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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2009
Richard Blacker, Farmington, MI (US);
Hong Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Richard Blacker, Farmington, MI (US);
Hong Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for applying an overcoat (e.g., which may include an organic material) to a coated article having a layer stack already disposed thereon in order to reduce the potential for surface marring. An evacuative process may be used to deposit the mar reducing overcoat. The coated article including the mar-reducing overcoat has a contact angle greater than, and a surface friction less than, a contact angle and a surface friction of the single- or multi-layer stack supported by the substrate alone. Any marring due to cat-scratching or the like preferably would not be visible at 4× magnification following application of the mar reducing overcoat.