Patent ID: 7588829
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: B32B,C03C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A coated article consisting essentially of a first substrate; and an aesthetic coating consisting of one or more layers deposited over at least a portion of the substrate, the one or more layers being selected from the group consisting 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; wherein 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%, wherein the one or more metal oxide layers comprise at least one zinc stannate layer and at least one titania layer.