improve the refining conditions by lowering the melting temperature of the batch, thereby resulting in a quicker seed free time in the manufacturing process.