Claims
- 1. 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%.
- 2. The article of claim 1, including a second substrate, with the aesthetic coating positioned between the first and second substrates.
- 3. The article of claim 1, wherein the article is a shaped article.
- 4. The article of claim 1, wherein the first substrate is selected from glass or polymeric material.
- 5. The article of claim 4, wherein the first substrate is tempered or annealed glass.
- 6. The article of claim 1, wherein the aesthetic coating comprises at least one metal oxide.
- 7. The article of claim 1, wherein the aesthetic coating comprises at least one of alumina, tin oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide, diamond-like carbon, zirconia, titania, oxides containing zinc and tin, and oxides, nitrides or oxynitrides of silicon, and any mixtures containing any one or more of the above.
- 8. The article of claim 7, wherein the aesthetic coating has a thickness in the range of greater than 0 Å to 20,000 Å.
- 9. The article of claim 7, wherein the aesthetic coating comprises at least one zinc stannate layer and at least one titania layer.
- 10. The article of claim 9, wherein the zinc stannate layer has a thickness in the range of 100 Å to 300 Å and the titania layer has a thickness in the range of 100 Å to 300 Å.
- 11. The article of claim 1, wherein the aesthetic coating comprises zirconia having a thickness in the range of 70 Å to 700 Å.
- 12. The article of claim 1, wherein the aesthetic coating comprises one or more of a medium refractive index material, a low refractive index material, and a high refractive index material.
- 13. The article of claim 1, wherein the aesthetic coating comprises at least one graded layer.
- 14. The article of claim 1, wherein the aesthetic coating is of non-uniform thickness.
- 15. The article of claim 1, wherein the aesthetic coating is deposited over substantially all of a major surface of the substrate.
- 16. The article of claim 2, wherein the first substrate is clear glass and the second substrate is colored glass.
- 17. The article of claim 2, wherein the article further comprises a polymeric material located between the first and second substrates.
- 18. The article of claim 1, wherein the article has an L* in the range of 45 to 55.
- 19. The article of claim 1, wherein the article has an Lta of greater than or equal to 70%.
- 20. The article of claim 1, wherein the article has a visible light reflectance in the range of 10% to 25%.
- 21. The article of claim 1, wherein the article has a visible light reflectance in the range of 16% to 20%.
- 22. The article of claim 1, wherein the article has a visible light reflectance in the range of 8% to 30%.
- 23. The article of claim 1, including a protective coating deposited over at least a portion of the aesthetic coating, the protective coating comprising at least one of silica, alumina, zirconia, and mixtures thereof.
- 24. The article of claim 23, wherein the protective coating has a thickness in the range of 5,000 Å to 50,000 Å.
- 25. The article of claim 24, wherein the protective coating has a thickness in the range of 10,000 Å to 20,000 Å.
- 26. The article of claim 1, wherein the aesthetic coating is part of a multi-layer coating stack.
- 27. The article of claim 26, wherein the coating stack includes at least one metal layer.
- 28. The article of claim 27, wherein the metal layer is an infrared reflective layer.
- 29. The article of claim 27, wherein the metal layer includes at least one of silver or gold.
- 30. 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%.
- 31. The method of claim 30, including depositing the coating to provide a visible light reflectance in the range of 10% to 25%.
- 32. The method of claim 30, including depositing the aesthetic coating to provide a visible light reflectance in the range of 16% to 20%.
- 33. The method of claim 30, including depositing the aesthetic coating to provide an L* in the range of 45 to 55.
- 34. The method of claim 30, wherein the aesthetic coating includes at least one metal oxide.
- 35. The method of claim 30, wherein the aesthetic coating comprises at least one of alumina, tin oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide, diamond-like carbon, zirconia, titania, oxides containing zinc and tin, and oxides, nitrides or oxynitrides of silicon, and any mixtures of any of the above.
- 36. The method of claim 30, wherein the coating is a multi-layer coating and the method includes depositing a first coating material having a first refractive index over at least a portion of the substrate and depositing at least a second coating material having a second refractive index over at least a portion of the first coating material, wherein the first refractive index is different than the second refractive index.
- 37. The method of claim 36, wherein the first material is zinc stannate and the second material is titania.
- 38. The method of claim 37, including depositing the zinc stannate to a thickness in the range of 100 Å to 300 Å and depositing the titania to a thickness in the range of 100 Å to 300 Å.
- 39. The method of claim 30, including:
providing a second substrate; positioning the first and second substrates such that the aesthetic coating is between the first and second substrates; and laminating the first and second substrates together with at least one polymeric material to form a laminated article.
- 40. The method of claim 39, wherein the first substrate is clear glass and the second substrate is colored glass.
- 41. The method of claim 30, including depositing the aesthetic coating to have a thickness in the range of 50 Å to 600 Å.
- 42. The method of claim 30, including depositing a functional coating over at least a portion of the substrate.
- 43. The method of claim 30, including depositing a protective coating over at least a portion of the aesthetic coating.
- 44. The method of claim 39, including depositing at least one functional coating over at least a portion of at least one of the substrates; and
laminating the substrates such that the aesthetic coating and the functional coating are positioned between the two substrates.
- 45. The method of claim 44, wherein the functional coating includes at least one silver layer.
- 46. The method of claim 30, including heat treating the article to temper or bend the article.
- 47. The method of claim 42, wherein the functional coating includes at least one metal layer and the method includes heat treating the article to temper or bend the article.
- 48. The method of claim 47, wherein the metal layer comprises silver.
- 49. The article of claim 1, wherein the article is an automotive transparency selected from an automotive windshield, sidelight, back light, moon roof, or sunroof.
- 50. 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.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefits of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/384,857, filed May 31, 2002, and herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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