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US 2003/0224181 A1Published application
Article having an aesthetic coating
AssigneePPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
InventorsJames J. Finley, James P. Thiel
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Abstract
An article, e.g., a vehicle transparency, includes a first substrate and at least one aesthetic coating deposited over at least a portion of the substrate. The at least one aesthetic coating provides the article with a color defined by −10≦a*≦0 and −15≦b*≦5 and a reflectance in the range of 8% to 30%.
Claims50
A coated article, comprising:
- a first substrate;
- and
- at least one aesthetic coating deposited over at least a portion of the substrate, the aesthetic coating providing the article with a color defined by −10≦a*≦0 and −15≦b*≦5 and having a visible light reflectance in the range of 8% to 50%.
A method of making an article having at least one aesthetic coating, comprising the steps of:
- depositing at least one aesthetic coating over at least a portion of a first substrate;
- and
- depositing the coating to a thickness sufficient to provide the first substrate with a color defined by −10≦a*≦0 and −15≦b*≦5 and a visible light reflectance in the range of 8% to 30%.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle having an exterior and/or an interior color;
- and
- at least one transparency having a color,
- wherein the color of the transparency matches or complements the vehicle exterior and/or interior color.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.