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Soil-resistant coating for glass surfaces

  • US 20050025982A1
  • Filed: 08/02/2004
  • Published: 02/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sheet of glass having an interior surface bearing a reflective coating thereon and an exterior surface bearing a water-sheeting coating thereon, the reflective coating comprising a reflective metal layer and at least one dielectric layer, the water-sheeting coating comprising silica sputtered directly onto the exterior surface of the sheet of glass, the water-sheeting coating having an exterior face which is substantially non-porous but which has an irregular surface, the water-sheeting coating reducing the contact angle of water on the coated exterior surface of the glass article below about 25°

  • and causing water applied to the coated exterior surface of the pane to sheet.

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