Patent ID: 9586437
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B05D,B41M,B44F,C08J,C09D,C23C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for coating a surface of glass, the method consisting of: applying at least one ink via an inkjet process to the surface of the glass or to at least one primer layer applied to the surface of the glass; irradiating with UV radiation the at least one ink applied so as to cure the at least one ink and to form an ink-containing layer; applying at least one metal layer consisting of chromium to the ink-containing layer via a Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) procedure; applying at least one clear lacquer to the at le ast one metal layer consisting of chromium as a top layer; and curing the at least one clear lacquer so as to form a clear lacquer layer, wherein, the top layer protects underlying layers from mechanical damage and weathering.