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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2012
Jens-peter Müller, Differdange, LU;
Vijayen S. Veerasamy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jens-Peter Müller, Differdange, LU;
Vijayen S. Veerasamy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches Pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.), Grand Duche de Luxembourg, LU;
Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of making a heat treated (HT) substantially transparent coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, tabletop applications, or any other suitable applications. Certain embodiments relate to a method of making a coated article including heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least layer of or including carbon (e.g., diamond-like carbon (DLC)) and an overlying protective film thereon. The protective film may be of or include both (a) an oxygen blocking or barrier layer, and (b) a release layer of or including zinc oxynitride (e.g., ZnON). Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be entirely or partially removed.