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US 5,328,753 AGranted
Glass sheets having painted exterior surfaces
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorPremakaran T. Boaz
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Abstract
A process for painting the surface of a glass sheet, and the products produced thereby. The process comprises applying a layer of a metal-containing ceramic paint to the surface of the glass sheet, heating and forming the glass sheet to fuse the metal-containing ceramic paint layer to the surface of the glass sheet, and applying a layer of organic paint over the layer of metal-containing ceramic paint.
Claims5
A painted glass sheet, comprising:
- A) a sheet of glass, having an exterior surface;
- B) a layer of metal-containing ceramic paint comprising ceramic frit, pigment, a vehicle, and metal powder fused to at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass sheet, wherein said metal powder is prepared from the group of metals consisting of zinc, aluminum, tin, antimony, lead, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, manganese, iron, silicon, titanium, tungsten, bismuth, and mixtures and alloys thereof;
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- C) a layer of organic paint adhered to the layer of metal-containing ceramic paint.
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An automotive glazing having a concealment band on the exterior surface thereof, comprising:
- A) an automotive glazing, having an exterior surface;
- B) a layer of metal-containing ceramic paint comprising ceramic frit, pigment, a vehicle, and metal powder fused to the peripheral marginal exterior surface of the glazing, the metal powder prepared from the group of metals consisting of zinc, aluminum, tin, antimony, lead, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, manganese, iron, silicon, titanium, tungsten, bismuth, and mixtures and alloys thereof;
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- C) a layer of organic paint adhered to the layer of metal-containing ceramic paint, the organic paint selected from the group consisting of enamels, epoxy-based paints, and lacquers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.