Patent ID: 9586861
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: C03C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A glass article, comprising: a first glass surface, a second glass surface and a glass body, wherein the glass of the glass body extends from the first glass surface to the second glass surface; a plurality of discrete layers of metallic silver formed in the body, each of the plurality of discrete layers of metallic silver having a thickness T such that 100 nm≦T≦250 nm; and a layer of compressive stress extending into the glass body of the glass article, the layer of compressive stress having a depth of layer DOL of up to about 60 μm and magnitude of compression CS≧200 MPa, wherein a first layer of the plurality of discrete layers of metallic silver is spaced apart from the first glass surface by a distance D, wherein D≦5 μm.