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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Michael Lyon, Bickerstaffe, GB;
Michael Robert Greenall, Clayton-le-Woods, GB;
Inventors:
Michael Lyon, Bickerstaffe, GB;
Michael Robert Greenall, Clayton-le-Woods, GB;
Assignee:
Pilkington Group Limited, Merseyside, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/06 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); C08F 8/00 (2006.01); B32B 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 17/10036 (2013.01); B32B 17/1066 (2013.01); B32B 17/10761 (2013.01); B32B 17/1099 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laser can be used to modify a glazingso as to improve its suitability for use with a signal-receiving deviceor a signal-transmitting deviceThis is done by using the laser to provide a region of reduced opacityto the signal within the glazing. Preferably, the laser is be used to reduce the opacity of a selected regionof a tinted interlayer in situ. The glazing may be for a vehicle, especially an automotive vehicle.